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Public schools in Illinois may be forced to single out homosexual historical figures for special praise, if legislation that has already passed one legislative chamber ultimately prevails. Earlier this month, the state Senate passed SB 3249 by a 34-18 vote. It requires history courses in public schools to “include a study of the roles and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history of this country and this State,” and to adopt “non-discriminatory” textbooks that “include the roles and contributions of all people protected, under the Illinois Human Rights Act,” including LGBT figures. The legislation, which would take effect in July 2019 if enacted, would allow local school districts to set the details of these additions and decide when to implement them, but makes no reference to whether parents will be allowed to opt their children out of the lessons. The final form of these lessons remains to be seen, but “LGBT history” efforts elsewhere have ex

There is a pervasive plan on the left to prevent trans or homosexual students from being bullied by adding far-left, pro- LGBTQ education to the curriculum, or in the case of a bill in Illinois , to flat-out  mandate  it, starting in kindergarten, of course. God forbid we actually hold children accountable to moral standards, embrace discipline as a means of cultivating good behavior, and teach them to respect and treat others with the respect and kindness they would want to be treated with. You know, like biblical standards? Yeah, those got banned from schools long ago. What's taken its place is an aggressive plan to indoctrinate every student in America with highly ideological rhetoric that completely alienates students and families who have a religious objection to homosexual lifestyles and transgenderism. This is the definition of cultural Marxism . In Illinois, this agenda has taken the form of the so-called "Inclusive Curriculum," which will be ma

An Illinois legislator seeking to beat the pro-abortion Republican governor in his party’s primary released an ad highlighting his radical pro-abortion and pro-transgender beliefs, igniting fury from national media, leftists, and establishment Republicans. Gov. Bruce Rauner , a liberal Republican, signed a law in 2017  expanding forced taxpayer funding of abortion . Rauner supports transgender bathrooms, is squishy on LGBT issues, and supports liberal immigration policies. So Jeanne Ives , who currently represents the state’s 42nd district, released an ad showing people “thanking” Rauner for what he’s done for them. “Thank you for signing legislation that lets me use the girls’ bathroom,” says a man wearing makeup and a dress. “Thank you for making all Illinois families pay for my abortions,” a woman wearing a pink “pussy hat” says. A young man with a bandana covering much of his face – a seeming representation of the “anti-fa” movement – “thanks” Rauner for making Illino

Those in same-sex "marriages" shouldn't present themselves to or be admitted to Holy Communion , nor may they receive a Catholic funeral if they died without showing signs of repentence, Illinois Bishop Thomas Paprocki says. Paprocki is the Catholic bishop of Springfield, Illinois and well-known to the pro-life and pro-family movements for his defense of Catholic orthodoxy and morality. On June 12, Paprocki signed a " Decree Regarding Same-Sex 'Marriage' and Related Pastoral Issues ." It was sent to priests and diocesan staff last week and subsequently leaked to media sympathetic with the homosexual cause.  "The Church has not only the authority, but the serious obligation, to affirm its authentic teaching on marriage and to preserve and foster the sacred value of the married state," Paprocki explained after reminding his flock of "the clear and consistent teaching of the Catholic Church since her founding by Our Lord Jesus C

LGBT people are starved of the truth of the Gospel in today’s world. I should know. I was one of them.   I divorced my wife, left the Church and lived as a gay man for more than a decade. I even  publicly promoted same-sex marriage . Since then, attracted first by the irresistible pull of natural law and then the Gospel, I have returned to my wife, pulled our family back together, returned to full communion with the Catholic Church and am now a marriage, family, and children's rights activist. Increasing numbers in the church think it is a kindness to refrain from speaking truthfully to the same-sex attracted and gender-challenged. This is a dangerous untruth, jeopardizing millions of lives. Cardinal Sarah  recently made an impassioned plea to his brother priests and bishops to stop depriving the same-sex attracted from the ‘hard parts of the Gospel’ and to instead lavish us with its life-giving truth that we too might live in freedom as sons and daughter of God. I

Not with a bang but a whisper, Ontario ’s three political parties quietly collaborated to pass a bill abolishing the right of teenagers with unwanted homosexual or transgendered feelings from seeking psychotherapy. Though it was framed as a human rights measure by its mover, Ontario New Democrat MPP Cheri DiNovo , Bill 77 is a “restrictive tyrannical bill that prevents children from getting the help they need and want with feelings and desires that are not welcome,” Clinton Somerton of Campaign Life Coalition said. CLC made a last-minute effort to get members to lobby their MPPs against it. The Affirming Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Act passed through the Ontario legislature like a knife through butter, with opponents either absenting themselves or sitting on their hands as it was approved on third (and final) reading on Thursday. The bill makes it illegal to provide psychotherapy to minors for either homosexuality or gender dysphoria, and prevents the government

SPRINGFIELD, IL , April 17, 2014 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – The Illinois House voted last week to reject a bill that would have banned  reparative therapy  for minors with unwanted same-sex attraction ( SSA ).  It is the fifth state to vote down a ban on the practice in recent months, following high profile debates over the issue in  California  and  New Jersey , which both instated bans last year. Christopher Doyle , an ex-gay activist and president of  Voice of the Voiceless ,  said  following the vote that he thought the decision was a win for free speech and individual medical rights. “It’s clear that even the most progressive states do not want to pass laws that take away the rights of individuals when the foundation of such legislation is based on lies and misinformation,” Doyle said. “There is not one research study published in the scientific peer-reviewed literature that has studied the outcomes of minors undergoing SOCE [Sexual Orientation Change Effort] therapy – an