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FROM
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Board Resolution on the Proposed NC Constitution Amendment “Amendment One”
We the Board of Trustees of Unitarian Coastal Fellowship believe that Amendment One, currently on the May ballot in North Carolina, violates fundamental human rights and proposes to write discrimination into our state constitution. Therefore the amendment should be opposed.
We strongly oppose this amendment for the following reasons:
--It removes rights from and threatens the health of North Carolina's citizens, LGBT and heterosexual alike by banning legal recognition for all unmarried couples.
--It threatens North Carolina's families' ability to protect and care for their family members through, for example, provision of insurance benefits, hospital visitation, establishment of wills and trusts, ability to make financial and medical decisions, and end-of-life arrangements.
--It threatens the wellbeing of all North Carolina youth and especially LGBT youth and the children of same-sex parents.
--It will dissuade new businesses from locating in North Carolina and discourage future business development in the state by not allowing employers to provide for their LGBT employees and families as they see fit.
--It does not serve to protect marriage for anyone.
We affirm the basic right of same-sex couples to marry and share fully and equally in the rights, responsibilities, and commitments of civil marriage. We resolve to raise awareness of the discriminatory and harmful effects of this amendment and to take all appropriate actions as a faith community to encourage voters in North Carolina to vote against it.
The Unitarian Coastal Fellowship Board of Trustees
March 2012
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