Eureka Springs becomes first city in Arkansas to register 'Gay Marriages'

by Don Wildmon, AFA: Eureka Springs has become the first city in Arkansas to allow homosexual couples to register as domestic partners. The City Council passed the ordinance unanimously, which basically is the equivalent of the city's leaders recognizing and forcing "gay marriage" on the city's residents. Eureka Springs is recognized as the home of "The Great Passion Play," America's #1 attended outdoor drama, but on May 14, ORDINANCE NO. 2052 - An Ordinance CREATING A DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP REGISTRY, welcomed homosexuals into the city en mass as Arkansas' "Little San Francisco."

Pastor Philip Wilson of Eureka Springs' First Christian Church is leading an effort to get the ordinance overturned. Pastor Wilson said the mayor and city council made a moral decision for the entire city. Wilson twice helped gather signatures in an attempt to bring the issue to the voters, but the petitions failed after the city clerk claimed they lacked specific wording. "My sadness is Eureka Springs is being marketed more and more as a homosexual destination," Wilson explained.

Eureka Springs has opened the door for other Arkansas mayors and city councils to adopt similar ordinances recognizing the equivalent of same-sex marriage. Please contact Eureka Springs Mayor Dani Wilson and city council members. Politely ask them to repeal this ordinance. Let them know their Domestic Partnership Registry could destroy the Eureka Springs tourist trade and hurt the local economy. Many Christian families will no doubt reconsider their plans to visit Eureka Springs, or refuse to vacation in Eureka Springs. Incidentally, Branson has become very successful by marketing to families, not special interest groups such as homosexuals. E-Mail or call Dani Wilson, Mayor Eureka Springs 44 S. MainEureka Springs, AR 72632; Primary Phone: 479-253-9703 Fax: 479-253-6967. Also contact others on the Eurika Springs City Council and the Caroll County Judge and Qourum Court. See also: Domestic Partnership Registry Passed

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