The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released state abortion statistics for 2018 which showed an increase of over 3,000 procedures in 2017. According to IDPH, 42,441 abortions were performed, 3,112 more than the previous year. A total of 3,578 of the patients reported they were married Illinois residents. Some attribute the nearly 8% increase […]
Culture
City’s assisted suicide resolution advances
The city council of Chicago’s north shore suburb of Evanston may soon take up the issue of assisted suicide. The city’s Health and Human Service Committee has submitted a death with symbolic dignity resolution to the city council, which many believe clashes with the rights of the disabled. The committee voted February 3 to send […]
Amid political discord, Greear urges Midwest leaders to put the mission first
Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear addressed the country’s hostile political climate, and the church’s place in it, at a gathering of more than 1,000 Baptist leaders from the Midwest. Evangelism is the core calling of the church, Greear told leaders gathered in Springfield for the 2020 Midwest Leadership Summit. That means we have to […]
State rep. wants you to pray for Springfield
State representative Dave Severin says Illinois lawmakers need prayer. So, he’s urging churches to sign up and sit in the House gallery when the legislature is in session. The Republican from Marion, who is a member of Whittington Baptist Church, says the idea came to him last June as he was driving home following the […]
Iran attacks ‘a sober moment’ for America
Evangelicals may differ about the best response to Iran’s Jan. 8 missile attack against military bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops, but they seem united in acknowledging the gravity of the situation and calling for prayer. America confronts “a sober moment in history as we face possible armed conflict against Iran,” said Douglas Carver, former […]
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