We need your help
12/16/24
Last week we told you our vision for the 2025 Legislative Session and our plan to defend parental rights at the Statehouse. You may be wondering what else is on the agenda for 2025.
In the upcoming session, we plan to support legislation that:
- Defends Female College Athletes – In 2022, IFI led the charge to protect girls’ sports in K-12 education. Although that bill passed into law it did not include protection for female college athletes. The NCAA, whose national headquarters are in Indianapolis, opposed protections for female college athletes here in Indiana and have been the leading opponent around the country in state after state where our sister organizations have attempted to protect the rights of women and girls. Pushing legislation forward to protect female athletes is one of our top priorities for 2025. Click here to take a brief survey about your views on protections for women’s sports.
- Protects Children – If the last few “Pride Months” taught us anything, it’s that radical LGBT advocates are after our children. Not only did they shout it in the streets, they proved it with their contradictory “kid-friendly drag shows.” During the 2024 Legislative Session, we successfully passed the first-ever age verification law in Indiana to prevent children from viewing explicit adult content online. In 2025, we want to continue that winning streak and strengthen public decency laws so that children are not exposed to obscene drag shows at Pride festivals.
- Advocates for Biblical History in Schools – So far, two states (Oklahoma and Louisiana) have implemented standards requiring the Ten Commandments and/or biblical history to be taught in public schools, not as some form of “religious indoctrination,” but because both the Ten Commandments and the Bible are inextricably linked to this nation’s history. Many of our justice system’s core principles are grounded in the Ten Commandments. Our forefathers faithfully believed in the truths of the Bible and it shaped their worldview when drafting the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and more. The Bible and American history simply cannot be separated, but the liberal education institutions in our nation have tried to do just that. It’s time to reintroduce biblical history and the Ten Commandments back into our education system – we know society and our children will be better off for it. In the upcoming legislative session, we are committed to exploring this topic further and helping speak into legislation that would reinstate biblical history in public education.
- Supports Universal School Choice – Our fundamental view is that parents have the God-given right to direct the upbringing of their children, and that includes choosing the school they should attend. Universal school choice gives parents the ability to choose the best educational institution that will meet their children’s needs. Many of the churches and schools in our network are keenly interested in universal vouchers as well, as it would remove the heavy administrative burden of gathering financials from every applicant. We aim to support legislation to that end in the upcoming session.
We need your financial support to help us accomplish these goals in 2025. Cultural changes – good and bad – are deeply impacted by legislation that our representatives enact into law. We need to push our state’s culture in the right direction.
IFI is on the frontlines fighting to ensure that your values are protected and your family has the opportunity to thrive in our state. We have seen incredible progress over the past year that we are immensely grateful for – but it has not come without a price tag.
Our goal is to generate $170,000 in donations by December 31st so we can pursue the plans God has called us to in 2025. Will you help us reach that goal?
We know we can make it to the finish line with your support. And remember – every dollar counts! Your pledge of $25, $50, or $100 goes a long way. Click HERE to donate.