Amendment Votes Suggest Nationwide Surge to Protect Marriage
Bill Fancher & Jody Brown
Agape Press
 

October 25, 2004

Many of the nation's religious leaders believe the fight to protect traditional marriage has awakened the Evangelical church.  One pro-family group takes it even further, applauding Americans as a whole for "boldly resisting attacks on the sanctity of marriage" over the last year.

For the second week in a row, thousands of Christians crowded onto the National Mall in the nation's capital to demonstrate their support for marriage and their concerns for the direction in which the nation is headed.  Family Research Council president Tony Perkins sees the rallies as an indication that the Christian community is waking up to its duty.

"A year ago, it looked like there was no counter effort being made to those that were trying to redefine the institution of marriage," Perkins says, referring to events last November in Massachusetts.  "But in the last six months we've seen a massive effort driven by just the average American who cares deeply about this country and about the future of family, which hinges upon the future of marriage."

Perkins says churches are mobilizing their congregations to vote the values they profess.  By the time the upcoming election is over, 13 states will have voted on constitutional amendments limiting marriage to one man and one woman.  Two of those states -- Missouri and Louisiana -- have already approved amendments in decisive fashion.  According to recent polls, referendums in the other 11 states will also pass.

 

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