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Food pantries around the country are all seeing fewer donations and more need. Worst of all, though, is that they are starting to see reliable donors turn into new clients. If you're looking to make an immediate impact on someone's life, give to your local food bank.

Between the support of Proposition 8 by the LDS and various RC statements on abortion and withholding communion, some are calling for stripping them of their 501(c)3 tax exempt status for getting involved in politics. Most of the arguments, however, misunderstand the tax law in some very basic ways.

In the aftermath of Obama's election, hardcore conservative Catholic bishops are echoing secular GOP conservatives: "We just weren't conservative enough." Right. That's why the conservative bishops couldn't get one of their own elected to head up the USCCB's Pro-Life Activities committee, losing by a vote of 165-59.

Mitchell Gold has strung together a remarkable collection of first-person essays in his book, Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social, and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing up Gay in America. Come join in a conversation around these stories of pain, power, struggle, partnership, and hope.

Here's the latest on the Blue America candidates supported by FDL!

Based on the GOTV efforts by Obama in Missouri, Will Rogers wouldn't recognize his old party any more.

George Bush hates answering questions, but will he continue to dodge questions from the Lord? (Lord Justice Thomas of the British High Court, that is.)

Sarah Palin transcends the world of politics, as she is fast becoming the go-to cliché for those who mock incompetence, inexperience, and misdirection in the executive suites. First it was the sports radio guys, and now others in the sports media are catching up.

When sports radio jocks are tossing out lines like "I'm about as qualified to talk about NASCAR as Sarah Palin is to talk about Uzbekistan," you know it's official. Sarah Palin is a cliche.

Cries from the House GOP leadership notwithstanding, the failure of the bailout package to pass the House had nothing really to do with Nancy Pelosi's speech. It wasn't Nancy that upset them -- it was Boehner and Blunt and Bush.