Again??? Seriously???

The following official email was just sent out (via the LDS Church website) to all the members of the Nauvoo 3rd Ward, as approved by Kristy Combs, ward website administrator, and by Bishop Chris Church of the Nauvoo 3rd Ward. (Because it was sent through the LDS website, it required the authorization of a bishop or higher.) Thanks Connell.

This message has been authorized for sending by Bishop Church.

The Civil Union Bill (HB 2234) has been scheduled for a hearing in the Youth and Family Committee this week on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in Springfield. If the bill is voted out of committee, it becomes eligible for a vote before the full Illinois House of Representatives. This bill will legalize civil unions in the state of Illinois, and will treat such civil unions with the same legal obligations, responsibilities, protections and benefits as are afforded within marriage. In other words, civil unions will be different in name only from marriage. As has already been seen in Massachusetts, this will empower the public schools to begin teaching this lifestyle to our young children regardless of parental requests otherwise. It will also create grounds for rewriting all social mores; the current push in Massachusetts is to recognize and legalize all transgender rights (An individual in Massachusetts can now change their drivers license to the gender they believe themselves to be, regardless of actual gender, which means that confused men and women are now legally entering one another's bathrooms and locker rooms. What kind of a safety issue is this for our children?). Furthermore, while the bill legalizes civil unions, it will be used in the courts to show discrimination and will ultimately lead to court mandated same-sex marriages.

To help defeat this bill, please call your state representative and state senator and ask that they support traditional marriage and vote against the civil unions bill. If you are unsure who your legislators are, please see the link at the end of this email.

Also, please take a moment and call the following members of the Youth and Family Committee to encourage them to vote no on this bill. We need 4 votes to keep it from passing out of the committee. And - as always, please pass this on to all who believe in protecting our families and our children. If you are interested in attending the hearing, it will be held on Thursday, March 5th at 9:00 a.m. in Springfield in Room 122B of the Capitol Building (I can give you directions to the Capitol Building if needed).

Members of the Youth and Family Committee:
Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) (Greg Harris is also the sponsor of this bill, but he needs to hear your opposition to this bill)
Chairperson
217-782-3835

Rep. LaShawn K. Ford (D-Chicago)
Vice-Chairperson
217-782-5962

Rep. Mike Fortner (R-West Chicago)
Republican Spokesperson
217-782-1653

Rep. William D. Burns (D-Chicago)
217-782-2023

Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe (R-Chicago)
217-782-8182

Rep. Al Riley (D-Matteson)
217-558-1007

Rep. Dave Winters (R-Rockford)
217-782-0455

Directions for identifying your legislators:
You can use the following link to identify your state legislators and their contact information: http://www.elections.il.gov/DistrictLocator/SelectSearchType.aspx?NavLink=1 (and enter your 9 digit zip code). If this link doesn't work, you can use the general link www.ilga.gov and then click on " legislator lookup" near the bottom of the page, then click on "by zip+4". Type in your zip code, and you'll see a list of your legislators. You want your state senator and state representative as they will be the ones voting on the bill.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Sister Combs

Oh my God! I love how the passing of gay civil unions means that gay porn will be shown in Kindergarten and men dressed as women will begin running in and out of bathrooms and locker rooms harming children. Guess what? Kids these days already know about gays. There is no stopping the information that gays exist and that sexual relationships are an option for these people. Schools are NOT going to start pushing the gay lifestyle and teaching kids about anal sex. They are going to teach gay sex against parents wishes? Bullshit. We parents have to sign Sex Ed permission slips for heterosexual classes. You really think that there would be no choice even if they did offer How to Homo 101?

And the dangers of transgendered individuals? Please! These people exist now. There is a bit of confusion and staring but, really, how aware of it on a daily basis are you Sister Combs and Bishop Church? Exactly how many transgendered people do you see around you in Nauvoo? Are gay civil unions going to suddenly make men dressed as women, and vice versa, multiply and replenish the earth and take over mirror time in the bathrooms at the Megaplex? Nay. There are transgendered kids that I know of in a couple of Junior High schools, both here in Utah (imagine THAT poor kid!) and in California. The teachers are aware of it and the kids do not use the "wrong" locker and bathrooms. They use the teachers lounge. No one is uncomfortable and the kid in question is safe. Honestly, the only real concern is the poor transgendered kid getting the shit beat of them. Straight kids can be brutal and FAR more of a danger to a gay or transgendered kid than the other way around. Trust me. If the Trannies take over the planet they will most likely get their own bathrooms and stickers on their drivers licenses. Problem solved.

Civil unions will not change one damn thing in that little Nauvoo bubble you live in. Do I have any questions for you, Sister Combs?

You bet your big, fat beehive I do.