Illinois House sends same-sex ‘marriage’ bill to governor’s desk: Obama praises
Governor Pat Quinn has promised to sign the bill into law, making marriage redefinition all but a done deal in the Prairie State.
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CCHD denied 9 groups $300,000 in grants over same-sex ‘marriage’ stance
The left-wing charity withheld the funds from members of the Illinois Coalition for Immigration and Refugee Rights, which supports redefining marriage.
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Video: Bishop’s bold statement halts ‘blasphemous’ rosary for gay ‘marriage’ inside cathedral
“Praying for same-sex marriage should be seen as blasphemous,” Bishop Thomas Paprocki said.
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Pro-lifers get good news in Illinois
Today the Illinois Supreme Court upheld a state parental-notification law. This law was signed back in 1995, but has been enjoined since that time due to a hydra-headed array of legal challenges. This particular parental-involvement law is not as strong as some others because it allows a minor seeking an abortion to notify a grandmother, a stepparent, or a legal guardian. However, a relatively weak law is better than no law. Every state which borders Illinois is enforcing a parental-involvement law. Hard data is difficult to obtain, but it is likely a significant number of minors in nearby states seek abortions in […]
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Illinois Supreme Court unanimously upholds parental notice of abortion law
18 years of legal delay by ACLU resulted in thousands of abortions for minors who crossed state lines, often accompanied by the adults who impregnated them, to evade their own state’s parental notice or consent laws.
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Breaking: Illinois Supreme Court upholds 18-yr-old parental notification law
July 11, 2013 (JillStanek.com) – Today, in a unanimous ruling, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision to uphold a parental notification law enacted way back in 1995. This is fabulous news, since Illinois has become known as the abortion dumping ground of the Midwest – the only state without any parental involvement law in force, while all surrounding states have such measures. Thomas More Society, the pro-life legal team based in Illinois that has been pushing enforcement of this law, has posted a synopsis of this incredibly drawn out court battle. The ACLU was the first to sue to block the law, later joined by the giant Hope Clinic abortion mill […]
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The false narrative of gay ‘marriage’: it is not inevitable
You’ve heard it over and over: Gay “Marriage” is inevitable. Well, at least that’s what its supporters want you to believe.
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Illinois defeat proves same-sex 'marriage' is not inevitable
SPRINGFIELD, IL, June 6, 2013 (Heritage Foundation) – On Friday, the Illinois legislature ended its session, failing to pass a much-anticipated same-sex marriage bill. The New York Times reports that the bill’s failure to reach a vote in the State House was apparently due to a lack of votes supporting the redefinition—despite a Democratic supermajority. President Obama, along with Governor Pat Quinn (D) and Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel (D), urged passage of the bill. Given such political winds, many had cast Illinois an easy “win” for advocates of redefining marriage. According to one news outlet, “The failure of the measure in Illinois interrupts that narrative.” “The momentum has been stopped,” said David […]
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Illinois will not vote on redefining marriage this year, lacks votes, sources say
“African-American religious leaders may have convinced enough IL Dems to oppose" redefining marriage, an angry Democrat writes.
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City of Rockford settles lawsuit for harassing pro-lifers
After more than five years of federal litigation, members of the Rockford Pro-Life Initiative have settled their federal lawsuit against the City of Rockford over a number of alleged federal civil rights violations.
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