IFI's LaBarbera Praises Rev. Meeks for Holding Petition Drive for 'Protect Marriage Illinois' at Salem Baptist Church
IFI's LaBarbera Praises Rev. Meeks for Holding Petition Drive for 'Protect Marriage Illinois' at Salem Baptist Church
© 2006 U.S. Newswire
4/23/2006 7:57:00 AM
To: City and State desks
Contact: Peter LaBarbera of Illinois Family Institute, 630-546-4439; http://www.illinoisfamily.org
CHICAGO, April 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Peter LaBarbera, executive director of Illinois Family Institute, today praised Rev. and State Sen. James T. Meeks for holding a petition drive at Salem Baptist Church in support of Protect Marriage Illinois' (PMI) campaign to place a referendum on the ballot in November calling on the General Assembly to constitutionally preserve marriage as between one man and one woman.
Rev. Meeks has been a strong supporter of the PMI initiative and thousands of Salem Baptist Church's congregants will likely sign the petition during the service this morning. About 2,000 churches across the state have held similar petition drives in support of the Protect Marriage Illinois campaign.
"We are grateful for Sen. Meeks' strong commitment to protecting the sacred institution of marriage, and gratified in general at the tremendous support that the Protect Marriage Illinois referendum drive has received in the African-American community," LaBarbera said. "Rev. Meeks is showing moral leadership, of the sort that is sorely lacking in our state.
"The PMI effort has united Christians and people of all backgrounds, denominations and ethnicities-who are working together for the common cause of permanently protecting marriage from being radically redefined," he said. "In Massachusetts, the legalization of 'gay marriage' has led to bolder efforts to teach homosexuality as a normal lifestyle in public schools-an agenda that is not supported by Illinois citizens."
Illinois Family Institute is working closely with Elder Johnny Tyler's Chicago-based African-American Family Association (AAFA) to gather signatures for the Protect Marriage Illinois campaign.
"We have been excited at how the African-American community has responded to Protect Marriage Illinois," said Naomi Attaway of the AAFA. "The vast majority of African-Americans have been eager to sign the petition, and clearly understand the threat of 'gay marriage.'"
Attaway said that most African Americans also resent the attempt by homosexual activists to equate the "same-sex marriage" cause with the traditional civil rights movement.
Illinois Family Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan group devoted to Protecting Marriage, Family and the Sanctity of Life in the Land of Lincoln. IFI is associated with Focus on the Family, Family Research Council and Alliance Defense Fund.
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© 2006 U.S. Newswire
4/23/2006 7:57:00 AM
To: City and State desks
Contact: Peter LaBarbera of Illinois Family Institute, 630-546-4439; http://www.illinoisfamily.org
CHICAGO, April 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Peter LaBarbera, executive director of Illinois Family Institute, today praised Rev. and State Sen. James T. Meeks for holding a petition drive at Salem Baptist Church in support of Protect Marriage Illinois' (PMI) campaign to place a referendum on the ballot in November calling on the General Assembly to constitutionally preserve marriage as between one man and one woman.
Rev. Meeks has been a strong supporter of the PMI initiative and thousands of Salem Baptist Church's congregants will likely sign the petition during the service this morning. About 2,000 churches across the state have held similar petition drives in support of the Protect Marriage Illinois campaign.
"We are grateful for Sen. Meeks' strong commitment to protecting the sacred institution of marriage, and gratified in general at the tremendous support that the Protect Marriage Illinois referendum drive has received in the African-American community," LaBarbera said. "Rev. Meeks is showing moral leadership, of the sort that is sorely lacking in our state.
"The PMI effort has united Christians and people of all backgrounds, denominations and ethnicities-who are working together for the common cause of permanently protecting marriage from being radically redefined," he said. "In Massachusetts, the legalization of 'gay marriage' has led to bolder efforts to teach homosexuality as a normal lifestyle in public schools-an agenda that is not supported by Illinois citizens."
Illinois Family Institute is working closely with Elder Johnny Tyler's Chicago-based African-American Family Association (AAFA) to gather signatures for the Protect Marriage Illinois campaign.
"We have been excited at how the African-American community has responded to Protect Marriage Illinois," said Naomi Attaway of the AAFA. "The vast majority of African-Americans have been eager to sign the petition, and clearly understand the threat of 'gay marriage.'"
Attaway said that most African Americans also resent the attempt by homosexual activists to equate the "same-sex marriage" cause with the traditional civil rights movement.
Illinois Family Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan group devoted to Protecting Marriage, Family and the Sanctity of Life in the Land of Lincoln. IFI is associated with Focus on the Family, Family Research Council and Alliance Defense Fund.
http://www.usnewswire.com/
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