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Carol n Curti <br />From: Ralph Baumgartner � <br />Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:06 AM <br />To: Carolyn Curti <br />Subject: Marriage Amendment <br />Dear friends and neighbors: <br />I am the pastor of Galilee Evangelical Lutheran Church in Roseville, and it F�as come to my attention that the Roseville <br />Human Rights Commission is considering whether to endorse the so-called Marriage Amendment to the State <br />Constitution that will be on the ballot in November. <br />I would like to encourage the Commission to make this endorsement for the follow9ng reasons: <br />• We should not pass constitutional amendments that RESTRICT rights of citizens--the purpose of a constitutian <br />is to limit the powers of government. <br />• Not all churches and communities of faith are opposed to gay marriage. We should not impose the wilf of some <br />religious groups upon the whole citizenry, especially on such a controversial is5ue. <br />• We should encaurage couples, gay and straight, to make solemn cammitments to one another and be <br />faithful. Doing so supports the stability of familie5, which is in the public interest. <br />Thank you, and may God bless you as you consider this complicated matter. Thank you aiso for your willingness to serve <br />on the Human Rights Commission on behalf of all of us. <br />Rev. Ralph Baumgartner, pastor <br />Galilee Evangelical Lutheran Church <br />145 N. McCarrons Blvd. <br />Roseville, MN 551�.3 <br />