Tag: Legislation

Next week Washington could be one of three states legalizing marijuana for recreational use.

Currently the use of medical marijuana is permitted in about one-third of the country, but advocates are hoping to get it a step further.

Opponents of Referendum 74, the ballot measure that would legalize gay marriage in Washington State, are correct when they argue that church groups and individuals who disagree with gay marriage could find themselves facing stiff legal sanctions.

Supporters of the measure have embarked on a slick, well-funded propaganda campaign in an effort to convince Washington voters that gay marriage is the greatest thing since the invention of the wheel.

More than $625 billion of the federal budget fuels the U.S. Military; and now’s the time to start making cuts to that financial plan so tax payer money can be used more effectively. That was Quaker lobbyist Diane Randall’s message Saturday morning as she addressed about 40 Spokane residents at Salem Lutheran Church.

President Barack Obama on Thursday (Oct. 25) endorsed the same-sex marriage referendum on the Washington state ballot and also formally backed a similar measure on the ballot in Maine.
The support from the president -- who in May came out in favor of gay marriage -- provided a boost for the campaign in favor of Washington's Referendum 74 just as a new poll showed that the race was getting tighter.

Faith leaders and community activists are coming together this weekend to discuss the economy, peace and military spending with Diane Randall, executive secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation.

She’ll be the keynote speaker at the Fall Advocacy Forum, co-hosted by Washington State’s Faith Action Network.

Panelists agreed at a forum Wednesday night that the death penalty is morally reprehensible and should be done away with in Washington state and the rest of the country.

The Rev. Todd Eklof, of The Unitarian Univesralist Church of Spokane, said killing people to teach that killing is wrong, is senseless.