Tag Archives: Illinois Family Institute

ILLINOIS: “Ex-Gay” Crackpot Tells Hate Group That Most Gays Are Drug Addicts

The Illinois Family Institute, an SPLC-certified hate group and the former home of Peter LaBarbera, hosted 100 local pastors last week for a stop-the-gays brainstorming session. Among the speakers was “ex-gay” nutter Linda Jernigan, who told the audience that most gays are alcoholics and drug addicts. Because otherwise how could we stomach all that repulsive gay sex?

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Illinois Hate Groups Are Panicking

(Via Good As You)

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ILLINOIS: Anti-Gay Groups Create Coalition To Oppose Same-Sex Marriage

Several prominent anti-gay groups have formed a coalition to oppose same-sex marriage in Illinois. The coalition includes the notorious Illinois Family Association, which is an SPLC-certified hate group and the former home of Peter Labarbera. Other members are the Eagle Forum, Concerned Christian Americans, Family-PAC, Catholic Citizens of Illinois, Abstinence & Marriage Partners, Thomas More Society, and Illinois Citizens For …

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ILLINOIS: Court Rejects Hate Group’s Attempt To Join Marriage Case

Today the circuit court of Cook County denied an attempt by the Illinois Family Institute to defend against Lambda Legal’s bid to overturn that state’s ban on same-sex marriage.  Two local churches, the Church of Christian Liberty and the Grace Gospel Fellowship, were also rejected.  Lambda Legal writes via press release: “We are now closer to the day these families …

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Illinois Hate Group Tells Parents To Pull Kids Out Of Classes With Gay Teachers

The Illinois Family Institute, the former home of Peter LaBarbera, has issued a call for parents to pull their kids out of the classes of liberal or gay teachers. 1-Parents can go to their middle school and/or high school websites and find out which teachers sponsor gay and straight alliances and liberal political activist groups (e.g. AWARE). 2- Parents can …

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ILLINOIS: Hate Group Petitions To Defend Cook County Marriage Equality Suits

The Illinois Family Association, former home of Peter LaBarbera, has petitioned the Cook County Circuit Court in a bid to be added as a defender against two marriage equality suits filed earlier this year by the ACLU and Lambda Legal. The Thomas More Society, which has already been granted standing to defend against both suits, issued this press release today: …

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From The Illinois Family Association

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ILLINOIS: Hate Group Demands Right To Pull Kids Out Of Anti-Bullying Lessons

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Christianist Bullies Attack Rolling Stone

The Christianists who want it to be legal for their children to assault and harass LGBT kids have now focused their ire on Rolling Stone, who last week published a lengthy expose of a Minnesota school system. According to Laurie Higgins of the Illinois Family Institute, teachers should not be allowed to intervene when gay children are being beaten: Teachers …

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ILLINOIS: Hate Group Unhappy With Cardinal George’s Apology To Gays

Over the weekend Cardinal Francis George issued a formal apology for comparing gay activists to the KKK. And that makes Laurie Higgins at the Illinois Family Institute very unhappy. What I wish Cardinal George had said was that homosexual acts are soul-destroying acts that are “detestable” in God’s eyes and that the parade is a tragic, offensive event that shouldn’t …

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IL Hate Group: We’re Being Oppressed

In response to a pro-gay editorial by the Chicago Tribune, the Illinois Family Institute is siding with those hell-bound papists at the Catholic Church over this year’s Chicago Pride parade. The virulent hatred many homosexual activists have for Catholic (and Protestant) orthodoxy is fully comparable to the virulent hatred that members of the KKK had. Perhaps the Trib’s editorial board …

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Hate Flyer Of The Day

Good As You tips us that the Illinois Defense of Marriage Initiative is fighting against the “proponents of communism and fascism” who want to “control the lives of the Free World” through their “unGodly behavior.” OK, then.

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Christianist Hate Group Issues Call To Pull Kids Out Of School On Day Of Silence

The Illinois Family Institute, an SPLC-certified Christian hate group, says that parents should yank their kids out of class on the Day of Silence rather than have them exposed to the message that it’s wrong to beat up gay children. GLSEN’s end game is the eradication of conservative moral beliefs and the creation of a social and political climate in …

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Illinois Haters: What About The Adoption Rights Of All Those Incestuous Couples?

The Illinois Family Institute, an SPLC-certified hate group and the former home of Peter LaBarbera, has issued an alert that “radical homosexual activists” are planning to destroy all of Illinois’ religious institutions now that civil unions have become law. Because Christian adoption agencies will now supposedly be forced to serve gay couples or go out of business. IFI spokesloon Laurie …

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ILLINOIS: Bed & Breakfasts Turn Away Gay Couple’s Civil Union Ceremony

Two Illinois bed and breakfast hotels have turned away a gay couple’s request to hold their civil unions ceremony, with one lodging manager emailing the couple to tell them to repent. “We will never host same-sex civil unions. We will never host same-sex weddings even if they become legal in Illinois,” Timber Creek operators told [Todd] Wathen in an e-mail. …

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“Ex-Gay” Linda Jernigan: Jeebus Will Punish Illinois For Passing Civil Unions

The Illinois Family Institute, an SPLC-certified hate group, has been trickling out videos of last week’s press conference where black pastors honored Martin Luther King by denouncing civil rights. In today’s clip, so-called “ex-lesbian” Linda Jernigan rants against the media and Illinois’ godless lawmakers for the passage of civil unions. Jeebus is totally gonna get them for that. Wait, maybe …

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ILLINOIS: Black Pastors Honor MLK By Denouncing Civil Rights

And the SPLC-certified hate group the Illinois Family Institute was there to film it all. Former IFI head Peter LaBarbera was there too and hate-tweeted ecstatically throughout.

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Illinois Family Institute On MLK Day

“Homosexualist organizations have one goal that reigns supreme over all others: the eradication of the true moral belief that homosexual acts are profoundly immoral. And they are willing to exploit the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement in order to achieve their morally dubious and intellectually vacuous goal. [snip] “Philosophical conservatives and all people …

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Illinois Family Institute: It’s A Tragic Day (To Be A Hate Group) In Illinois

“We are very disappointed that the Illinois General Assembly succumbed to emotional manipulation instead of reasoned justifiable evidence regarding the government’s recognition of the public purpose of marriage. Proponents engaged in embarrassing and maudlin displays of sentimentality intended to emotionally manipulate rather than intellectually persuade their colleagues. Illinois is now among the unfortunate minority of states with legalized civil unions. …

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Illinois Family Institute: Civil Unions Will Lead To Polygamous Marriages

The Illinois Family Institute, a SPLC-certified hate group, says that if civil unions are approved in Illinois, polygamous marriages will be next. Section 10 of this bill states that any partner in a civil union shall be legally considered a “spouse” and “family.” “This is same-sex marriage sans the name,” said David E. Smith, executive director of the Illinois Family …

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