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LGBT Success!

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Robert Tighe

On June 26 the United States Supreme Court released a ruling stating that no state government within the country can pass or enforce laws that restrict marriage to “one man and one woman”. In addition, they ruled that every state … Continue reading →

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Islam and Tolerance

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Robert Tighe

President Obama has been getting a lot of criticism recently regarding his principled stands on religion—specifically, his attitudes toward Islam. Last year, it was all about his administration’s use of the acronym ISIL—Islamic State in the Levant—as shorthand for the … Continue reading →

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Supreme Marriage

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Robert Tighe

The Supreme Court is currently working on two cases regarding same-sex marriage. The first (Hollingsworth v. Perry) would determine whether or not to overturn the Ninth Circuit court’s decision that found California’s Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional. Prop 8 banned … Continue reading →

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