NASHVILLE, TENN.--Baptist Press reported Oklahoma became the fifth state to send a constitutional marriage amendment to voters. The Oklahoma House passed a marriage amendment by a vote of 92-4, sending the issue to the ballot this fall. Oklahoma joins Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Utah, in sending a marriage amendment to voters.

The Oklahoma amendment would protect the traditional definition of marriage and ban same-sex marriage.

In Oregon, efforts by pro-family groups to gather signatures to put a marriage amendment on the ballot this fall were stalled by a challenge to the ballot title from the American Civil Liberties Union.

According to Dave Fidanque of ACLU Oregon the ballot title does not inform voters that the amendment would prevent state courts from ruling in favor of same-sex marriage.

The Oregon Supreme Court will handle the challenge by the ACLU. Kelly Clark, a lawyer for the Oregon Defense of Marriage Coalition, told Baptist Press he hopes to hear something in about a month. But Clark is confident that because of heavy church involvement supporters can obtain the 100,000 signatures needed by July 2 to put the initiative on the ballot.

Pro-family groups in Michigan and Ohio are also gathering signatures for a ballot initiative concerning marriage in their states.

Four states have existing bans on same-sex marriage in their constitutions. Nebraska's marriage amendment is being challenged in federal court.