Chicago: Civil unions law draws protests downtown

[marmar]

from the Chicago Tribune:




By Erin Meyer Tribune reporter
4:35 p.m. CDT, May 27, 2011




Opponents of the new law that will allow same-sex civil unions rallied at the Thompson Center today demanding that Illinois voters be allowed to decide the fate of the issue through referendum.

Days before a measure that will give gay couples the same state rights as a married man and wife is set to take effect, opponents and supporters faced off.

As busloads of protesters crowded in front of St. Peter’s Church in downtown Chicago, a smaller counter demonstration took form on the other side of the 100 block of West Madison Street.

“There’s a battle between gay rights and religious freedom,” said Peter LaBarbera, president of the group Americans for Truth, as he coached people on how to correctly complete the signature sheets on which opponents hope to collect the required 300,000 signatures. “We want to give Illinois votes the same opportunity other states have had.” .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-civil-unions-law-draws-protests-downtown-20110527,0,4373049.story

[Drale]

1. No one in Chicago is going to listen to those wack jobs because

either they don't care, or they hate them with a passion. Anyone who believes the same crap lives out in the boonies and probably is not going to be in downtown Chicago.

[Kurovski]

2. I saw this on the local ABC news.

And I swear to you I heard the Lord say to one man "Time to come to Jesus, crabby grampa..."