Saturday, February 24, 2007

Gay Rep. Introduces Counterfeit Marriage Bill, HB 1615, in Illinois

From Gay Rep. Introduces Counterfeit Marriage Bill, HB 1615, by Peter LaBarbera, published Feb. 24, 2007, by Americans for Truth

The state’s only “openly gay” representative, Greg Harris (D-Chicago), has submitted a bill to legalize “same-sex marriage” in the Land of Lincoln. Harris sneakily calls his bill the “Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act” –– despite evidence from Massachusetts that legal “gay marriage” leads to stepped-up discrimination against religious institutions opposed to homosexuality.

This bill changes marriage from between one man and one woman to "two people." It also provides that if there is a child which has one of the two parents as a natural parent, the child will be considered the child of both parents.

TAKE ACTION:
If you are an Illinois resident, call your state representative and state senator and politely urge them to:
  • OPPOSE HB 1615, the radical redefinition of marriage proposed by new homosexual State Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago); click HERE to find your legislators (the page works best if you know your 9-digit zip), and click HERE to view the bill, which would strip out the common-sense prohibition in Illinois law against marriages “between two individuals of the same sex.” You can call the Illinois Capitol Switchboard at 217-782-2000.
  • SUPPORT HJRCA 1, the pro-traditional-marriage constitutional amendment offered by State Rep. Dave Reis (R) –– which has languished in the IL General Assembly for years due to the Democrats’ subservience to the state’s powerful “gay” lobby. (In Illinois, a constitutional amendment requires a three-fifths vote by the legislature, followed by a three-fifths popular vote.)