December 4, 2022

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 13 shot, 4 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-weekend-violence-shootings-police-breaking-news/12524387/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Kanye West to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-kanye-ye-west-donald-trump-alex-jones-infowars-page-20221203-c5gla2of5rfjtf2nzxehsirdzy-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-trans-remembrance-st-120x-20221203-llf3rj5nb5fmphwdqv37epsqdy-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: COMMENT: Illinois Democrats say “Confronted by GOP critics and confused constituents, Democrats made fixes to their sweeping criminal justice law.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-crime-law-politics-20221204-t63zbl6qobe7tpr6bsh2ah6cdu-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: COMMENT: Illinois Democrats say “Illinois’ gun debate: Legislation, litigation and emotion fuel one of the state’s most polarizing conflicts.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-gun-debate-intensifies-20221204-hdodwfoatnflpikgbjh5ypjzsu-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnwood/ct-lwd-nov-28-meeting-tl-1201-20221129-xzh2sf2ju5bp5fffejqag6fpvu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats use Kanye to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/12/2/23490756/kanyes-west-ye-donald-trump-queen-elizabeth-prince-william-meghan-markle-susan-hussey-alex-jones

DAILY HERALD
— COMMENT: Democrats say “SAFE-T Act revisions move in the right direction but still leave uncomfortable questions.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20221203/daily-herald-opinion-safe-t-act-revisions-move-in-the-right-direction-but-still-leave-uncomfortable-questions
— Only democracy that’s dying is in Illinois – Michael Haase, Mount Prospect
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20221204/letter-only-democracy-thats-dying-is-in-illinois
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: COMMENT: Sooner or later, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in DuPage County will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221203/neighbors-in-need-wego-together-for-kids-gathers-agencies-to-help-west-chicago-families

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— COMMENT: Democrats say “The border crisis can only get worse if Congress fails to offer realistic solutions.”
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-the-border-crisis-can-only-get-worse-if-congress-fails-to-offer-realistic-solutions/article_380c695f-767b-5e20-91cd-12dea5f4b2e3.html

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Evanston Democrats say: “U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) in Evanston Friday for a national reparations symposium, demanded that President Joe Biden put H.R. 40 in place via executive order, to set up the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. – Gina Castro (COMMENT: How much have you benefitted from slavery? Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the more that you owe your successes in life to slavery, and therefore, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. What about those whose ancestors a) were Democrats, b) owned slaves, c) fought for the Confederacy, d) were KKK members, e) lived south of the Mason-Dixon, f) had college degrees, g) were wealthy, h) employed people, i) etc.?)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/12/03/state-federal-reparations-leaders-demand-president-biden-enact-hr-40/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Taking on ‘the elite’ becomes go-to brand for DeSantis.” How do elites treat those who share your demographics? I should write a book about how the elites in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County treat those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, married, non-poor, non-veteran, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/taking-on-the-elite-becomes-go-to-brand-for-desantis/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Strong Women Are Leading the IL GOP – Scott Kaspar
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/12/kaspar-strong-women-are-leading-the-il-gop.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Left hellbent on destroying mom-and-dad families. Playing the long game against faith, family and freedom. – Robert Knight (COMMENT: Because I was raised in a traditional family, I was able to earn a) a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/dec/3/left-hellbent-on-destroying-mom-and-dad-families/

AEI
— America Is Facing a Financial Inflection Point – Angela Rachidi (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote dependency on government. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and that I have been a federal retiree for more than 25 years. But I stress a) that I would not have become a part-time postal employee when I was 18 years old in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment test, b) that I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint, and c) once you become a federal employee, it is all but impossible to get a job in the private sector.)
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/america-is-facing-a-financial-inflection-point/

AMERICAN THINKER
— What happens when the federal government no longer protects the states against invasion? – D. Parker
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/12/what_happens_when_the_federal_government_no_longer_protects_the_states_against_invasion.html
— Destroyed ecosystems, drug payments, and child slavery are the legacies of the ‘renewable’ energy industry – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/12/destroyed_ecosystems_drug_payments_and_child_slavery_are_the_legacies_of_renewable_energy_industry.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— You should know the 9 members of Newsom’s reparations task force. This could be your future. – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/12/03/you-should-know-the-9-members-of-newsoms-reparations-task-force-1314140/
— Of course, Harvard made a musical featuring Jesus and Judas in gay Asian love relationship – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/12/03/of-course-harvard-made-a-musical-featuring-jesus-and-judas-in-gay-asian-love-relationship-1314205/

BREITBART
— Critics Brutalize Will Smith’s Slave Drama ‘Emancipation’ – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2022/12/03/nolte-critics-brutalize-will-smiths-slave-drama-emancipation/

BUZZFEED
— Liberal Americans Are Sharing Why They Don’t Date Conservatives, And It Shows Just How Divisive Things Have Become – Hannah Marder (COMMENT: When I met my future wife in 1977, I was impressed that she had helped elect Big Jim Thompson, worked for the FBI for 2 years, and had been raised as a conservative Catholic. I disclosed that I was a conservative Republican, had worked for IRS for the last 5+ years, and was raised as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.)
https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahmarder/why-liberal-americans-dont-date-conservatives

