IFI's David E. Smith was invited to speak at two tea parties on April 15, 2010 -- one in Joliet and one in downtown Chicago. The tea party movement has encouraged countless Americans to wake up and get engaged in the political process, from voting to holding officials accountable. Plus, with the healthcare "reform" bill and other bills that President Barack Obama and Congress have just passed, Americans are now paying over $670 billion in new taxes, many of which impact the middle-class and break one of the President's primary campaign promises (no increase in taxes for families making under $250,000).
One example from the list of 25 new taxes is a brand new annual tax on health insurance, which will cost Americans over $60 billion over the next ten years. Even in the midst of this bad news, we are seeing that this year is truly a turning point for our country, and we want to encourage Americans stay involved and informed on the political process! Now is a good time to make your voice heard, and especially in the voting booth in November!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXmhEDuWVWA
IFI is pleased to offer these interviews in short savory segments for your edification beginning with Peter Leithart, president of Theopolis Institute and teacher at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Leithart is a prolific writer who has authored many books and writes a regular column for First Things Magazine. He received an A.B. in English and History from Hillsdale College in 1981, and a Master of Arts in Religion and a Master of Theology from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia in 1986 and 1987. In 1998 he received his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge in England. He and his wife, Noel, have ten children and twelve grandchildren.
The first segment of the interview with Dr. Leithart is titled “How Are We Living in Apocalyptic Times?” Pastor Buikema begins by asking what Dr. Leithart means when he refers to “apocalyptic times.” Dr. Leithart explains how he uses that term and shows what “end times have looked like throughout the history of the church. He points to the “fraying of Christian civilization” in America and Europe as evidence that the world system in which we’ve been living is experiencing a “massive upheaval” that signals the end—an apocalypse—of one system, with another one soon to emerge.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSI38IvPyWo
There’s uncertainty surrounding the future of an Illinois law now that the Supreme Court has ruled against a similar statute in California requiring pro-life pregnancy care centers to inform expecting mothers about the availability of abortions.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etI6r3zc3Gg
Pro-life advocates say women should have their health and safety protected at abortion clinics in Illinois.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIbEIhr-2j8