sentences:  Burbidge received criticism for supporting the legislation.The amendment was found unconstitutional in federal court on October 10, 2014.In 2013, Burbidge was one of many clerical leaders to show support for the Moral Mondays protests in North Carolina, a movement started by religious progressives encouraging civil disobedience and arguing for reforms to North Carolina laws regarding the environment, racial justice, gender equality, social programs, education, and other issues, by signing "A Joint Statement by Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic and United Methodist Leaders in North Carolina", although he did not permit Catholic priests to join the protests.