CENTER SQUARE TEXAS
— 7 more counties express support for declaring invasion at border; now total 40 – Bethany Blankley
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/7-more-counties-express-support-for-declaring-invasion-at-border-now-total-40/article_97640910-731a-11ed-8cea-d71ecbb78817.html

DAILY CALLER
— Red State Utah Embraces Gender Identity And CRT In Schools Despite Parental Pushback – REAGAN REESE
https://dailycaller.com/2022/12/03/complacency-red-state-utah-embraces-gender-identity-and-crt-in-schools-despite-parental-pushback/

EPOCH TIMES
— Musk Says Twitter Suppressed Free Speech Under Orders From Government – Tom Ozimek
https://www.theepochtimes.com/elon-musk-says-some-twitter-bans-violated-first-amendment_4901921.html
— ‘Quit Underestimating President Biden’: Newt Gingrich – Naveen Athrappully
https://www.theepochtimes.com/quit-underestimating-president-biden-newt-gingrich_4902238.html

FOX NEWS
— Doctor warns ‘woke’ agenda gaining foothold in medical colleges: ‘Diversity above merit’ Dr. Stanley Goldfarb said medical schools devoting more time to social issues and less to studying medicine – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.foxnews.com/us/doctor-warns-woke-agenda-gaining-foothold-medical-colleges-diversity-above-merit
— California reparations proposal could mean $223K per person in payments for Black residents. Gov. Gavin Newsom has pushed the reparations program, which seeks to correct what California government calls ‘housing wealth gap’ – Timothy H.J. Nerozzi
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-reparations-proposal-could-mean-223k-per-person-payments-black-residents

FOX BUSINESS
— Chicago police offer to pay people to surrender their guns. Chicago police say that more than 100 firearms were turned in. – Andrew Miller
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/chicago-police-offer-pay-people-surrender-their-guns

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Federal air marshals redeployed to southern border by inept Biden “threaten to commit mutiny” over reassignments – Patrick Droney
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/federal-air-marshals-redeployed-to-southern-border-threaten-to-quit/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— California Committee Recommends Over $500 Billion In Racial Reparations. The total exceeds that for California’s expenditure on civilization-essential services. – Leslie Eastman
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/12/california-committee-recommends-over-500-billion-in-racial-reparations/

PJ MEDIA
— Border States Brace for Illegal Alien ‘Hurricane’ Later This Month – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2022/12/03/border-states-brace-for-illegal-alien-hurricane-later-this-month-n1650635

THE HILL
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Trump to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3760823-trump-is-still-the-go-to-guy-for-gop-hate/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Democrats must think differently to win rural votes.” I should write a book about what Democrat plant, Libertarian Plant, Green plant, Independent plant, RINO, and other anti-conservative leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have done to win votes. I would focus on how they have ever-increasingly promoted hatred against conservatives, that is, against platform Republicans, that is against the base of the Republican Party. I would focus on how they ever-increasingly promote hatred against conservatives who share Trump’s demographics: Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, married, non-poor, non-veteran, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3758062-dems-must-think-differently-to-win-rural-votes/

ASSOCITED PRESS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against conservatives.
https://apnews.com/article/religion-wisconsin-democracy-congress-government-and-politics-00be67663d600418cf10d112b1314f4a
— COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used my being 100% German American against me. In my defense, I stress a) that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, that is, before Germany existed, b) my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, d) that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F, and e) according to Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com , my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.
https://apnews.com/article/science-religion-new-york-jackie-young-72fa155592403e01958cbcff1de9f1cf

MSN
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Trump has just a handful of vocal 2024 supporters in Congress. We asked them why they back him over Ron DeSantis and others.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-has-just-a-handful-of-vocal-2024-supporters-in-congress-we-asked-them-why-they-back-him-over-ron-desantis-and-others/ar-AA14RgLq?li=BBnb7Kz

NEWSWEEK
— COIMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Michael Steele to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.newsweek.com/former-rnc-chair-predicts-bleak-outlook-gop-civil-war-trump-1764462

