The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled this week that the state’s constitutional amendment affirming marriage as the union between one man and one woman is constitutional.
In November 2004, the amendment passed with 57 percent of the votes. Homosexual activists then filed a lawsuit to nullify the vote. When a circuit court ruled the amendment was constitutional, homosexual activists appealed to the state appellate court.
The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) provided funding to attorney Kelly Clark, who defended the amendment before the court on behalf of the Defense of Marriage Coalition.
“The government should promote and encourage strong families,” ADF Senior Counsel Brian Raum said. “In this case, advocates of homosexual behavior attempted to overrule the will of the people, who recognize that the best environment for children is within a marriage between one man and one woman."
