Word: unionized
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...people” and the annual fall Wyld Hunt is no exception. Though its origin is disputed (some members claim it originated from a traditional boozer that fell out of favor and needed to be transformed into a more family-friendly activity; others contest it is based on a Union protest against the Confederates in 1864) the hunt itself has changed very little...
Even in the U.S., the law seems to be biased against Gypsies. A Gypsy in Maryland recently enlisted the American Civil Liberties Union to fight a law that outlaws fortune-telling. The practice is banned because many consider it fraudulent based on the belief that predicting the future is impossible. The Gypsy involved in the case, however, stated, “It’s not like you choose it. You’re born with...
...which operates under the auspices of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, crunches numbers on energy supplies and demand on behalf of the world's richest countries, including the U.S., the European Union and Japan, which also finance the agency. Birol said the organization's annual report is discussed with all member governments and reviewed by 200 energy experts before being released. (Read "The Real Impact of America's Oil Crisis...
...conflate the awarding of rights to gay Americans with a government takeover of religious institutions. One fundamental problem is that our laws employ the religious term “marriage” to define what should be solely a legal concept. From Uncle Sam’s perspective, a union of individuals—gay or straight—should be treated as strictly part of the legal apparatus, and not related to a religious ceremony. If we can divorce religious terminology from our legal system, we can afford gay Americans equal rights—while leaving religious groups...
...government-granted union between two individuals should be recognized as only a civil union, not a marriage, under the law. To use the term “marriage” equates a legal union with a religious one. This skews the debate over same-sex marriage for those who may not be opposed to gay unions but believe in a strict biblical definition of the word marriage. To remedy this, gay and straight couples could be treated as equals under the law in that both could receive a civil union, which has no religious implications...