California passes a budget after historic 78-day delay…
The fate of California's record budget standoff is up to one man now. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger must decide, with a stroke of his pen, whether to sign a budget deal passed early today by the Legislature - and he has threatened a veto. A marathon session of the Legislature ended at 2:30 a.m. with the proposed compromise receiving the necessary two-thirds majority to pass the Assembly, 61-1, and the Senate, 28-12. The Governor has stated he may ’veto’ the budget, but his veto can be overruled with a return two-thirds vote in the legislative body. Sacramento Bee
Couple fight California's gender-neutral language in wedding license…
Last month, Rachel Bird exchanged vows with Gideon Codding in a church wedding in front of family and friends. As far as Bird is concerned, she is a bride. To the state of California, however, she is either "Party A" or "Party B." Sacramento Bee So, you can’t ‘write-in’ “bride” and “groom” onto your own marriage parchment? Give me a break, this is not about equality, this is about intolerance.
The new “Mid-Life Crisis” for men is the Priesthood…
In what he calls his past life, the Rev. Geoffrey Horton worked at a Bloomington-Normal insurance company, coached a women’s softball team, owned a home and invested in a 401K. Although life was good, Horton, 43, felt something was missing. In May, he found his calling as a newly ordained Roman Catholic priest. “I became a priest for the only reason anyone should ever become a priest, because I felt that’s what God was asking of me,” said Horton, currently assigned at a church in Peoria. Pantagraph News
My friend, Brad Dacus, has an answer for the PG&E versus Prop 8 money…
A California-based legal defense organization has expressed outrage that one of the nation's largest natural gas and electric utility companies has donated $250,000 to squash the state's voter-led drive to constitutionally define marriage as between one man and one woman, known as Proposition 8. The Pacific Justice Institute, which specializes in the defense of religious freedom and civil liberties, has filed a complaint against Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), which provides utilities to approximately 15 million Californians. World Net News This is not a boycott, but ‘opting out of the natural gas delivered through PG&E, exchanging the delivery for Tiger Natural Gas. See the article for a website that explains your rights as a California resident.
Tell me the Christian, Faith Vote, doesn’t matter in American politics…
The Obama campaign is preparing rolling out a new line of “faith merchandise” – the latest move in an ambitious effort to win over religious voters. “Check out the Believers for Barack, Pro-Family Pro-Obama, and Catholics for Obama buttons, bumper stickers and signs….” says Obama Deputy Director of Religious Affairs Paul Monteiro in an e-mail obtained by the Beliefnet Web site. CNN Political Ticker
