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- In the wake of the Pope meeting both Kim Davis and a gay couple, the church fires a priest (who works at the CDF and teaches theology at the Pontifical Universities) from his job at the Vatican for coming out as gay. From Newsweek: Vatican Dismisses Gay Priest Who Planned Demonstration

- Remember the anti-abortion group that made those deceptive Planned Parenthood videos - the Center for Medical Progress? One of their board members, Troy Newman, also a member of the notorious Operation Rescue, is being deported from Australia as a danger to public safety ... "I am most concerned that Mr. Newman's call for abortionists to be executed could lead to threats or the commission of acts of violence against women and medical professionals," wrote Terri Butler, a member of the opposition Labor Party. Meanwhile - Planned Parenthood Clinics Targeted With Vandalism And Arson In The Wake Of Released Videos

- I deleted my latest post about the Pope and his Kim Davis meeting, but this article covers many of the points I made ... Vatican ‘Clarifies’ and Complicates Story of Pope Francis-Kim Davis Meeting

- From The New York Review of Books ...

"The Amazing Inner Lives of Animals" http://t.co/giIxLvrtWp (by Tim Flannery, @nybooks) pic.twitter.com/yZoRhGYdLt

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