It’s been nearly a week since Virginia legislators made headlines by refusing to put a Richmond prosecutor on the bench. Tracy Thorne-Begland is a decorated fighter pilot who was honorably discharged from the Navy, and he’s openly gay. Some said this was a case of bigotry, but it may also be a case of intensive lobbying by a conservative Christian group. Sandy Hausman has that story.
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