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University reinstates diversity officer suspended over gay ‘marriage’ stance

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WASHINGTON, D.C. , January 9, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Gallaudet University has reinstated its chief diversity officer, Angela McCaskill, after she  was suspended  last year for signing a petition to allow voters the opportunity to nullify a state law allowing same-sex “marriage.” McCaskill’s reinstatement was announced Monday in an e-mail to students, staff and faculty from university President T. Alan Hurwitz . “This has been a period of reflection for all of us,” wrote Hurwitz. “I am deeply appreciative of the time you have taken to communicate your views, of the clearly heartfelt manner in which you have expressed those thoughts, and of the overall maturity you have shown in your willingness to consider the differing views others may hold.” Angela McCaskill Hurwitz did not provide a reason for McCaskill’s reinstatement in the email he sent out, and the university has refused to comment further on the matter, citing legal concerns. McCaskill’s attorney, J. Wyndal G

University ‘diversity’ administrator placed on leave after signing marriage petition

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Washington, D.C., October 16, 2012  – The Chief Diversity Officer of Gallaudet University has been placed on administrative leave after a homosexual blogger publicized the fact that she signed a petition to support Question 6, a Maryland ballot measure that would send the same-sex “marriage” law recently passed by the state legislature to voters for a referendum. Angela McCaskill, who lives in Maryland, is the first Chief Diversity Officer at the university for the deaf and hard-of-hearing , and was the first black deaf woman to be awarded a Ph.D. from the school. She reportedly signed the petition after her pastor, Lee P. Washington of Reid Temple AME Church , preached against same-sex “marriage” during a sermon.  Angela McCaskill was dismissed from her position after supporting a referendum on gay "marriage." “Dr. McCaskill has participated in a legislative initiative that some feel is inappropriate for an individual serving as Chief Diversity Officer,” said