Thursday, February 09, 2006
Marriage Petitioners to Be at St. Thomas Catholic Church This Saturday & Sunday
Petitions asking for an advisory referendum to protect marriage in Illinois will be circulated at St. Thomas Catholic Church on route 176 in Crystal Lake this weekend.
“To destroy --or even to diminish further -- the traditional definition of marriage would jeopardize civilization,” said organizer Irene Napier. “Our children are our future and their most basic need -- fathers and mothers -- are our highest priority.”
The Illinois Family Institute, is trying to bring pressure on the General Assembly to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot, such as the one that passed in 2004 in Ohio.
While the members privately express support for doing that, legislative leaders will not allow a vote.
Irene Napier is heading up petition gathering efforts at her church and seeks volunteers to assist on Saturday night at 4:15 and 5:15, before and after mass. There are 8-10 doors, making the church quite easy to escape in case of a fire, but meaning more people are need to maximize signature gathering.
On Sunday, assistance is requested in the morning at 6:15, 9:45, 10:15, 11:15, 11:45 and 12:45. and Sunday evening at 6:15 and 6:45.
If you would like to assist in gathering signatures, but cannot help out at St. Thomas, you can download a 7-signature petition here, get it completed and mail it in yourself.
Or call Napier at 815-459-3849 or email her at inapier@sbcglobal.net.
“To destroy --or even to diminish further -- the traditional definition of marriage would jeopardize civilization,” said organizer Irene Napier. “Our children are our future and their most basic need -- fathers and mothers -- are our highest priority.”
The Illinois Family Institute, is trying to bring pressure on the General Assembly to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot, such as the one that passed in 2004 in Ohio.
While the members privately express support for doing that, legislative leaders will not allow a vote.
Irene Napier is heading up petition gathering efforts at her church and seeks volunteers to assist on Saturday night at 4:15 and 5:15, before and after mass. There are 8-10 doors, making the church quite easy to escape in case of a fire, but meaning more people are need to maximize signature gathering.
On Sunday, assistance is requested in the morning at 6:15, 9:45, 10:15, 11:15, 11:45 and 12:45. and Sunday evening at 6:15 and 6:45.
If you would like to assist in gathering signatures, but cannot help out at St. Thomas, you can download a 7-signature petition here, get it completed and mail it in yourself.
Or call Napier at 815-459-3849 or email her at inapier@sbcglobal.net.
