{"id":941,"date":"2011-08-02T12:13:05","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T16:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/?p=941"},"modified":"2011-08-02T13:37:59","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T17:37:59","slug":"debt-ceiling-deal-devil-in-the-details-angels-on-the-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2011\/08\/debt-ceiling-deal-devil-in-the-details-angels-on-the-floor.html","title":{"rendered":"Debt-Ceiling Deal: Devil in the Details, Angels on the Floor?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of sacrifice,<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2011\/07\/muslims-brace-for-a-long-hot-hungry-ramadan-2011.html\"> is underway<\/a> &#8212; just in time for Congress to hammer out an uneasy deal to slash $917 billion in spending over the next 10 years. (See what I did there?)<\/p>\n<p>While not a strictly religion news story, people of faith had reason to both jeer and cheer as the House passed the $2.4 trillion debt-ceiling increase last night&#8230; with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords there to cast her yes vote! (It&#8217;s not clear from the coverage so far how well she is able to verbally communicate &#8212; her quotes all come from written statements &#8212; but a miracle nonetheless.)<\/p>\n<p>Some faith-related links so far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/news\/article\/2011\/08\/02\/3088811\/giffords-votes-in-house-says-shes-running-for-re-election#When:13:18:00Z\" target=\"_blank\">Giffords votes in House, says she&#8217;s running for reelection <\/a>(JTA)<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/news\/article\/2011\/08\/02\/3088811\/giffords-votes-in-house-says-shes-running-for-re-election#When:13:18:00Z\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/religion.blogs.cnn.com\/2011\/08\/02\/congressman-explains-debt-deal-is-a-sugar-coated-satan-sandwhich\/\" target=\"_blank\">Congressman explains that debt deal is &#8216;sugar-coated Satan sandwich&#8217; <\/a>(CNN)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.episcopalcafe.com\/lead\/ethics\/disparity_on_the_way_to_the_de.html\" target=\"_blank\">Disparity on the way to the debt ceiling <\/a>(Episcopal Cafe)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.episcopalcafe.com\/lead\/economics\/how_others_see_the_us.html\">Debt-limit legislation passes House and Senate <\/a>(Episcopal Cafe)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Senate<del> is slated to vote on<\/del>\u00a0approved the agreement today, so check back for updates and share your thoughts in the\u00a0Comments section below (scroll all the way to the bottom).<\/p>\n<p>*<a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=beliefnet\/beliefbeat\">Click here to\u00a0<strong>subscribe to Belief Beat\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/beliefbeat\">click here to\u00a0<strong>follow Belief Beat on Twitter<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of sacrifice, is underway &#8212; just in time for Congress to hammer out an uneasy deal to slash $917 billion in spending over the next 10 years. 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