Sun Journal Letters to the Editor--New Bern, NC

Marriage Amendment Letters:

Of the 12 letters published today on the Marriage Amendment 9 were against and 3 for it. Shows the paper’s left leaning doesn’t it. Not surprising of those 9 folks against the amendment were 5 Democrats and 3 unaffiliated and one person who does not appear to be from Craven County at all. The three folks who wrote in favor of protecting the sanctity of marriage 2 were Republicans, again, not surprising. Most of the letters were out and out lies and nonsense.


For the real facts on the issue:  Read “What It Does” a letter fro Jerry Schill, Co-Chairman of the Craven-Pamlico Christian Coalition, my friend and a very honorable man.

Sun Journal Letter to the Editor: What it does by Jerry Schill


April 22, 2012

Regarding the Marriage Amendment:

• Gay marriage and domestic partnerships are illegal under CURRENT North Carolina law, passed by the General Assembly.


• If the Marriage Amendment passes on May 8, gay marriage and domestic partnerships will CONTINUE to be illegal. However, the definition will have the added protection of a constitutional amendment. The amendment makes it clear that marriage shall be the only domestic legal union recognized in North Carolina.


• The passage of the Marriage Amendment will not ADD any rights to gays but neither does it take any away.


• The amendment does NOT take away private contractual rights for unmarried couples.


• The amendment does NOT prohibit local governments or the UNC System from providing benefits to unmarried partners.


• The amendment does NOT interfere with benefits that private employers provide to gay couples.


• The amendment will NOT harm North Carolina’s economy. Gay marriage has been illegal in our state for several years, and the amendment will not change that fact from an employer’s or business standpoint.


So, if it’s already illegal and does not ADD any gay rights or take any away, what’s the point with all this?


Activist judges! By putting the measure in our state’s constitution, we add protection from judicial activism which has been way too prevalent in our country.


Another question is why are Christians so engaged on this issue? I certainly cannot speak for all but I know many of us have been concerned about the eroding moral fabric and the disintegration of our family structure for a lot of years. We have witnessed what’s been happening but have done little to reverse it. We have had little help from the leadership in our churches, especially from the pulpit. We love our state and our country, and have decided to get engaged rather than just go to another meeting and talk about it and complain about “those in charge”.


To paraphrase Popeye the Sailor Man, “That’s all we can stands and we can’t stands no more!”


On May 8, please vote FOR the Marriage Amendment, which will define marriage IN OUR CONSTITUTION between one man and one woman as the only legal union recognized in North Carolina!

Jerry Schill
Co-chair
Craven-Pamlico Christian Coalition and Craven County coordinator for the passage of the Marriage Amendment

http://www.newbernsj.com/articles/regarding-105961-amendment-letter.html