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Where do they find these people?
http://www.examiner.com/article/gop-official-says-god-chooses-to-bless-raped-women-with-pregnancy
Sharon Barnes, a high ranking state Republican, came to the defense of her conservative colleague who she believes only "phrased it (his statement) badly."
Barnes was quoted by The New York Times saying, "abortion is never an option." Barnes went on to biblically claim that, "If God has chosen to bless this person [the rape victim] with a life, you dont kill it."
Barnes did not elaborate on her views for post-pregnancy care, or costs.
louis-t
(23,309 posts)flakey_foont
(3,342 posts)another statement 'phrased badly',eh? uh huh
yellowcanine
(35,703 posts)Someone needs to ask her that.
Ezlivin
(8,153 posts)No thanks.
rasputin1952
(83,130 posts)particularly since the Biblical punishment for rape was stoning at one point.
Not that long ago, in this country, in many states, the punishment for rape maxed out w/the death penalty.
In any case, the whole situation is patently absurd, rape is a horrific crime perpetrated on both men and women and is a crime that has little to do with the sexual acts involved and everything about power and domination over another. it should never be taken lightly, and most assuredly, if a woman became pregnant through the ordeal, she should not have to carry the fetus to term.
The GOP is insane on this issue and they will pay a price for their ignorance and misogyny.
cynatnite
(31,011 posts)FightForMichigan
(232 posts)at some of the dumb shit people tell women who have been raped, like "Everything happens for a reason," or, "Why not just forgive and forget." But it takes a special kind of dumb shit to try and tie god up in it, too. Whatever god may or may not be, nothing that would do that to someone is anything worthy of worship.
Mad_Dem_X
(9,574 posts)Are you fucking kidding me???
Quantess
(27,630 posts)for uninsured pregnant rape victims?
A HERETIC I AM
(24,380 posts)God went on to say. " look, just because you folks give credence to a book that is just about the most edited, modified, and least accurate screed regarding my intentions in the history of bad books, doesn't mean I 'bless' a woman with a baby after some dipshit decides to commit a heinous act. So stop attributing this bullshit to me". Jesus was unavailable for comment.
RC
(25,592 posts)Why did his Father go so wrong and created so much arrogance and short sighted destruction in this species? Maybe he should have rested after the 5th day.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,380 posts)krispos42
(49,445 posts)What. The. Fuck.
pansypoo53219
(21,005 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,484 posts)give up their babies, drop them off at her door.
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)Other "abortions", they favor..
Quantess
(27,630 posts)moondust
(20,018 posts)"If God has chosen to give a child cancer or a heart defect, you don't intervene."
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)Wonder what his criteria was.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)some of us have talked about this for a while. Now that it is in the open, I wonder if people will finally believe it.