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In reply to the discussion: I can't resist the fundies at the abortion clinic here in Richmond [View all]stopbush
(24,378 posts)41. Until 200 years ago, the RCC promoted the dogma of ensoulment,
Ie: the idea that the soul didnt enter the body until 90 days into the pregnancy. Until that point, the fetus was considered a vegetable. While abortion was not encouraged, it was understood and accepted if performed within that 90-day window.
Then, the RCC saw the political advantage of dropping that dogma, and the rest is the anti-choice history that ensued.
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How about asking them if they are willing to pay increased taxes to build more schools.
greymattermom
Jun 2019
#63
They are, in fact, armed and dangerous. They doxx people.They stalk the children of clinic employees
Hekate
Jun 2019
#61
Purgatory was presumed to be a place for people old enough to be considered "mature"...
brooklynite
Jun 2019
#23
when fundies say to me, "I'll pray for you", I respond, "I'll think for you"...
Javaman
Jun 2019
#12