From Billy Connolly (Reply #47) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: I can't resist the fundies at the abortion clinic here in Richmond [View all]

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Mon Jun 17, 2019, 07:17 PM

uriel1972 (3,227 posts)

47. From Billy Connolly

I'd like to thank the Roman Catholic Church for the Rhythm Method, without which I would never have been born.

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66 replies	Author	Time	Post
I can't resist the fundies at the abortion clinic here in Richmond [View all]	Goodheart	Jun 2019	OP
Your logic is unassailable!	Fla Dem	Jun 2019	#1
That is a superb rejoinder.	3catwoman3	Jun 2019	#5
Please feel free!	Fla Dem	Jun 2019	#28
Ask them this. I did once.	slater71	Jun 2019	#2
I said something similar to that to a lady at work one day.	blueinredohio	Jun 2019	#4
And THAT is the perfect question.	3catwoman3	Jun 2019	#7
The perfect STFU to the "Pro-Life" crowd.	amb123	Jun 2019	#27
How about asking them if they are willing to pay increased taxes to build more schools.	greymattermom	Jun 2019	#63
In the west end I saw some last summer protesting	underpants	Jun 2019	#3
Not really funny	Cartoonist	Jun 2019	#6
Which brings to mind another point I've made to them in the past	Goodheart	Jun 2019	#8
DON'T give them any ideas !!!	pangaia	Jun 2019	#10
They are, in fact, armed and dangerous. They doxx people.They stalk the children of clinic employees	Hekate	Jun 2019	#61
Unbaptized babies go straight to purgatory	ProudLib72	Jun 2019	#9
What a racket!	Goodheart	Jun 2019	#11
Well, they stopped doing that a little while ago	ProudLib72	Jun 2019	#14
Good lord. :)	Goodheart	Jun 2019	#15
Looks like an effective tool for inducing saline abortions...	TygrBright	Jun 2019	#26
I was hoping this was satire. Apparently not. Jesus H.	3catwoman3	Jun 2019	#49
Nope, not satire unfortunately	ProudLib72	Jun 2019	#52
I look on us with incredulity...	3catwoman3	Jun 2019	#57
Political and medical reasons converge in the southern states	ProudLib72	Jun 2019	#58
No...they went to "limbo"	brooklynite	Jun 2019	#17
Purgatory is a clean up?	Goodheart	Jun 2019	#20
Purgatory was presumed to be a place for people old enough to be considered "mature"...	brooklynite	Jun 2019	#23
Sure, but there's nothing "clean" about that, either. :)	Goodheart	Jun 2019	#24
when fundies say to me, "I'll pray for you", I respond, "I'll think for you"...	Javaman	Jun 2019	#12
I gotta remember that one. In fact	Blue_playwright	Jun 2019	#13
I'll think for you...because you obviously don't.	Merlot	Jun 2019	#16
Ha	rusty quoin	Jun 2019	#21
I have always wondered what do they pray for me to have?	Delmette2.0	Jun 2019	#39
Ooooh - that is very good.	3catwoman3	Jun 2019	#50
You'd do just as well to whip out your magic wand...	hunter	Jun 2019	#18
logic won't work on those people	AlexSFCA	Jun 2019	#19
facepalm	47of74	Jun 2019	#22
Maybe you can bring your own brochures for adopting foster kids.	jmbar2	Jun 2019	#25
Certainly a big part of it is an issue of who would support these children if they were born ......	Ohiogal	Jun 2019	#29
Okay, figure this out	jmowreader	Jun 2019	#30
Nothing these people say makes rational sense.	mwb970	Jun 2019	#31
Point out to them that god is history's most-notorious abortionist.	stopbush	Jun 2019	#32
That would have taken too long. :)	Goodheart	Jun 2019	#35
I've asked Catholics to consider the following	TlalocW	Jun 2019	#38
Until 200 years ago, the RCC promoted the dogma of ensoulment,	stopbush	Jun 2019	#41
From Billy Connolly	uriel1972	Jun 2019	#47
ive been asking that question for years .	AllaN01Bear	Jun 2019	#33
Nothing about Christianity makes sense to me	vlyons	Jun 2019	#34
I like their explanation of who Jesus was...	Goodheart	Jun 2019	#36
And he had the distinct advantage of being the boss's son.	VOX	Jun 2019	#51
And he got to be God forever after his "ultimate sacrifice".	Goodheart	Jun 2019	#54
Not too crazy about it myself!	VOX	Jun 2019	#56
Ask, "But what if the fetus you save is gay?"	OMGWTF	Jun 2019	#37
I thought this up, and I'm sure many others have too	TlalocW	Jun 2019	#40
Those whackos would probably save the embryos just to make a point.	Goodheart	Jun 2019	#43
I see the logic, but these are fundies....	lastlib	Jun 2019	#60
Bravo! n/t	Soph0571	Jun 2019	#42
Sometime try asking them why they think god needs their help	lunatica	Jun 2019	#44
I'll give you some other things to say!	EndGOPPropaganda	Jun 2019	#45
Catholic School	tiptonic	Jun 2019	#46
THAT is one of the most beautiful traps I have ever read.	KentuckyWoman	Jun 2019	#48
My father	sellitman	Jun 2019	#53
Sounds like I would have!	Goodheart	Jun 2019	#55
Well played, well played!!!!!	Blue_true	Jun 2019	#59
I have one simple line I use with all obnoxious in your face fundies.	gordianot	Jun 2019	#62
It's fun to mess with the crazy Jesus people.	Vinca	Jun 2019	#64
My response is	LittleGirl	Jun 2019	#65
Doing God's work would be aborting as many as possible.	Ligyron	Jun 2019	#66

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