- George Zimmerman not guilty of Trayvon Martin murder—'Beyond a reasonable doubt' is a high standard that should not be discounted.
- How Much Is About Florida Law?
- George Zimmerman sues NBC for defamation—They are accused of doctoring the 911 tapes.
- IT director who alleged evidence withheld from Zimmerman defense fired
- "Angry Trayvon" video game removed from app store—"The video game depicteds a character in a hooded sweatshirt, seeking revenge 'on the bad guys.'" Salon
- Third victim dies from Asiana crash; runway reopens
- Chicago Sun-Times Apologizes For 'FRIGHT 214' Headline's Accidental Racism
- Punk'd TV Station Airs Bogus Names Of Pilots In San Francisco Crash—The names were erroneously confirmed by the NTSB.
- Pope Francis Named Man Of The Year By Vanity Fair Italia
- Pope's Reform Path: Francis Shakes Up Church Establishment
- What would Jesus drive? Pope tells priests to buy "humble" cars
- Pope blasts indifference over migration deaths
- Garry Wills on Pope Francis: he's been "doing wonderful things," but canonizing John Paul is not one of them
- Pope Francis criminalizes leaks, child sex abuse in Vatican City law—"...specifically listing sexual violence, prostitution and possession of child pornography as crimes against children that can be punished by up to 12 years in prison."
- Dolan sought Vatican permission to shield assets NYT
- Serial sex offender priest told 7-year-old victim he could get dead grandfather into heaven
- Lawsuit set to begin alleging abuse by KC priest drove boy to suicide
- UN questions Vatican over child abuse case—"A major UN child rights protection body has asked the Vatican to disclose details of thousands of paedophilia cases involving Catholic clergy."
- Rick Perry and the Muslim Brotherhood: Compare and Contrast
- 29 boarding school students burned alive, shot dead by Islamist militants in Nigeria
- New California House Candidate Funded By Advocate For 'Total Integration Of Biblical Law'
- Muslim television channel fined after preacher of hate incited murder live on air
- North Carolina Senate Stems the Tide of Religious Thuggery by… Imposing Their Own Religious Thuggery—It's like raaaaiiiin...
- Russian Islamist Doku Umarov calls for attacks on 2014 Winter Olympics
- Christians upset over Depp's 'Tonto' being too pagan in 'Lone Ranger'
- The boy killed for an off-hand remark about Muhammad - Sharia spreads in Syria
- In Russia It Is Now a Crime to Insult Someone's Religious Feelings
- Theresa May to ban two extremist groups—"UK-based Minbar Ansar Deen and Nigeria-based Boko Haram are to be proscribed in the UK under terrorism laws."
- Catholic Cardinal calls openly gay ambassador nominee a 'f*ggot'—This Cardinal's got issues.
- Christian Pastor: 'I Believe That the Government Should Use the Death Penalty' on Homosexuals
- 'Gay youth club shooter driven by Biblical edict'
- Foiled in the United States, Anti-Gay Evangelicals Spread Hate in Africa
- Christian scouting group launches for boys who don't "openly flaunt sexuality" Salon
- Henry Rollins: Misguided Outrage Over DOMA's Demise
- GOP Rep Introduces Amendment To Ban Gay Marriage
- Penalties await gay couples trying to marry in Indiana
- Indiana Governor apologizes for deleted Facebook comments—"Some of the hundreds of comments that his staff deleted from the Indiana governor's official Facebook page this week were targeted, Pence said, because they expressed disagreement with his opposition to gay marriage."
- Lawsuit filed over Pennsylvania's same-sex marriage ban—"The ACLU is representing 23 plaintiffs who argue that the ban violates the equal protection clause." And PA's AG will not be defending the ban. Salon
- Citing DOMA, Judge Gives Michigan's Gay Marriage Ban a Trial
- Costa Rica accidentally approves gay marriage
- Fifty shades of pink—"Some countries consider gay marriage, but elsewhere attitudes harden."
- Why Christians Are Against Gay Marriage
- Orson Scott Card: Gay marriage issue has become "moot"—"The writer issues a plea asking fans not to boycott the "Ender's Game" movie due to his anti-gay marriage stance." Salon
- Putin: Law restricting gay rights in Russia is about "protecting children" Salon
- Russia's Anti-Gay Law Will Impact Foreign Tourists, Possible Olympic Athletes: Report
- Russia's anti-gay laws should come to Australia, says PM's sister
- Illinois Family Institute: 'The Male Homosexual Community Has a Serious Problem with Pedophilia'
- Unwanted Sexual Attention Drives Homosexual Prejudice and Homophobia
- Greenwald: About the Reuters article—"The latest effort to distract attention from the NSA revelations is more absurd than most."
- NYT Public Editor: How Acceptable Was Anonymous Speculation About Snowde''s Laptops?—"Once in The Times, a sentence about Edward J. Snowden's laptops 'spread everywhere as truth.'" An anonymous, unsubstantiated sentence at that. NYT
- NSA taps Skype chats, newly published Snowden leaks confirm—"Microsoft worked with the government, producing both chats and e-mails."
- UN human rights chief says whistleblowers need protection—A welcome contrarian stand to Bai Ki-moon's.
- DOJ Excludes Bloggers & Independent Journalists from New Protections—Opening the door to state-sponsored media.
- Julian Assange stakeout at Ecuadorean embassy costs Met police £3.8m