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Mullally writes for the Irish Times. You might need to embiggen the top image to read it. (Tipped by JMG reader Bryan)

This is the bill that Bobby Jindal has been using to sell his presidential bid. From last month: Jindal insists the law is not about discrimination, but rather prohibiting the state from enacting punitive measures against people who act, in the words of the proposed law, “in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction about the institution of marriage.” …

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Via NBC News: One of the conductors aboard the Amtrak train that derailed last week in Philadelphia has sued the rail carrier. Emilio Fonseca, of Kearny, New Jersey, filed the lawsuit Monday in Newark. It seeks unspecified damages. The complaint accuses Amtrak of “negligence and carelessness” in the May 12 derailment that killed eight people and injured more than 200. …

Via Gay Star News: Former Irish president Mary McAleese has given an incredible speech for gay marriage. She has called on all families across Ireland to vote yes in the same-sex marriage referendum on Friday (22 May), saying the future for gay children is at stake. Speaking of her hopes and fears for her gay son Justin, she said she …

With Stephen Fry and incoming Daily Show host Trevor Noah.

Via Breitbart: American Future Project, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s issues advocacy group, is running ads starting today in Iowa touting the need for protection for religious liberty in America. “Our religious liberty must in no way ever be linked to the ever-changing opinions of the public,” Jindal is quoted as saying in a speech he gave to Liberty University to …

Former game show host Chuck Woolery makes his living these days with middle-of-the-night infomercials for the Willow Curve, which claims to cure a host of joint ailments with blinking lights. In yesterday’s podcast to his followers in Teabagistan, Woolery repeats the ridiculous lie that churches will lose their tax-exempt status if they refuse to host same-sex marriages. It’s worth noting …

Irish Central arts editor Cahir O’Doherty grew up in Ireland’s northernmost and rural County Donegal. Today he’s written a mournful recounting of the time that a Catholic school teacher, sensing that something was troubling her teenaged pupil, asked him if he was OK. An excerpt: One moment of naked honesty would have made the whole town collapse like a painted …

Conor McGregor is a top-ranked featherweight mixed martial artist who competes in the US-based Ultimate Fighting Championship. His SBG training center is part of an international chain based in Portland, Oregon. McGregor has nearly half a million Twitter followers.

Lovely. I’m going to miss these great ads. The vote is Friday.

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Franklin Graham has posted the sixth in his Twitter series of daily anti-gay marriage prayers for members of the Supreme Court. Still to come: Breyer, Sotomayor, Thomas.

Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed: On Tuesday morning, Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California will introduce a federal bill to ban commercial efforts to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity — often called conversion therapy. “The public views conversion therapy as quackery, as something that harms people,” Lieu told BuzzFeed News on Monday afternoon, just after landing back in …

New York state Sen. Ruben Diaz, the leading anti-gay nutcase in the legislature, is screaming that his wife was denied a job with New York City because she opposes same-sex marriage. Via the Observer: A Bronx state senator is charging that Comptroller Scott Stringer denied his wife a job because she opposes same-sex marriage–even though Mr. Stringer’s office claims she …

Tony Perkins via email: There’s a reason liberals are polling on the wrong question in Louisiana! If they asked voters about the actual effects of the Marriage and Conscience Act, liberals wouldn’t like what the voters had to say. Turns out, protecting the freedom of belief isn’t as controversial as the media would have you believe. In a brand new …

Not the best timing for Friday’s referendum in the south. Via the Independent: A Christian-owned bakery which refused to make a cake carrying a pro-gay marriage slogan has been found guilty of discrimination after a landmark legal action. The Northern Ireland Equality Commission brought the case against Ashers Baking Company on behalf of Gareth Lee, the gay rights activist whose …

Via Politico: Since the average Republican is significantly older than the average Democrat, far more Republicans than Democrats have died since the 2012 elections. To make matters worse, the GOP is attracting fewer first-time voters. Unless the party is able to make inroads with new voters, or discover a fountain of youth, the GOP’s slow demographic slide will continue election …