Homosexual lobby successfully closes down century old Illinois Catholic Charities

The purpose of Gay Marriage

Putting an end to legal efforts to keep Catholic Charities in the foster care business, the Roman Catholic dioceses of Joliet, Springfield and Belleville have dropped a lawsuit against the state of Illinois, agreeing to transfer thousands of foster care children and staff to other agencies.

The end of the lawsuit brings to a close nearly a century of foster care services provided by Catholic Charities in Illinois.

Since March, state officials have been investigating whether religious agencies that receive public funds to license foster care parents are breaking anti-discrimination laws if they turn away openly gay parents.

After the civil union bill went into effect in June, Catholic Charities told the state that accommodating prospective foster parents in civil unions would violate Catholic Church teaching that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

Catholic Charities said it would instead refer gay couples elsewhere and only license married couples and single parents living alone.

The agency has pointed to a clause in the Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Unions Act that they believe protects religious institutions that don't recognize civil unions.

But lawyers for the Illinois attorney general said that exemption only shields religious clergy who don't want to officiate at civil unions. The policy of Catholic Charities violates state anti-discrimination laws that demand couples in civil unions be treated the same as married couples, they said.

A transition plan for cases had already begun with a deadline of Nov. 30. But Peter Breen, an attorney for Catholic Charities, said the state had delayed payments for foster care services, which delayed payments to foster care parents working for the social service agency.

“The action of the state forced the end of this case,” Breen said. “Time was our enemy in this unfortunately.”

Chicago Trib

And we are the bigots for proposing marriage amendments.  This is precisely why marriage amendments are necessary.  A private matter between two people... ha, indeed.  Coming to you soon New York. 

Wisconsin State Unions worked to defeat the 2006 Traditional Marriage Amendment

"Wisconsin was one of just four states where labor unions contributed to committees working on the same-sex marriage bans in 2006 and the state where labor money played the largest role. All of the labor organizations' contributions went to opponents of the constitutional amendment.

Wisconsin unions contributed $377,7000 to Fair Wisconsin (a Madison homosexual activist group)

Teachers' unions gave $350,000.

The Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) gave $325,000,

Wisconsin Federation of Teachers gave $15,000;

Madison Teachers added $7,500….."

On Page 41, you will see that George Soros gave $65,000 towards the defeat of Wisconsin's Marriage Amendment.

The Money Behind the 2006 Marriage Amendment(page 39)

Minnesota for Marriage

The debate over the definition of marriage has unfolded across America and at the federal level for the past several years, and is the subject of the proposed amendment on the November 2012 ballot to preserve marriage in Minnesota.

But what is the debate really about, how does it affect society and what is at stake in the outcome of the amendment vote?

Many people mistakenly believe that proposals to allow so-called “same-sex” marriage are about allowing a new, different and separate form of marriage to coexist alongside traditional man/woman marriage. They envision it as a different expression of the same marriage institution they have always known.

However, that is a fundamental misunderstanding of the legal issues involved in the debate, and with the proposed constitutional amendment in Minnesota.

Learn more at Minnesota for Marriage

Illinios judge .stops. state from dropping Catholic Charities from foster care

Okay, Colbert wasn't the judge, but you get the idea

SPRINGFIELD --- A judge in Springfield today ordered that Catholic Charities can keep serving foster children despite the state’s decision to eliminate their contract.

The order is temporary and a hearing will take place in August on the issue.

Sangamon County Judge John Schmidt issued the ruling after both sides offered lengthy arguments in court this afternoon. Schmidt said that his order freezes the state’s contract with Catholic Charities as it was before the state decided to cut it off earlier this month.

Three Catholic Charities groups sought the injunction to continue serving families and abiding by Catholic principles that prohibit placing children with unmarried cohabiting couples.

"We're not sure what the state is intending to do or how it's intending to do it," said Peter Breen, an attorney with the Thomas More Society representing Catholic Charities. "It's a surprise. But it's also very disturbing. The impact on the [nearly 2,000] children in Catholic Charities care will be catastrophic."

Chicago Tribune

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