North carolina gay marriage

• RALEIGH, N.C. -- From Texas to Virginia, the South has spoken with almost one voice on same-sex marriage, amending state constitutions to ban the practice in hopes of blocking court decisions that would allow gays and lesbians to marry.
(Huffington Post)
• RALEIGH, N.C. — Depending on whom you ask, North Carolina is either out of step with its neighbors or ahead of the pack when it comes to the issue of gay marriage.
(Washington Post)
• A majority of North Carolinians support a proposed constitutional amendment which would ban gay marriage in the state, a new poll released Wednesday has found.
(On Top Magazine)
• Cathy Bessant says a North Carolina constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in the Tar Heel State would be harmful to business and economic development in the state.
(The Business Journal)
• will be on the ballot for North Carolina voters in the May primary. Some observers believe it will be the test to see whether the Bible is still alive in the Bible Belt.
(Blacks will tip gay marriage amendment - Fayetteville Observer)
• RALEIGH, NC -- President Obama says he opposes a proposed North Carolina constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman -- an amendment that polls show a majority of the states voters support.
(Opposing Views)
• Mr. Griffin, who this month was named president of the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay advocacy may lie ahead with marriage initiatives on five state ballots this year: Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina and Washington.
(New York Times)
• Thats what the North Carolina ballot initiative would do - it would single out and discriminate against committed gay and lesbian couples - and thats why the president does not support it.
(msnbc.com)
• But North Carolinas two Catholic bishops say marriage between a man and a woman is sanctified by God and is the best way to raise children.
(Salisbury Post)