NC Legislative Alert

September 9, 2009


In less than 72 hours, the NC General Assembly will convene to decide whether or not they are going to give you the right to vote to protect Marriage in North Carolina. Every legislative vote will count. Please make sure your legislator will vote to support marriage.

Contact your State Legislators NOW!

This is possibly the most important legislative alert we will send for the remainder of this legislative session! On Monday, September 12, your legislators will return to Raleigh for a special short session to consider a Marriage Protection Amendment. Those who oppose traditional marriage are working overtime to defeat the bill that will allow you to vote to protect marriage in the 2012 election and once and for all define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

Marriage is the bedrock institution of God's order and of our society. It is important that you participate in this effort to place the definition of marriage in our State Constitution and make sure that your legislators understand the importance of marriage and the importance of voting FOR the Marriage Protection Amendment.

Many legislators will be in their district this weekend and many of them actually want to hear from their constituents. That's why it is important for you to call within the next 72 hours. This is not a normal session of the General Assembly and legislative leaders have said they plan to complete their business in a matter of days.


Much has been written about this issue, but we have condensed some of the most important arguments into a Talking Points paper that you can download as a PDF file. We have heard back that many have found this document useful when talking with legislators.

Unless you already know how to reach your legislators, the information found on the General Assembly Website is what we use. You can access that through our Citizen Action Center as well as find out who represents you if you don't know. Also, please ask your friends and family to help by contacting their legislators.

Finally, I want to remind you of the Marriage Protection Amendment Rally that is scheduled for Monday, September 12 at 10:30 AM on Halifax Mall behind the Legislative Building in Raleigh. If you haven't been to Raleigh in a while, this would be an excellent time. Attend the rally and visit with your legislators. Go here for more information about the rally. Download a bulletin insert or flyer here.

Please be in prayer about this issue and all of the activities and decisions surrounding marriage and the Marriage Protection Amendment. Especially pray for your legislators