Jeffrey Nielsen was a visiting lecturer of philosophy at Brigham Young University. After submitting an editorial to the Salt Lake Tribune that challenged the opposition of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU's sponsoring institution, to same-sex marriage, he received a letter from the head of the Department of Philosophy stating that once term classes ended, his contract would not be renewed. Wikipedia
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