Faith-based furor
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A lesbian who was fired from her job as a therapist for the Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children because her homosexuality was revealed after a photograph of her and her partner, taken without her knowledge or permission, was entered into a state-fair art competition. She sued her former employer for discrimination. The Charitable Choice legislation approved by Congress allows organizations that receive government funding to discriminate in their hiring practices, but only for religious purposes. Pres Bush's decision to fund religious-based charities could cause more cases of religious
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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Caught in the crossfire: will the war on reproductive rights ever end?
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The question on reproductive rights has evolved into a political issue that the basic question on women's rights are now ignored. The debate continues however, and the only people knowing the real consequences may be the only pones to make the decisions in the final analysis.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1998
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Take $2000 and call me in the morning
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The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) was established to fight discriminatory practices. However, a look at the MCAD's decision shows that it has tended to award money in favor of the most outrageous claims.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1995
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