CHICAGO — A number of African-American clergy and conservative Catholics say they’ll ban Illinois lawmakers from their churches if they vote in favor of same-sex marriage.
WBEZ Radio reported that about two dozen priests and pastors joined the Catholic Conference of Illinois to form a new religious coalition yesterday
“We want to make sure that we a send a message to our elected officials that as a collective community and a collaborative, we will not allow you to speak in our churches, you will not be invited to our church when you’re running for office because we as a community are incensed,” said Bishop Lance Davis, senior pastor at a church in Dolton, who’s part of the group.
The measure is a part of a media campaign the coalition is planning to launch Friday. The group said they will approach 75 churches this weekend to ask people to contact lawmakers and urge them to vote against the same-sex marriage bill.
The Illinois Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois, was approved last week by the House Executive Committee, sending the measure to the full House for a vote.
The bill, SB 10, was approved by the state Senate on February 14.
Democratic Governor Pat Quinn has pledged to sign the measure if it reaches his desk, which would make Illinois the 10th state in the nation and to allow same-sex marriage.
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chicago is full of morons….
What the? How can they ban anyone? They’re getting a FREE RIDE by not paying taxes for their churches…..taxes that are paid also by the LGBTQ Community!
who would Jesus hate, kill, bomb, segregate, reject?
just goes to show how ‘Christian’ Christians really are
reely they gonna threaten to BAN people from theyr churches??? lol that is to damn funny
Oh thats scary! OMG, im quivering in fear! Fuck them
Tax any church that does this.
and that should end tax exempt status
Who would want to attend a church that promotes discrimination anyway? There’s plenty to choose from that don’t preach hatred.
Take away their tax exempt.
:P
Ha! And then where will all that money come from that keeps their churches open and politically relevant?
Well, then, they can attend a Unitarian Universalist Church near them. We UUs won’t ban them – in fact we will celebrate them!
Making their cult irrelevant one lemming at a time.
So much for separation of church and state.
Hypos!!!
Dumbasses.
like us gettting married is going to effect them.. get a life!!
Let’s ban the Chicago clergy.
For church’s to continue to call for ANY LAW, they should also have to pay taxes like everyone else. I cannot help but feel that if they were taxed like any other business, not only would our personal taxes be less, but I believe that you would also see less churches looking like mini-malls.
I love it. Ban them but protect pedophiles and most recently a pope with charges. This church is not a religion it’s a rapist culture!!!
Why would said lawmakers want to attend such limited churches anyway?
oh well. i wouldnt want to go to a church like that anyway!
Deport them to another country :D
whatever.
Probably be the best thing that could happen.
Well, time to remind the churchmen just where the line is – and that THEY are on the wrong side of it!
Ok tax the church!!!
Ban them from what – access to their god? How christ-like!
If you wanna play dirty politics in Chicago, just remember who was the taxing authority!!
Good christian attitude ~!! Funny, I thought it was Gods place to judge ~!!
Isn’t that kind of oxy moronic? Banning someone, anyone from a Christian Church? – Bob
That’s real Christian like and completely playing God don’t you think?
There is no separation of church & state any more. Time to make the churches pay taxes.
BAN someone from a CHURCH??? you’ve got to be KIDDING ME??? who do these PEOPLE (using People loosely) think they are??? GOD?? if so they wouldn’t be acting like they are cause that isn’t how GOD would treat anyone, not even the GAY PEOPLE they are HATING!!!!!!
wow, going back to the dark ages or what….
Spiritual blackmail as political manipulation? Man, the Messiah is going to have a lot of asses to kick when he comes (back, if that’s what you believe) down here.
oh noes! They’ll get banned! What ever are we gonna do, Jeremiah? Oh, I know, we’ll make them watch gay porn until they convert. Yeah. That should do it. Because everyone gays are just nasty heathens that like nothing but having “deviant dirty #2 fornication” with each other. – oh, did I just say that. I’m sorry. Must have been having my Gay Period or something. :p~~~~~
The words “Sadducees” and “Pharisees” come to mind.
No great loss. They should never go back.
Very UN-CHRISTIAN of THEM
and who the hell cares what clergy have to say , tell them to stay the hell out of peoples lives and out of politics and go back to molesting little boys and praying to their dead person which is all they are good for.
In every age there are too many issues, this among them, which cause us to utter the famous words, “These are the times that try men’s souls.” Any IL lawmakers who cave in to these church leaders demands do not deserve ANY voter recognition OTHER than to be swiftly removed from office. Separation of church and state, indeed!
is it any wonder people are leaving organized religions by the droves?
F em
How christian like. Jeez
it seems they’ve forgotten that not too long ago churches banned whites and blacks who decided to have interracial relationships, what hypocrites!
cuz thats the Godly thing to do……..
Gee, Jesus wouldn’t ban anyone..hhhmmmm
God mades us all if Gays are not allowed in HEAVEN then I guess I will just stay here Jesus is the lover of us all
WHat is that thing about separation of church and state, biggots, close the doors to your pretentious places of hatred!
should be a thing to be proud of — have a contest for who gets banned from the most places owned by bigots
I was watching the first season of “Hell on Wheels” recently and this bit of dialogue really struck me: “I don’t know that I have enough hate to be a good Christian.”
Tax…the…church.
I would be honored to be banned from Satan’s spawn of a cult.
The church is used to bullying and intimidation. This is so sad it’s hard to know whether to laugh or cry.
