The power of three

Law: How a trio of pastors sparked the movement to give California voters the last word on same-sex marriage in their state | Lynn Vincent

SAN DIEGO— From the dusty Mexican border to the redwoods of the north, from broiling eastern deserts to the cool Pacific coast, on June 25, the prayers of more than a thousand pastors covered California like a quilt. The locus: Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego County. There, nearly 300 people, most of them pastors, gathered to pray, repent, and strategize for November, when Californians will vote on a constitutional amendment affirming the historical definition of marriage.

While Skyline organized the event, satellite technology provided live video feeds to 1,300 more people—again, mostly pastors—gathered at 101 other churches up and down the state. Miles MacPherson, senior pastor of The Rock, a San Diego congregation of 12,000, opened the meeting with a call to repentance for Christian leaders.