Opponents of gay-marriage law get unexpected aid: from Muslims The Referendum 74 campaign to roll back the state's same-sex marriage law says it has surpassed the minimum number of signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot — with some of that support coming from the state's Muslims, who traditionally have
With less than two weeks to go, organizers of the Referendum 74 campaign to roll back the state's same-sex-marriage law say they have surpassed the minimum number of signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot — with thousands more rolling in each day.
Some of that support is coming in from an unexpected place: Muslims, who as a community have traditionally remained silent on the question of gay marriage.
In recent weeks, several area mosques have requested thousands of Ref. 74 petitions to circulate among their members, and through November, Muslims plan to campaign alongside religious conservatives seeking to overturn the law.