Gay marriage opponents rally in Raleigh

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Christian conservatives who helped pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in North Carolina held a demonstration in Raleigh Tuesday to try to keep the prohibition defended in court.

The group called Return America rallied behind the Legislative Building.

Religious leaders involved in the "Take Your Stand" rally said the event was designed to tell judges and Attorney General Roy Cooper it's their job to preserve the 2012 amendment. Cooper has said his office will no longer defend the amendment because a similar Virginia ban has been struck down by an appeals court.

More than 60 percent of the voters approved the amendment.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

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