The New York Post sure thinks so. The police commissioner and council speaker have cut a private deal that will keep him as top cop for a fourth consecutive mayoral term with a Quinn victory in the November race to succeed Mike Bloomberg, sources said. Confidants in both camps confirmed the secret pact — which will bolster Quinn’s anti-crime credentials …

“We’ve got to get to the point where tolerance is seen as a sin because we’re tolerating a lot stuff that destroys our families, that destroys our own character and we can’t tolerate that stuff.  We have to get back to the point where hate is a virtue, at least certain kinds of hate.  The fear of the Lord is …

Andrew Sullivan today announced that he is ending his relationship with the Daily Beast and will erect a paywall on his new standalone site. He writes: “Remember the classic saying: ‘If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product being sold.’ We want to treat our readers better than that, because you deserve better than that. Hence the …

“What will religion look like in the year 2060? Conservative Christians will be treated as second class citizens, much like African Americans were prior to civil rights legislation in the 1960s. Family as we know it will be drastically changed with the state taking charge of the children beginning at birth. Marriage will include two, three, four or any number …

It shrinks? Like a frightened turtle!

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remains hospitalized for the fourth day since her medical team first predicted a 48-hour stay. Clinton’s team continues to maintain that a full recovery is expected. “It did not result in a stroke, or neurological damage,” Dr. Lisa Bardack of Mt. Kisco Medical Group in New York and Dr. Gigi El-Bayoumi of George Washington University …

Click over to the Guardian for their interactive pinwheel graph on the current state of LGBT rights around the nation. (Tipped by JMG reader Kevin)

In his New Year’s Day address, yesterday Pope Ratzinger sat on his jewel-encrusted throne and denounced “selfish” capitalism. Pope Benedict XVI has condemned “unregulated capitalism” for contributing to world tension, in a new year address to worshippers. The Pope also thanked the world’s peacemakers and said humanity had “an innate vocation for peace”. The Roman Catholic Church leader spoke at …

So claims Breitbart.

On Sunday ESPN aired the Pro Bowling Association finals in the World Series Of Bowling where the sports network may have made some history. Jim Buzinski writes at OutSports: In what might be a first, ESPN this weekend showed an openly gay male pro athlete kissing his husband and they did not shy away from describing the relationship. The event …

“Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: The Illinois General Assembly is being asked to consider a bill called ‘The Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.’ This is a deceptive title that ignores basic truths. Marriage comes to us from nature. The human species comes in two complementary sexes, male and female. Their sexual union is called marital. It not only …

Yesterday Brian Sims was sworn in as the first openly gay person elected to the Pennsylvania state legislature. Brian Sims, 34, ran unopposed in the November election after ousting longtime Rep. Babette Josephs in the Democratic primary in the Center City district.  “The tide has changed,” said Sims, a civil rights advocate who recently stepped down as board president of …

Rhode Island’s legislature comes back into session on Thursday and one of the first items they will consider is a same-sex marriage bill. Rep. Arthur Handy, a Cranston Democrat, said the bill is already drafted, but that he needs Wednesday’s second legislative day to gather signatures from co-sponsors, who will include openly gay House Speaker Gordon D. Fox, D-Providence. A …

(Via Good As You)

The Family Research Council and the American Family Association are ever so pissed at Grover Norquist. Squee!

An Illinois Senate committee is expected to begin debate on a same-sex marriage bill today. A vote may come as soon as tomorrow. Via Windy City Times: The Senate will be in session Wednesday afternoon, and LGBT leaders say that a vote on a bill seeking gay marriage is likely to come sooner rather than later. Sen. Heather Steans tells …

Late last night the House passed the fiscal cliff bill approved by the Senate on Sunday night. An agreement to stave off the harshest and most immediate consequences of the fiscal cliff won approval in the House late Tuesday. President Barack Obama said he would sign the law, the battle over which foreshadowed more fights with Congress over spending. Following …

“As we come into the new year, America is facing many challenges. For the past few weeks, the media has been focused on what has been termed as the nation’s ‘fiscal cliff.’ Our country’s financial problems, however, are nothing compared to the spiritual and moral cliff that is far more destructive to our nation than any economic concerns. Since the …