The Vatican would like to be a religious concern when it wants to inflict its “moral teachings” on non-Catholics, control Cardinals and Bishops based on church teachings, and not pay taxes. On the other hand, the Vatican would like to be a country when the Pope is named in lawsuits or when they would like …
Category Archive: abortion
Oct 03 2011
Pushing to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape
Reacting to this has been on my to-do list for about a week now. I thought I’d just comment on it during Saturday’s Non-Prophets, but it got canceled, so I guess I’m blogging it instead. Personhood amendments are constitutional amendments that declare that human life begins at conception, no matter what the circumstances. This human …
Jul 23 2011
God-based Abortion Policy: FAIL (Open thread on episode 719)
I’m going to talk about abortion again this week. This time, I’m taking a completely different tactic. I’m going to apply my own personal moral principles to the problem and see how well I do against those of the religious right, supposedly backed by their god. Guess which one will come out objectively better? Hopefully, …
Apr 08 2011
Some thought experiments on “potential life”
An ex-theist emailed to say that, although he has made a lot of changes to his thinking regarding gay rights and race issues since abandoning his theism, the abortion issue still bothers him. The human egg and sperm are not in and of themselves able to “live” and reproduce/multiply on their own. Once they are …
Feb 10 2011
Onward Christian Thugs
This week in Texas, State Senator Dan Patrick proposed a bill to require women seeking abortions to undergo a mandatory sonogram, see the image of the fetus, hear its heartbeat, and hear a mandated description of the fetus by the doctor. The only purpose of such a bill is to coerce women into making a …
Feb 05 2011
Notice how misogynist the GOP has gotten lately? Want to do something fun about it?
Abortion rights is not necessarily an atheist issue. But it is a human rights issue. And it’s something the Christian Right has chosen to go to war over with its biggest, nastiest guns. They’re not exactly about playing fair either. Recently, civilized hominids everywhere were left slack-jawed in disbelief when Republicans tried to redefine rape …
Apr 23 2010
Sick and Tired of Christian Manipulation
The headline reads, “Oklahoma Senate Passes Five Controversial Abortion Bills.” It should read, “Christian Theocrats Make Strides in the Promotion of Sadism, Manipulation, and Hypocrisy.” Let’s face it: if there’s a group in the U.S. that wants to harness the reproductive capacities of others, it’s Christians. In this case, the Christians elected by Christians in …
Apr 13 2010
Nebraska Abortion Regulations
I am on the road for about the next month or so. Interestingly I had alerted Matt that I likely would not be able to participate much in ACA activities during that time. However, I’ve had at least three events/items come up that I’m burning to share. Two are more involved, one less so. And …
Apr 09 2010
One less religious deception in Austin
The Austin City Council unanimously passed an ordinance yesterday that would require “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” to post information about what services they do and do not offer. These centers have sprung up around the country in recent years with billboards targeting pregnant and desperate teenagers. While posing to help people in a challenging situation, these …
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