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‘Tears of Joy,’ Heartfelt Chevrolet Christmas Commercial Focuses on Family and Memories

By: Zachary Mettler


A touching new commercial from Chevrolet is pulling at the heartstrings of Americans this Christmas season. The ad highlights the struggles of individuals with Alzheimer’s and their families’ difficulties.



The five-minute-long commercial, “A Holiday to Remember,” begins with a family Christmas gathering. It features an elderly man and his daughter, who speak about the declining mental health of the man’s wife, who has Alzheimer’s disease.



“There’s some days she doesn’t even recognize me,” the man laments. But overhearing the conversation, the elderly couple’s granddaughter gets an idea; she decides to take her grandma out for a spin in their blue 1972 Chevrolet Suburban.



“Let’s make today a good day,” she tells her grandmother.



As they drive around town, her grandmother slowly regains some of her memories from long ago.



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Authoritative and Conservative Parents are Good for Children’s Mental Health
By: Paul Batura


According to a recent poll from the Institute for Family Studies and the Gallup organization, children raised by moms and dads who embrace warm, rule-bound and disciplined parenting enjoy the best mental health.



In fact, the study found that socioeconomic differences within families had no bearing on a child’s mental health status. In other words, it’s not about the money — it’s about the strength of the bond forged between a parent and a child.



“Income doesn’t buy better parenting, and more highly educated parents do not score better, either,” writes IFS’s Jonathan Rothwell.



In what comes as a shock to those who tout the so-called liberating and permissive parenting style, the research is clear that authoritative parenting, which sets limits and establishes expectations, is far more likely to set up a child for success.



Conversely, liberal-minded parents are much less likely to establish boundaries and effectively discipline their children — a fact that results in poorer mental health outcomes for children.



Dr. Daniel Huerta, vice president of Parenting and Youth for Focus on the Family, has identified seven traits that effective moms and dads regularly employ.



First, they’re adaptable. “Parents strong in this trait help their child learn healthy ways to manage relational difference and life stress,” he says. “These parents bring patience, awareness, and flexibility to parenting moments — seeking God’s peacefulness in the midst of chaos.”



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Charitable Donations: Check This Watchlist Before Giving Any Money
By: Nicole Hunt


The American Life League recently updated its watchlist, alerting Christians to nonprofit organizations that are not biblically aligned on the issues of life and human sexuality.


Christians should carefully consider where they contribute, and refrain from donating to organizations that are actively engaged in advancing a worldview that rejects the sanctity of human life and God’s design for men and women.


The American Life League (ALL) is a pro-life organization that has been advocating for preborn babies since its founding in 1979.


ALL developed this watchlist so that Christians will be better informed before donating to a nonprofit organization that is not aligned with their values.


Sadly, many long-standing charitable organizations have embraced the woke cultural agenda and simply can’t be trusted to use resources in a manner that is consistent with the Christian worldview.


ALL identifies organizations as green, yellow or red on the watchlist to indicate their alignment with the Christian worldview on life and gender.


According to ALL, red signifies an organization that “supports in any way (theory, advocacy, lobbying, granting and/or research) any offenses to life … refuses to answer our inquires, refuses to be clear about its position, and/or attempts to couch its answer in terms of referring to another agency (i.e., federal government branches).”


For example, the Salvation Army is reported to support abortion and the “LGBTQ+ lifestyle.”




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Expansive Pro-Abortion Law Stopped in Illinois
By: Emily Washburn


Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul agreed yesterday not to prosecute pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) and pro-life organizations under a dangerous pro-abortion law, an encouraging victory for the state’s embattled pro-life community.



Senate Bill 1909, authored by Raoul and signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in July, amended the state’s existing Deceptive Business Practices Act to restrict what PRCs and pro-life organizations could say about abortions.



Violators could have been forced to close or pay up to $50,000 in fines. Thomas More Society quickly sued Raoul on behalf of five Illinois pro-life organizations, arguing the law violated PRCs’ right to free speech.



U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston emphatically agreed, calling the law, “stupid and likely unconstitutional” in his August ruling, which temporarily stopped the law while the case went through the courts.



Raoul filed a Joint Motion to Enter an Agreed Order with Thomas More Society documenting his decision to allow the law to be placed under a permanent injunction, rendering it void, without further legal battles. He also agreed to pay back the plaintiffs’ attorney fees.



Peter Breen, Executive Vice President at Thomas More and head attorney in the case against Raoul, celebrated the pro-life victory in a statement Monday: “SB 1909 exempts abortion facilities and their speech, while exclusively regulating pro-life organizations and their speech …”



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First Liberty Notches Five Victories for Religious Freedom
By: Jeff Johnston


First Liberty Institute announced five victories for houses of worship across the country.


Among the cases were those involving freedom for Jewish believers to meet in their homes in New York and California; a decision that struck down a New York law requiring houses of worship to be “gun-free zones”; and a case allowing a historic Texas church, founded by freed slaves, to renovate its property.


The nonprofit Christian organization describes itself as “the largest legal organization in the nation dedicated exclusively to defending religious liberty for all Americans [their emphasis].”


Founded in 1997 by President, CEO and Chief Counsel Kelly Shackelford, the organization is known for high profile cases such as the Supreme Court victory for Coach Joe Kennedy, who was illegally fired by the Bremerton School District for kneeling and silently praying on the football field.


Here are the results in five cases the religious liberty law firm announced on Friday, December 8: First Liberty scored a victory for Jewish Americans in the village of Airmont, New York. Orthodox Jewish believers don’t drive on the Sabbath or other holy days, so “it’s common practice for them to gather in small numbers in homes within walking distance.”


“But the village made it next to impossible for Orthodox Jewish believers to live out their faith. How? Through discriminatory zoning. These ordinances forced congregants to comply with outrageous demands, such as receiving ‘approval’ …”




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