North Carolina Marriage Amendment
North Carolina Senators Forrester, Smith, Allran, Apodaca, Berger of Rockingham, Bingham, Brock, Brown, Brunstetter, East, Goodall, Hartsell, Hunt, Jacumin, Pittenger, Preston, Snow, and Tillman submitted the marriage amendment bill, Bill S13, on January 24, 2007. It opens by saying, "Marriage is the union of one man and one woman at one time. This is the only marriage that shall be recognized as valid in this State. The uniting of two persons of the same sex or the uniting of more than two persons of any sex in a marriage, civil union, domestic partnership, or other similar relationship within or outside of this State shall not be valid or recognized in this State."
On February 12, 2007, President Pro Tem Marc Basnight referred the bill to a committe that hasn't met in five and a half years, the Ways and Means Committee. This is a silent filibuster to keep the people of North Carolina from voting on one of the most fundamental issues of creation and society. We cannot sit around and simply watch this kind of legislative arrogance.
Defining marriage correctly is in the range of the biggest issues in the world, right alongside abortion-murder, justice, and freedom. For those of us who live in the world, this is a big deal. For those of us who live in America, this is a bigger deal. And for those of us who live in North Carolina, this is one of the biggest political-cultural deals out there right now. If you care about marriage as it is defined by God, get involved. Here are some links:
AFA.net's info page on the marriage amendment - where I got the information first
The NC Legislature's Home Page - find your representatives, send them letters, emails, phone calls, cards, etc.
Bill S13 on the NC Legislature page - the bill itself
Senator Fred Smith's blog on the issue
Return America.Org - "We need your help in building a network of churches and individuals to educate, motivate and mobilize citizens in a united effort in promoting Judeo-Christian values; to educate and influence government in these principles upon which our state and nation were founded." This organization is based in North Carolina, and they just held a huge rally in the legislature's backyard this past week.
Please don't skip on past this. This is more important than the next thing on your to-do list. It is more important than the next task at work. Our society will become pure darkness if we don't fight to shine God's light of truth all over it.
On February 12, 2007, President Pro Tem Marc Basnight referred the bill to a committe that hasn't met in five and a half years, the Ways and Means Committee. This is a silent filibuster to keep the people of North Carolina from voting on one of the most fundamental issues of creation and society. We cannot sit around and simply watch this kind of legislative arrogance.
Defining marriage correctly is in the range of the biggest issues in the world, right alongside abortion-murder, justice, and freedom. For those of us who live in the world, this is a big deal. For those of us who live in America, this is a bigger deal. And for those of us who live in North Carolina, this is one of the biggest political-cultural deals out there right now. If you care about marriage as it is defined by God, get involved. Here are some links:
AFA.net's info page on the marriage amendment - where I got the information first
The NC Legislature's Home Page - find your representatives, send them letters, emails, phone calls, cards, etc.
Bill S13 on the NC Legislature page - the bill itself
Senator Fred Smith's blog on the issue
Return America.Org - "We need your help in building a network of churches and individuals to educate, motivate and mobilize citizens in a united effort in promoting Judeo-Christian values; to educate and influence government in these principles upon which our state and nation were founded." This organization is based in North Carolina, and they just held a huge rally in the legislature's backyard this past week.
Please don't skip on past this. This is more important than the next thing on your to-do list. It is more important than the next task at work. Our society will become pure darkness if we don't fight to shine God's light of truth all over it.
posted by B Treece at 7:35 AM
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