Culture/Values

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday

By John Biver

The incompetence of the Republicans we’ve elected here in Illinois and nationally has brought us to where we are today. Illinois is controlled by people whose failure doesn’t make a difference on election day. Nationally, the Obama-Pelosi-Reid trifecta will soon be joined by a U.S. Supreme Court that is about to lurch way-left.

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You can’t have a good economy with a bad culture

By John Biver

There’s no question that those who advocate for abortion have no chance of changing the Republican Party platform to reflect their views. What’s not as clear to enough people is that the same applies to the supporters of so-called “homosexual rights” and so-called “homosexual marriage.”

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Abortion and ethics: Why Republican Party leadership matters

By John Biver

“The unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life, which cannot be infringed. The [Republican] Party affirms its support for a human life amendment to the U.S. Constitution and we endorse making clear that the Fourteenth Amendment’s protection applies to unborn children.”

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Roskam & Kirk: Courage, moral confusion and litmus tests (Part 1)

By John Biver

Representative Kirk is the most left-wing Republican member of Congress in the country when it comes to abortion. His refusal to support the ban on partial birth abortion is an abomination. Roskam should know better than to be endorsing a man (Kirk) who, as Cathy Santos rightly pointed out, should switch parties.

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Gender Identity Disorder is still a mental illness, Mr. President

By John Biver

Those on the Republican side who still want to avoid discussing the social issues might want to visit the White House website, which boldly announces that “change has come.” What kind of change, you ask? Evidently our new president is going to act as if Gender Identity Disorder is not a mental illness. The new president wasted no time – the ridiculous is now a part of the White House website.

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Homosexual pilgrims and Republican Congressman Mark Kirk

By John Biver

The Republican Party is a pro-life party and it will remain so. It is also the Party of traditional values – and it will likewise remain so. The words “traditional values” apply especially to the subject of so-called “homosexual rights,” an issue where a lot of confusion exists.

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