Oregon: New petition try could rapidly hit 100s of churches
Christian News Northwest reports:
If a green light is given by the state Supreme Court, there could be a sudden flurry of activity in hundreds of Oregon churches during three consecutive Sundays this month . . .
The immediate goal is to collect at least 82,769 valid signatures from Oregon voters by the state-mandated deadline of July 3 to place Initiative 145 on this November’s statewide ballot to repeal Senate Bill 2. That law bans discrimination against homosexuals in work, housing and public places.
Meanwhile, a federal court recently authorized a step toward seeing the state’s other new homosexual rights law — House Bill 2007 — also facing a possible repeal on this November’s ballot. That law allows domestic partnerships for same-sex couples . . .
Alliance Defense Fund filed the lawsuit on behalf of several Oregonians, alleging that the secretary of state and several different county clerks wrongfully rejected valid citizens’ petition signatures for last year’s referendum that sought to allow voters to decide the domestic partnerships issue . . .