RALEIGH, NC – Thousands of conservative Christians rallied in Raleigh, North Carolina, last week in support  of a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in the state. The rally was organized by Tony Perkins of the conservative Family Research Council and the Forsyth County-based Return America group and held at the Halifax Mall. According to the Fayetteville Observer, the state capitol police estimated that 3,500 people participated in the amendment rally carrying American flags and listening to ministers and other speakers arguing that it’s time for such an amendment. The state House Majority Leader, Paul Stam, told the crowd that it will get done this year.