Holy Cow - Really?!?

[kpete]

"Who is speaking up for the mothers who, under HHS mandate, have been falsely coerced into feeling that to be a woman means to have 'control' of their own bodies?" - Pastor Joshua Genig.

http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/02/obama-pastor-in-chief

[ananda]

1. Ermm... being fully HUMAN means being free.

nt

[Duer 157099]

2. Well because many churches teach that a woman belongs to a man

"Wives, submit to your husbands."

Seriously. That is probably what he's talking about.

[calimary]

8. Fine. As long as my husband also submits to me. We both share that attitude.

It pisses me off that I can't even go to my own parish church anymore. I am made to feel like an outsider, like I don't belong anymore. Like they have no interest in hearing from someone like me anymore. I don't feel welcome, especially if I know the sermon is gonna be another one of those "let's read the bishop's letter again" affairs. While, at the same time, they have yet to address the pedophile priests issue at all.

[Dawson Leery]

3. The traditional teachings of the Christian Church as well as Islam

say that women are property of men.

Ugly and backwards.

[ProSense]

4. This was

written to address that mentality:

The Scariest Part About Being a Woman
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/03/1062657/-The-Scariest-Part-About-Being-a-Woman

[calimary]

18. This is a TERRIFIC essay!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002374653

That's the thread that includes advice from a former radio insider on how to fight limbaugh at the LOCAL RADIO level.

[Dawson Leery]

5. Here is the author preaching:

[Whisp]

14. he he he, him him him, his his his... had to stop at 1:07

couldn't take it

f*ck

[applegrove]

6. I take it the improvement to life that science brings should only go to men?

[DURHAM D]

7. To Pastor Genig: First of all you jackass he is President Obama, not Mr. Obama

Second, you are a truly hateful and ignorant jackass.

[Ship of Fools]

9. Their desperation is mind numbing.

Afraid of becoming the minority, so they beat up on women. All I can
picture is Moe, Larry & Curly slapping-the-wrong-brother schtick ...

[eShirl]

10. That's right Josh, we are no longer chattel.

Wait 'til he finds out we can vote.

[Historic NY]

11. I didn't know most women wanted to be part of a nunnery....

isn't that what they do give up their bodies to Christ. We seem to be entering the dark ages.

[pokerfan]

12. Apparently being a woman is continuous pregnancy

DAD: Oh, bloody hell. (fwump)
BABY: (crying)
MUM: Ohh, get that, would you, Deirdre?
DIERDRE: All right, Mum.

[ohheckyeah]

13. This is what he is referring

to I think:

1 Corinthians 7:4
The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.

Notice it works both ways.

[Chan790]

15. I cannot parse that quote.

It's grammatically-correct. I just cannot parse out any coherent meaning. He may as well have said "The world is as blue as an orange."

It makes no sense: Who is speaking for women who have been coerced into autonomy?
Is that really what he's trying to say? I've heard a lot of illogical crap regarding religion before but I've never heard any clergy actually argue against the premise of free-will before.

[Arugula Latte]

16. Oppressing women is the basic function of most religions.

[Honeycombe8]

17. Huh? I feel like one of those cartoon characters giving the fast doublelook at something bizarre.

That doesn't even make SENSE!

[Quantess]

19. Yes, and next we plan to go around like birds and poop everywhere, anywhere it comes out!

Don't even hold it while waiting for a toilet. Just crouch down wherever you are, and let it go.
Aaahhh, the freedom!