ROSSMAN, Presiding Judge.
Defendant was convicted by a jury of attempted first degree sodomy. ORS 163.405; ORS 161.405. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court committed evidentiary error by allowing the prosecutor to elicit the child victim's statements that: (1) he believed in God, (2) he believed God would send him to hell if he lied, and (3) he went to church every weekend. Defendant argues that the reference to the victim's religious beliefs impermissibly...
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