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Pentagon to Allow Chaplains to Officiate Weddings for Gay and Lesbian Service Members

Last week, after nearly 18 years and 14,000 dismissals, the demise of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" became official. Earlier today, the Pentagon made clear that military chaplains will be permitted to officiate at wedding ceremonies for gay a...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - September 30, 2011 at 2:18 pm

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Pentagon to Allow Chaplains to Officiate Weddings for Gay and Lesbian Service Members

Last week, after nearly 18 years and 14,000 dismissals, the demise of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" became official. Earlier today, the Pentagon made clear that military chaplains will be permitted to officiate at wedding ceremonies for gay a...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - at 2:18 pm

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President Obama: Restore Civil Rights Protections!

Seventy years ago this week, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered all federal agencies to "include in all defense contracts hereafter negotiated by them a provision obligating the contractor not to discriminate against any worker because of ...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - June 23, 2011 at 1:03 pm

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President Obama: Restore Civil Rights Protections!

Seventy years ago this week, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered all federal agencies to "include in all defense contracts hereafter negotiated by them a provision obligating the contractor not to discriminate against any worker because of ...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - at 1:03 pm

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Groups Promise Lawsuit if Giles County School Board Orders Reposting of Ten Commandments

School board expected to vote on June 7 on whether to place Ten Commandments on school walls, along with other historical documents Giles County, VA— The ACLU of Virginia and the Freedom From Religion Foundation today warned the Giles County S...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Religion & Belief News - June 1, 2011 at 4:00 pm

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Groups Promise Lawsuit if Giles County School Board Orders Reposting of Ten Commandments

School board expected to vote on June 7 on whether to place Ten Commandments on school walls, along with other historical documents Giles County, VA— The ACLU of Virginia and the Freedom From Religion Foundation today warned the Giles County S...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Religion & Belief News - at 4:00 pm

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Groups Promise Lawsuit if Giles County School Board Orders Reposting of Ten Commandments

School board expected to vote on June 7 on whether to place Ten Commandments on school walls, along with other historical documents Giles County, VA— The ACLU of Virginia and the Freedom From Religion Foundation today warned the Giles County S...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Religion & Belief News - at 4:00 pm

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