- GOP Filibusters Debt Limit Hike As Anxieties Flare Over Default—So much for the "bipartisan" Senate talks [WaPo] that got the House GOP furious after ending negotiations with Obama. Now "things are not moving now" on the debt deal where hapless Republicans [NYT] are still trying to blame Democrats.
- Dems Hold Firm After GOP Filibuster Of Debt Limit Bill—They better not cave.
- Government Shutdown Negotiations Stuck On Sequestration
- House Yanks Bill After Alan Grayson Tries To Add 'Clean CR' Language—"Grayson's goal was purely symbolic; he wanted to see how many Republicans would vote for the idea of passing a clean funding bill to reopen the government, with no strings attached."
- World top bankers warn of dire consequences if U.S. defaults—It's not all about U.S..
- Dollar's reserve role at risk from US budget uncertainty: ECB's Nowotny
- Government Shutdown Set To Ripple Through States As Layoff Notices Begin To Go Out
- Government shutdown leaves courts running on fumes
- Poll: Just 25 Percent Think Their Own Member Of Congress Deserves Reelection—They say that now.
- Wanna know what the Government Shutdown is REALLY about?
- Republicans with a death-wish are holding US to ransom—"With the American government stuck in its second full week of a congressional-compelled shutdown, popular pressure is making even hyper-partisans sweat on Capitol Hill."
- G.O.P.'s Hopes to Take Senate Are Dimming—"Republicans are being forced to explain why they are not to blame for the government shutdown, while Tea Party activists pose an insurgent threat." NYT
- Most Americans blame Republicans. But will it matter in 2014?
- It's time for stocktaking by GOP leaders WaPo
- Reich: Why Giving Republican Bullies a Bloody Nose Isn't Enough
- At the Values Voter Summit, It's YOLO Conservatism—And the crazed ones to go on unobstructed overdrive.
- Ted Cruz wins Values Voter Summit straw poll—Where is wonder boy Rubio? Politico
- Cognitive Dissonance and the Republican Denial of Reality
- One Look At These Emails, And You'll See Why Republicans Let Ted Cruz Lead Them Off A Cliff
- Perverting the State of Our Union—"Tea Partiers mean no good to the country that the rest of us believe in, because they regard the country that the rest of us believe in as no good."
- This Is Exactly the GOP that Religious Conservatives Want—"The public broadly opposes Republican tactics in the fiscal crisis, but the party's core is simply loving it."
- North Penn School District clarifies 'no Halloween' notice
- Bible scholar claims Christianity invented as part of ancient Roman psy-ops campaign
- U.S. Catholics, unlike their Bishops, overwhelmingly approve of the new pope
- Muslim leader says pope is model of what religious leader should be
- Vatican misspells Jesus on Pope Francis commemorative coins
- Catholic bishop spends €350,000 on wardrobes
- Kass: Catholic Charities won't accept donation from Kuma's—Dat Communion Wafer garnish.
- Paedophilia is caused by divorce, says Poland's top Catholic bishop as he blames parents for not bringing up children properly—Thankfully, their Archbishop has issued an apology.
- Brown vetoes bill giving sex abuse victims more time to file lawsuits—"His veto comes after a heated opposition campaign led by the Catholic Church. Groups representing victims condemn the decision." He said the bill "singled out private organizations" and excluded insitutions such as public schools.
- For an accused Cold Spring priest, retirement income came with a premium
- Philly priest accused of raping altar boy
- Clergy abuse scandal reaches Minnesota archdiocese
- Archdiocese insider battles Catholic Church over sex abuse
- Pastor of West Side Cleveland church charged with soliciting sex while being HIV-positive
- Twin Cities survivor of priest sex abuse criticizes church
- Saudi Arabian preacher gets 8 years in prison for raping and killing his five-year-old daughter
- How Scientology coerced a child to have an abortion
- Anti-Evolution Group Pitches a Hissy Fit When a Newspaper Reports the Truth
- Creationists cite 'academic freedom' to teach beliefs in schools—Teach it in Sunday school where it belongs.
- Creationists battle atheists in latest billboard war
- Greatest threat to Muslim world is from within: Malaysia—"Muslims around the world need to unite against extremists who are using Islam as an excuse to commit violence, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has said. Moderation is the key to winning the battle being waged for the future of Islam...."
- Religious tension in Pakistan as Muslims dig up Hindu grave
- Dr. Wafa Sultan on Muslim extremism
- Pennsylvania Governor Laughingly Compares Same-Sex Marriage To Incest
- Former GOP State Chairman: New Jersey and Gay Marriage Belong Together—The judge denies Christie's request for a delay.
- Same-sex marriage opponents want lawmakers to "let the people decide"
- Marriage equality will arrive in Utah soon—"Utah's ban on same-sex marriage was doomed the moment the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act last June."
- Straight Man Gets Emotional Over Gay Brother's Struggles After Wedding
- Grandfather Writes Letter To His Daughter After She Kicks Out His Gay Grandson
- Brown signs bill to allow children more than two legal parents—"The bill — similar to one the governor vetoed last year — had been opposed as an attack on traditional family; proponents argued that the changing family structure needs to be addressed."
- Girl expelled from school for having two dads
- Kuwait Hatching Plan to "Detect Gays," Bar Them From Entering Country
- Gay-Rights Rally In Russia Ends With Clashes, Arrests
- Gays Want to Force Christians to 'Participate in Their Sodomy' Says Ex-Navy Chaplain—Projection much?
- Fifteen years after Matthew Shepard's murder, Wyoming remains anti-gay—"Kidnapped, tied to a fence, pistol-whipped and tortured, Shepard died from his injuries. Though the crime sparked nationwide debate, his home state has remained resistant to change."
- Sandy Rios At Values Voter Summit: Matthew Shepard's Murder Was 'A Total Fraud'
- Blast from the Past: Fox sends letter of apology to Matthew Shepard's mother.
