this gets overwhelming

so, i'll just link to some americablog stories:

Texas Republicans Put Hatred and Profit Ahead of Children

Evangelical Christians terrorizing US Air Force Academy with outright anti-Semitism

Man arrested in NYC for threatening to kill judge, bomb courthouse

Ratzinger accused of cover-up in effort to shelter pedophile priests

Ratzinger intervened in US 2004 election against Kerry

Ratzinger defends violence against gays

Bush During Armstrong Deception Of Public: He Was Either Lying Or Clueless

O'Connor says religious right hate-speech could spur violence against judges, calls her critics "extreme"
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damn, this world is a freakin' mess these days!