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  • OpEd: Special Rights for Religion Are a Slippery Slope

    In addition to the presence of a well educated population, one of the reasons religion has withered in Western Europe is because the memory of the excesses of religion in the past are still remembered.  Wars of religion, the special rights granted to the Church and general behavior which was the antithesis of true Christian [...]

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    Michael Hamar
    July 1, 2014

  • Watch Anderson Cooper Ruin AZ Sen. Melvin Over Religious Freedom Bill

    The king of silver foxes took on Arizona State Senator Al Melvin on the south-western state’s controversial new religious freedom law which would allow businesses to deny services to LGBT people because of personal beliefs. It’s kind of hard to watch as Sen. Melvin doge many of Coopers questions. The usual excuses are given “this [...]

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    GayRVA Staff
    February 25, 2014

  • Ky. lawmakers override Governor’s veto of religious freedom bill

    Staff Reports FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentuckylawmakers have voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill intended to protect legal claims of religious freedom. Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear vetoed the bill on Friday over concerns that the measure would undermine civil rights protections for gays and lesbians and lead to costly lawsuits for taxpayers. Beshear said that, while [...]

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    GayRVA Staff
    March 28, 2013