Wow, that sounds like a real loss. Not.
Fuuny how they call themselves Christians but really don’t know the true teachings of Jesus. If they did they wouldn’t be full of hate and bigoted.
Christ taught love not hate; told us not to judge others; cured the Centurion’s slave boy/lover with no mention of sin–only praise for faith. These clergy are using the Bible to hurt & harm others, which is the worst perversion of all.
Who wants to be part of a church like that anyway? Not me!
and to those black church leaders did you forget black people had to fight to get equil rights who are you to stop someone else ??????????
So the city of Chicago should tax those church properties, since they are actively engaged in political action.
Who wants to go to a church that is being led by the great deceiver anyway~
I have a hard time caring about what religious leaders think about equality in government. They tend to be on the wrong side of the argument, frequently.
horrible; really?
Religion needs to be removed from anti-discrimination laws. For centuries, its been religion and its religious leaders that spread most of the hate and violence directed at those who do not follow their religious doctrine.
As if being a part of the Catholic clergy is a badge of honor? Fuck ‘em and feed ‘em fish heads!
So what? There is another church on the other street corner. When their collection trays start getting less full they will change their rhetoric.
Oh NOES!!!!! The clergy will be keeping the politicians from entering their churches!!!! What EVER shall they do????
Oh, I know, sic the IRS upon them, because it’s AGAINST THE FUCKING LAW for tax exempt organizations to get involved in politics!!!
Last time I checked… Church and state were supposed to be separate.
That’s fucked up. Proving how “wonderful” religion is… Lol
how terribly “Christian” of them
Break my heart. If those damn black homophobes don’t like it they can shit their pants by themselves. No lawmaker in their right mind would associate with such ignorance.
Silly religion they have.
Ah..so nice that they are not politicizing from the pulpit and still able to not pay taxes. F’bigots!
This prejudice must end already. Keep on the fight. Boycott and protest until they are gone for good.
I say let them ban all they want! Next up – TAX all churches that discriminate!
Banning people from God, is NOT what Christ taught. I hope good Christians see that these people are NOT representing anything other than their own anti-Christian bias.
Tax the hell out of them
Keep religion out of politics or BE TAXED.
Interesting interpretation of Separation of Church and State….
Homophobic hate groups. Someone want to explain to me why they aren’t taxed?
I think that this would be a push to vote for same-sex marriage actually. This is very childish
Ahhhhh, so very Christ Like.
That’s what you call hypocritical Christians. Peace love and forgiveness…..well to some. Take away the tax exempt status because they obviously aren’t religious
As if clergy know anything about marriage?
How Christian of them.
So sick of hearing about racist, homophobic, closet minded religious fu#ks. Who would want to go in their churches. They need to start taxing the hell out of these churches. Let America be hateful back!
See how htese Christians love one another—not!
So do as we command or face rejection and excommunication! It would be awful if these “clergy” had the say so on to whom God shares His grace and wisdom. Being tossed out of a church, in my belief, in no way bars a person from going to heaven, though it seems they would have us believe this.
But wait a minute. Doesn’t this constitute a church attempting to influence the politics and the minds of a publicly elected representative? Time to call the IRS and start taxing these churches.
So un-Christlike.
I’d consider it an honor to be banned from a church for standing up for others.
This is a very blatant attempt to be directly involved in politics. Their exempt status needs to be taken away. We need to be louder than these idiots, so that they don’t scare off politicians.
Rise above the Ignorance Illinois!! You can do it! Don’t worry, we’ll build you new, Fabulous churches!!
Hey Chicago Clergy , while you talking shit ( How MAny Lil Boys in Yall Closet) if u say none (Use are a Liar ) the USA was Built on top of sexual abuse From Native Americans to those who were brought over against their will Negros, and it all goes straight to the top before hitting the bottom…..The Mammy fucking Noive of u Bitches…………
Just wait us gays are going to ban ALL CLERGY from every thing !!
Boooo
get ova it
MORONS !!!
Glad to see they are not getting involved in politics , adhereing to the first amendment and complying with their 501(c ) (3 ) obligations.
More money in the pot for the churches who will accept them! <3
Who wants to be a member of a hateful church?
ooooooohhhhh for heaven’s sake….their taking it too DAMN FAR….god made gays.
This is why they need to be taxed…or jailed and taxed. They are using threats to try to force their own patetic views on others and it is not right.
they got a fucking lot of room to talk
Ridiculous…especially given the legal age of marriage/consent in Vatican city is 12! So, in today’s world they can uphold an arcane law that now amounts to pedophillia, but they oust people of legal age for loving the person they love. Makes no sense to me.
Good, let’s ban churches from the political process…or at least tax them for it.
Clergy playing God again I see.
The people that attend these churches are to ignorant to see that they are only slaves to the pastor
So much for how much god loves everyone … mainstream christianity has become about politics and hatred … thinking it’s time for these kinds of churches to pay taxes … and be banned from practicing based on threats and discrimination. Get your god out of my bedroom, my life, my politics, my faith and keep your bullshit to yourself.
get back in your box you parasites
I’m proud to be an atheist!
i agree with ya sis Michelle Sansby….it makes NO sense to me either.
More hatred being spouted from the pulpits – and these pastors wonder why they are losing members
BLACK BIGOTS using the same bible that was used to justify slavery. priceless.
…oh, and ps. I can solve the deficit problem in 5 mins. TAX THE CHURCHES!