Thomasville

Rev. Donnie Lunsford, pastor of New Grace Baptist Church, and Thomasville City Councilman, Dwight Cornelison, want more Christian prayer at public meetings, and they’re all fired up, writes The Dispatch. More after the break.

Cross-post from Matt's personal blog, MattHillNC.com |The Q-triad Blog

Tonight, the Thomasville City Council approved, five to one, a resolution urging the North Carolina General Assembly to send an anti-gay marriage amendment to the voters. The Council will send their resolution to Thomasville's representatives in the General Assembly, where it should be circulated to the other members and promptly ignored by our Democrat-controlled Senate and House (as the amendment has been ignored for the past three years in a row). The meeting, however, didn't come without a fight from those supportive of equality and those who simply want government out of the business of marriage. There were plenty of positive things too, including some great statements against the resolution from a Thomasville citizen who also noted the great statements from one of Thomasville's City Councilmembers.

Tonight, October 16, 2006, 7pm, on the second floor of the Thomasville Police Building (7 West Guilford Street - map), the Thomasville City Council will meet. On their agenda is a resolution urging the North Carolina General Assembly to send an amendment banning same-sex marriage to the voters (See our October 14th Press Release: Gay and lesbian PAC urges Thomasville City Council to vote "No").

Please join us at tonight's meeting of the Thomasville City Council meeting! Speak with us during the Council's Public Forum section of the agenda and tell the City Council why this resolution is both un-necessary and harmful for North Carolina.