A CALL TO PRAYER FOR WASHINGTON STATE

 

September 27, 2011


Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

The battle in the Federal Court to protect the names and addresses of those who signed the R-71 Petitions, the Referendum to reverse the domestic partnership law in the State of Washington, is finally coming to conclusion this coming Monday, October 3, 2011.


Judge Benjamin Settle will be hearing cross motions for summary judgment based upon the evidence currently before the court.  There will not be a trial, because the Judge has elected to settle the case on existing evidence.  We remain hopeful that he will continue to stop Secretary of State Sam Reed from disclosing the names to the groups that have stated that they want to have "meaningful conversations" with petition signers, and who have announced plans to boycott the businesses of signers.


Many of you know that pastors and members of congregations who supported R-71 were the subjects of violence and harassment during the campaign.  We can leave all of that behind us now, as we concentrate on bringing prayers for a rightful decision from Judge Settle.


Please pray that the Holy Spirit would guide his decision, and that God would direct his hand in writing his final judgment.  Pray that the names and addresses of the signers would continue to be protected from disclosure.

 

Finally, please pray for Larry Stickney and the lawyers fighting on behalf of Protect Marriage Washington and the petition signers.


God bless, and may the peace of Jesus Christ be with you.


Sincerely,


Stephen Pidgeon

Attorney for Washington Values Alliance/Protect Marriage Washington

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Mission

The mission of the new PAC is to organize the effort to gather the 120,577 required signatures for Referendum 71 by July 25, 2009 to bring the controversial Senate Bill 5688 before the voters of Washington State in November. SB 5688 is a 110 page document which includes the phrase "marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships" 180 times.

 

SB 5688 was packaged and presented to the legislature as a Domestic Partnerships expansion of benefits. In truth, it will demolish the state's historical understanding and definition of marriage as that of uniting a man and a woman for life as Washington State will immediately become subject to litigation by same-sex partners demanding that the courts overturn the Defense of Marriage Act and impose "same-sex marriage" (as happened recently in California prior to Proposition 8).