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A California state Republican has a novel new solution to the states crippling drought: Ban abortions and God will let it rain.
State Assemblywoman Shannon Grove is under fire for suggesting that abortion was to blame for Californias water woes in comments before advocates and religious leaders at the California ProLife Legislative Banquet last week. In her remarks, first reported by RH Reality Check, Grove tipped her hat to Texas for passing an omnibus anti-abortion bill in 2013 a move she suggests prompted God to pay it forward.
Texas was in a long period of drought until Governor Perry signed the fetal pain bill, Grove said, according to RH Reality Check. It rained that night. Now God has His hold on California.
Following a flurry of headlines over her comments, Grove went on to defend her point to her critics on Facebook and walk back her remark.
Is this drought caused by God? Nobody knows. But biblical history shows a consequence to mans actions; we do know for sure that Californias water shortage crisis has been compounded by liberal politicians poor decisions - not properly managing our water resources and refusing to build water storage for decades, Gove wrote.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/republican-suggests-abortion-responsible-epic-drought
Warpy
(111,480 posts)I guess when you believe in a punitive god with bad aim, that would be the deal, just like preachers in Texas blaming their drought on gays getting married in Massachusetts.
Maybe the problem is that they need a new god, one who smites the appropriate people.
earthside
(6,960 posts)Here in Colorado we still have some of the most liberal abortion laws in the country and we have been having more rain than we can handle.
So, what does this mean?
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)Science has no role to play in a world of magical thinking.
kimbutgar
(21,290 posts)This type of Comments. The rethug fantasize about taking over California someday but we educate our kids in this state.
Turbineguy
(37,427 posts)there's always somebody there to entertain you. They fill the void left by Bevis and Butthead.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)1600s. Blame something you do not understand on something you do not like.