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ck4829

(36,899 posts) Thu Oct 25, 2012, 08:05 AM Oct 2012

Pregnancy isn't the only thing that can result from rape, are they 'gifts' from God too? [View all]

If a raped woman wasn't intended to get HIV as a gift from God then her body has ways of shutting that down. Who are we to question God's great plan and gift giving formula, right?

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Pregnancy isn't the only thing that can result from rape, are they 'gifts' from God too? [View all] ck4829 Oct 2012 OP

Maybe cancer is a gift from God too. After all it's kind of a form of life - just think of LiberalLoner Oct 2012 #1

The way they talk about abortion causing breast cancer and then deny miscarriage does the same thing ck4829 Oct 2012 #2

This just goes to show....... imanamerican63 Oct 2012 #3

It's disgusting Risen Demon Oct 2012 #4

Today, republicanism could really be classified as a form of illness. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2012 #7

Surely the way some hype war, death and destruction, one can only conclude those are RKP5637 Oct 2012 #5

things like PTSD and intimacy problems get little attention WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2012 #6

I wanted to go further with this originally, but kept it simple ck4829 Oct 2012 #9

then I'm certain to go to hell WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2012 #10

And I'll be sure to follow you in ck4829 Oct 2012 #11

Be looking for you guys..... ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #19

A friend of mine still gets nightmares from being raped 3 years ago. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #20

The rape itself is a gift from god. Iggo Oct 2012 #8

Maybe safe, legal abortion was a gift too tblue Oct 2012 #12

once again these god people are trying to force their narrow view ThomThom Oct 2012 #13

God wants you to have chlamydia. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #14

Vote republicans out. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #15

Good point. Thing is...these guys HAVE to come to the conclusion that Mourdock did...otherwise wiggs Oct 2012 #16

It's God's will. TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #17

How about a lifetime of mental trauma... LynneSin Oct 2012 #18

Really good point too important to drop off the front page. K&R nt riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #21

Afternoon kick! nt riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #22

woman's body has a way of "shutting that whole thing down" Liberal_in_LA Oct 2012 #23