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Hospice and The End of Life Options Act (IFS #425) Apr 08, 2025

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Illinois could legalize assisted suicide. The End of Life Options Act gives doctors the greenlight to perscribe death-causing drugs to adult patients diagnosed with a terminal illness. Life leaders warn that legal suicide in Illinois will eventually be expanded to cover people with non terminal conditions and even children. Following a testimony during a state Senate hearing in Chicago, Dr. Kevin Garner spoke with IFI’s Monte Larrick about the End of Life Options Act.

Dr. Garner is an internal medicine specialist, and is board certified in hospice and pallative care.… Continue Reading

Assisted Suicide Targets People With Disabilities | Guest: Riley Spreadbury (IFS #424) Apr 01, 2025

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A leader in the disability community has said that the End of Life Options Act puts disabled people at greater risk of being coerced into seeking assisted suicide. Riley Spreadbury, with the Disability Resource Center in Joliet, testified against assisted suicide before the State Senate committee, and shares her perspective with Spotlight in this episode.… Continue Reading

The Dangers of ‘The Homeschool Act’ from the Viewpoint of an Attorney | Guest: Will Estrada (IFS #423) Mar 25, 2025

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If HB 2827 passes, there are going to be additional bills introduced in subsequent years. ~ Will Estrada

During the Illinois Christian Home Educator’s (ICHE) Cherry Pie Day in Springfield, IL, Monte Larrick asked Homeschool Legal Defense Association’s (HSLDA) Senior Counsel Will Estrada about the dangers of HB 2827.

This episode includes

Key points you can bring up with your lawmakers
How this bill will set Illinois home educators up for further regulations
The danger of homeschool parents’ having custody of their children revoked
The way brick & mortar private schools will be at risk

And much more.… Continue Reading

The Homeschool Act (IFS #422) Mar 18, 2025

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Illinois home educators are rallying against the “Homeschool Act.” HB 2827 will stifle IL homeschoolers with regulations that, if not fully complied with, will lead to hefty fines, and even jail time. Illinois Christian Home Educators (ICHE) are helping to lead the charge against this legislation. Kirk Smith, executive director of ICHE joins Monte to talk about the consequences of the bill and how YOU can stand against it.… Continue Reading

Legal Suicide in Illinois: Are There Repercussions? | Guest: Bob Gilligan (IFS #421) Mar 11, 2025

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Monte is joined by Bob Gilligan with Catholic Conference of Illinois outside the Chicago hearing of pro-suicide legislation.… Continue Reading

Homeschoolers Summit! | Guest: Latasha Fields (IFS #420) Mar 04, 2025

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Attend the Chicago Home Educator’s Summit! In this episode, Caesor LeFlore (aka Bishop of Truth) talks to Latasha Fields of the Christian Home Educators Support System about their exciting event happening on March 29th.… Continue Reading

Legislative Update | Guest: IFI Lobbyist David Curtin (IFS #419) Feb 25, 2025

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In this edition of Spotoight, we feature IFI’s lobbyist David Curtin giving an update about what happened in Springfield last week.… Continue Reading

COVID Was a CON | Dr. Mark Zumhagen (IFS #418) Feb 18, 2025

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We’re highlighting Dr. Zumhagen’s remarks at IFI’s 2024 COVID Forum, held at Families of Faith in Channahon, IL.

Dr. Zumhagen is a family medicine physician, with nearly 4 decades in practice in the medical field. In 2009, he cofounded Fearfully & Wonderfully Made,a wholisitic and nutritionally based center in Orland Park. In this episode, you wil hear this doctor discuss vaccine mandates, the risks of treating healthy people, and the power that the pharmecuetical industries wield in America.… Continue Reading

Pro-Life Powerhouse Episodes | Nancy Valko & Scott Klusendorf (IFS #417) Feb 11, 2025

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In this edition of Spotlight, we hear highlights from interviews with pro life heros regarding Illinois and pro suicide legislation. Nancy Valko served for more than fifty years as a registered nurse, and is the spokeswoman for the National Association of Pro Life Nurses. Scott Klusendorf travels throughout the United States and Canada training pro-life advocates to persuasively defend their views in the public square. He contends that the pro-life message can compete in the marketplace of ideas if properly understood and properly articulated.… Continue Reading

Cultural Cataclysm & Advancing the Truth | Doug Wilson (IFS #416) Feb 04, 2025

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During the Illinois Family Institute 2015 Faith Family & Freedom Banquet, Pastor Doug Wilson challenged Christians to join the fight for sanity, common sense and morality–specifically here in Illinois. His remarks are timeless and encouraging for believers today. Pastor Wilson preaches at Christ Church in Moscow, ID, and is senior fellow of theology at New Saint Andrews College. He is a prolific author and his blog, dougwils.com, is home to his witty and rapier thoughts on culture, the church at large, and politics.… Continue Reading

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