Chicago-based organization Truth Wins Out ( TWO ) has announced the launch of its "Religious Freedom Farce" campaign.
The campaign aims "to highlight the real-world consequences of bills that purport to protect religious liberty, when in reality they only promote prejudice." The campaign comes on a week that Texas state Sen. Donna Campbell introduced a measure, Senate Joint Resolution 10, that would let business owners decline service to LGBT customers if serving them would violate their religious stances.
According to the release, "[T]his radical viewpoint creates a dangerous slippery slope that will tear apart the fabric of society. Once we allow conservative Christians to refuse service to gays, it will only be a matter of time before bigots of all stripes decide their beliefs trump the rights of minorities to receive equal access to public accommodations."
TWO is a non-profit organization that works to demolish the very foundation of anti-gay prejudice.
Emanuel honors Washington
Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon, the Harold Washington Legacy Committee and community members Nov. 14 to unveil a plaque in honor of the late Mayor Harold Washington.
The plaque will be installed at the main entrance to Chicago's Central Librarythe Harold Washington Library Centerwhich was dedicated in honor of Washington in 1991, in keeping with his belief in education and love of reading.
Washington, Chicago's first African-American mayor, was elected April 12, 1983.