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Druggings, Deaths and Robberies Put New York’s Gay Community on Edge.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/03/nyregion/gay-men-roofie-attacks-deaths.html
— COMMENT: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action? Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. What about those whose ancestors a) were Democrats, b) owned slaves, c) fought for the Confederacy, d) were KKK members, e) lived south of the Mason-Dixon, f) had college degrees, g) were wealthy, h) employed people, i) etc.?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/opinion/race-admissions.html
— COMMENT: I should write a book about a) what my IRS career might have been if my Democrat IRS superiors had not gotten rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) what my GAO career might have been if my Democrat GAO superiors had not gotten rid of the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/magazine/law-school-mentoring-race-ethics.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/03/opinion/abortion-first-amendment-free-speech.html
— What Too Little Forgiveness Does to Us – Timothy Keller (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have never forgiven me for my supporting Pat O’Malley in the 2002 Republican primary. Those who I have sued have never forgiven me for my suing them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/03/opinion/tim-keller-forgiveness.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled DeSantis-hating DeSantis-haters promote hatred against DeSantis.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/opinion/mccarthy-desantis-capitalism.html
— World War III Begins With Forgetting – Stephen Wertheim (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against America. In World War III, which countries will side with America?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/opinion/america-world-war-iii.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURES: COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Walker to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/03/us/politics/georgia-senate-runoff-black-voters.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Democratic governors riding high on election results.” Expect that ever-increasingly, Pritzker will use government to get rid of Republicans in Illinois once and for all, and especially those who are conservative, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/03/democratic-governors-election/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use the Club Q shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/03/drag-queen-clubq-shooting/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “DeSantis helped flip school boards. They’re now making a mark.” How strongly do anti-conservative Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs dominate your school board, your municipality, your township, and your county?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/03/desantis-school-boards-lgbt-race/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Musk.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/03/twitter-antisemitism-violence-jan-6/

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Supreme Court to debate whether government can force businesses to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/03/supreme-court-arguments-businesses-same-sex-weddings/10800273002/

SACRAMENTO BEE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize him, denigrate him, and condemn him as being a racist.
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article269533167.html

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Philadelphia Democrats promote illegal immigration.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/sanctuary-city-philadelphia-texas-buses-immigration-20221203.html

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters call Trump an antisemite. Expect that ever-increasingly, the more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will call you an antisemite. Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, married, non-poor, non-veteran, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2022/12/03/bret-stephens-table-trumps/

NORMAN TRANSCRIPT
— COMMENT: Democrats about their success in getting Mormons to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/mormon-church-supports-same-sex-marriage-act/article_790030c8-728b-11ed-9f87-97600f6c0038.html

FORBES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that who your ancestors were dictates your successes and failures in life. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes ignore/dismiss/belittle/cover up the fact that none of my ancestors a) were Democrats, b) owned slaves, c) fought for the Confederacy, d) were KKK members, e) lived south of the Mason-Dixon, f) had college degrees, g) were wealthy, h) employed people, i) etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2022/11/29/new-research-shows-that-reparation-payments-could-increase-life-expectancy-of-black-americans/

FAST COMPANY
— COMMENT: Democrats say “LGBTQ employees are less happy with their pay, workplace benefits, and their jobs overall.”
https://www.fastcompany.com/90812235/lgbtq-employees-are-less-happy-with-their-pay-workplace-benefits-and-their-jobs-overall

VOX
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs destroy you.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/12/3/23472175/supreme-court-303-creative-elenis-first-amendment-lgbtq-religion-website

NATIONAL INTEREST
— COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Because of that, to vote for Democrats is to be a soldier in the Democrat Party army. Sooner or later, if not already, the Democrat Party will force Democrat voters to get rid of Republican voters starting with those who live in their neighborhood, precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, county district, and county. Consequently, ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/has-next-civil-war-already-started-205967

DAILY KOS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/12/3/2139773/-In-the-wake-of-rabid-Transphobia-and-the-Club-Q-shooting-we-need-a-Reckoning

SOCIALIST WORKER
— COMMENT: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters crow about their success in replacing those who have demographics that vote for conservatives with those who have demographics that vote for conservative-haters.
https://socialistworker.co.uk/features/why-are-the-right-obsessed-with-demographics/

GUARDIAN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) promote candidates in primaries because of their demographics, that is, because they are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or their ancestors have not been in America for a long time, instead of their qualifications or their support for the Republican Party platform. I should write a book about that. I would focus on those IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders who have a) demonized, denigrated, and condemned me and my qualifications the most and b) taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/03/walker-warnock-racial-views-georgia-senate-race
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Exit polling from November’s race showed that Black, Latino and Asian voters supported Warnock while Walker captured 70% of white voters. “When Walker is talking about racism doesn’t exist anymore, for most Black people, that’s a non-starter,” said Andra Gillespie, associate professor of politics at Emory University. “On top of it, they look at his lack of qualifications. That is what would give them pause to say that they just put up any old Black person to try to run to this office. He was famous. That could be perceived as a sign of disrespect.”)

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you refuse to do to be accepted by your critics/opponents? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

To be accepted,

— I refuse to ignore/downplay/dismiss/dump the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform;

— I refuse to promote dependency on government/charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination;

— I refuse to be manipulated/dominated by, glorify and praise, pander to, serve as an operative or dupe for, cover up the wrong doing of, and/or give money to my critics/opponents;

— I refuse to discriminate against people because their political beliefs/affiliations, race, gender, age, religion, national origin, and/or length of time their ancestors have been in America; and

— I refuse to stop fighting against discrimination against people because they are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.

Because I have always refused to do the aforesaid, my critics/opponents succeeding in ending my service as a) Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, d) Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, e) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, f) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, g) GAO employee, h) IRS employee, and i) Post Office employee.

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.