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From God’s Gentle People at the Illinois Family Institute, the former home of Porno Pete. Details.

The Illinois Family Institute, an SPLC-certified hate group and the former home of Peter LaBarbera, is responding to supporters who are angry that they posted an old “loathsome video” of Dan Savage. From IFI head Laurie Higgins: Why view photos from Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen? Why view photos of lynchings? Why view photos of aborted babies? Why view the photo of …

Peter LaBarbera’s claim of being denied entry by Canadian border authorities is rocketing around anti-gay and Christian sites. The story is also being headlined on numerous Canadian news outlets. Raw Story in on it too. Laurie Higgins of the Illinois Family Institute, an SPLC-certified hate group and the former home of LaBarbera, pines for the days when she’d never heard …

Despite bitter campaigns by NOM and the Illinois Family Institute, all three GOP Illinois state legislators who voted for same-sex marriage won their primary elections yesterday, although one may face a recount. They were gonna be punished! Via the Washington Post: When the Illinois state House passed a bill to legalize gay marriage last fall, just three out of 47 …

“As a result of last month’s irresponsible judicial decision in Cook County which usurps the proper legislative process, county clerks are now issuing same-sex ‘marriage’ licenses across the state of Illinois. Making and implementing law is strictly a function of the General Assembly. Ignoring the proper roles of the three branches of government sets an extremely dangerous precedent. When unelected …

“Beyoncé’s vulgar anti-woman, anti-marriage performance foreshadowed the climactic set piece of the evening: Queen Latifah, long-rumored to be a lesbian, officiated at the ‘weddings’ of 33 couples, many of whom were same-sex couples, while accompanied by the preachy, feckless song ‘Same Love’ by Macklemore and the song ‘Open Your Heart’ by the Dorian Gray-esque Madonna. It was a sorry, sick, …

“It isn’t enough for homosexuals to have their own offensive annual parades every June in every major city dedicated to celebrating deviance. And it wasn’t enough to ruin Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade for families with a live performance from a play that celebrates cross-dressing. No, it seems their goal is to ruin every public event for families by publicly celebrating …

(Via Good As You)

Porno Pete was among the speakers at yesterday’s hate rally in the Illinois capitol, which was staged by the SPLC-certified hate group, the Illinois Family Institute. Also speaking yesterday was “ex-gay” nutter Linda Jernigan, who you may recall recently declared that all gay people are drunks and drugs addicts because that’s the only way we could possibly endure all that …

The Illinois Family Institute is rallying haters today in the lobby of the state capitol. Porno Pete, who got his start at the IFI and who lives in suburban Chicago, is scheduled to address the crowd.  Reports claim that crowd is at about three hundred, versus the three thousand good guys that showed yesterday. But don’t tell THEM that. Supporters …

The Catholic Conference of Illinois, the Illinois Family Institute, and NOM are jointly promoting October 23rd as “Defend Marriage Lobby Day” at the state capitol.  Brian Brown writes: You may have heard media reports in the past week that the sponsors of the same-sex ‘marriage’ bill are reconsidering their strategy of calling the bill for a vote during the veto …

The Illinois Family Institute, an SPLC-certified hate group and the former home of Porno Pete, has posted two of the above (top) billboards on Interstate 57. The billboards will be up for three months and are presumaby intended to sway the public about the protracted marriage battle in Illinois. (Via Good As You)

The Illinois Family Institute invites to join their fun run against civil rights for all Illinois residents. (Via Good As You)

The Illinois Family Institute, an SPLC-certified hate group and the former home of Porno Pete, is calling on its followers to contact the Chicago police and demand that the above list of “public morals codes” be enforced at this weekend’s Chicago Pride events. The IFI writes: Though open containers with alcoholic beverages are illegal during the Gay Pride Parade, missing …

Via Good As You.

Hundreds of anti-gay protesters gathered Saturday outside the office of GOP state House Rep. Ron Sandack, where they booed him when he bravely took to their stage and declared his intention to vote for Illinois’ marriage equality bill. The Defend Marriage rally was organized by the Illinois Family Institute, a conservative non-profit that opposes Senate Bill 10—the Religious Freedom and …

From the website of the Illinois Family Institute: When polygamists and polyamorists come knocking on marriage’s door, we should all remember Kirk’s wise words that “government has no place” getting between people who love each other. And we certainly wouldn’t want to disrespect them. Mark Kirk’s public shift in position, like Barack Obama’s, does not constitute positive change. Nor did …

Two days after his faux-pology for comparing gay people to pedophiles and animal-fuckers, we learn that Tea Party darling Ben Carson will keynote the coming convention of the Illinois Family Institute, an SPLC-certified hate group and the former home of Peter LaBarbera.  Hit the link for Jeremy Hooper’s lengthy rundown of the truly despicable history of the IFI, who makes …

The co-sponsor of today’s rally is the Illinois Family Institute, an SPLC-certified hate group and the former home of Porno Pete. Join Illinois families from all over the state on Wednesday, February 20th, to stand for natural marriage and lobby your state rep to vote NO on same-sex marriage. Pack your church vans, buses and cars and join us at …