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Gay Weddings and Religious Freedom
Can businesses refuse service to homosexuals if it violates the owners' religious freedom? Can valuable new rights be protected without infringing on cherished old ones?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenCan businesses refuse service to gays and lesbians if it violates their owners' religious freedoms or is that outright discrimination? Can valuable new rights be protected without infringing on cherished old rights? We look at those questions. Also, Russians move into Crimea as diplomacy continues, and the deepening mystery over that missing airplane in Asia.
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3 storiesRussians Move into Crimea as Diplomacy Continues
Russia accuses Ukraine's new pro-western government of causing "chaos" in the eastern part of the country, and pro-Russian forces stormed a number of Ukrainian military bases in the Crimean Peninsula. The crisis is deepening. Andrew Kuchins is Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Read the story8 minThe Clash of Religious Freedom and Civil Rights
Arizona's Senate Bill 1062 did not give businesses the right to discriminate against gays and lesbians, but it did say they could use religious belief as a defense if they were sued for refusing service.
Read the story34 minWhy Can't We Find the Malaysia Airlines Flight?
The oil slicks don't match; the flotsam found in the water doesn't connect; the stolen passports could be just a coincidence. Forty ships and 34 aircraft from nine countries have not turned up any evidence. There's no clue as to what happened to Asiana Airlines Flight 214 with 239 people on board.
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