Victory in South Bend!

**Pro-Homosexual & Cross-Dresser Ordinance Tabled!**

On Monday evening, July 26th the South Bend City Council considered Ordinance 30-10. This ordinance could have given government recognition to homosexuality and male cross-dressers! Advance America sounded the alarm about the ordinance and Eric Miller traveled to South Bend to speak out publicly against it and in support of protecting women and girls, churches and businesses.

Ordinance 30-10 Did Not Pass!

The Council voted to continue discussion of the Ordinance when it appeared it would have been defeated.  We won on July 26^th when the Ordinance was not approved; but it will no doubt come back up later in the year!

Professor Charles Rice Speaks Out Against Ordinance!

Dr. Charles Rice, Professor Emeritus of Notre Dame Law School also opposed Ordinance 30-10.  Here is a portion of his letter to the editor of the South Bend Tribune.

“Bill 30-10 exempts religious entities from its prohibitions, but that is illusory.  It applies only ‘when such protections affect the definition, advancement of the mission(s), practice(s) or belief(s)’ of the religious entity.  The commission would decide whether the entity is so affected.  Could the commission contradict a church on the church’s own definition of its mission?”

“The free exercise of religion is not limited to religious associations.  It is primarily a personal right of individuals. But 30-10 affords no protection to the religiously motivated owner or owners of a business not affiliated with a religious institution.”

“Bill 30-10 regurgitates provisions rejected by the Council in 2006. To call it a legislative act is an abuse of language.  Incompetently drafted, it is an exercise in ideological warfare, misusing the language of rights and the power of law to advance the homosexualization of the culture.  It should be withdrawn, permanently.”

Goshen, Fort Wayne and South Bend!

An Ordinance in Goshen to give government recognition to homosexuality and male cross-dressers which would give men the legal right to enter a women’s restroom in Goshen lost by one vote last September!

An effort to grant government recognition to male cross-dressers in Fort Wayne which would give men the legal right to enter a women’s restroom, dressing room or locker room was turned back by one vote earlier this year!

Now there is a battle in South Bend!

Advance America Will Continue To Oppose These Ordinances!

Advance America will continue to oppose all efforts at the State House like we did in 2009 and all efforts in cities around the state like we did in Fort Wayne and Goshen and are now doing in South Bend!

We must protect churches!  We must protect the moral foundation of our government!  We must protect women and children and we must oppose all efforts to give government recognition to homosexuality and male cross-dressers!

We’ll let you know what happens in South Bend!