One of the things we’re going to be doing here on Loudoun Progress is providing you with a regular list of the things the Editors have been reading online which we find interesting enough to share.

For this idea, a tip-o-the-hat must be given to Waldo.

Follow below the fold for the links.

• Roman Catholic Priest at the Intersection of Faith and Doubt – It is inspiring to read a story of a Boston priest frustrated with the leadership of the church, add allowing his friends and neighbors to use him as a sounding board on that issue.
• Sen. Tom Udall on Senate Gridlock – The Senate is where progress goes to die these days, so this diary is worth reading if you’re wondering about it. Incidentally, Loudoun’s own David Waldman is going to be leading efforts to reform the cloture rules of the Senate.
• Army Birther Wants To See Proof – Army Lieutenant Colonel Terry Larkin wants to see President Obama’s birth certificate before he continues to serve, risking the threat of a courts-martial.
• Parkinson’s Law of Triviality – I had to look this one up when an engineer at work said a a conversation had reverted to “bikeshedding.”
• Plaque Commemorating Virginia-West Virginia Boundary Presented – Did you know that the official border between Loudoun County and Jefferson County was only finalized in 1998?
• Steele At Odds With Thurgood Marshall – GOP Chair/resident nitwit Michael Steele disparages an article written by Elena Kagan backing Justice Marshall’s 1987 statement regarding slavery.
• Overtime work is bad for your heart – Reason number 3,239,583 to be thankful for the workplace rights (like the right to higher overtime pay) won for every American by unions. If workers are going to be increasing their risk of heart disease, they better get paid commensurately, just like hazard pay.
• A “compromise” on Female Genital Mutilation? The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new statement endorsing the use of a “ritual nick” in the hope of reaching out to immigrant communities and avoiding the much greater harm of FGM. Harm-reduction model, or legitimizing a barbaric violation of human rights?
• Linkspam: Why didn’t you call the police? part one Rape Culture: let me show you it.