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This tweet sums up the abortion debate as well as anything I've seen. (Original Post) Bleacher Creature Jun 2022 OP
Also gay sex, gay marriage, etc. unblock Jun 2022 #1
"MY god says I'm right." evolves Jun 2022 #2
Yep. Crusades mentality. unblock Jun 2022 #4
I like atheist speaker Daniel Dennett's comeback to that Leith Jun 2022 #5
That's good. I take sincere religious beliefs as intensifiers. unblock Jun 2022 #8
The "God" they have made up to worship appears to agree with them on every point. mwb970 Jun 2022 #12
What a remarkable coincidence. unblock Jun 2022 #13
Sounds rather "golden calf-ish" to me. calimary Jun 2022 #34
K&r Demovictory9 Jun 2022 #3
It's called "Playa Hatin" where I come from AllTooEasy Jun 2022 #37
Absolutely brilliant. Jade Fox Jun 2022 #6
It's worse than that AllTooEasy Jun 2022 #36
yes, and it's being backed up with legal action NJCher Jun 2022 #7
A dead person has more rights than a living woman OMGWTF Jun 2022 #9
Those who don't keep Kosher Martin Eden Jun 2022 #10
Guilty! Mr. Evil Jun 2022 #14
Unrepentant omnivores we are. Martin Eden Jun 2022 #15
Precisely. Mr. Evil Jun 2022 #18
I love this! But I'm going to be a little bit pedantic for just a moment.... ShazzieB Jun 2022 #20
Yup. Ova (Ovum) it is. Mr. Evil Jun 2022 #21
I had to google parthenogenesis to be sure it meant what I thought it did. ShazzieB Jun 2022 #31
depends where you buy eggs Kali Jun 2022 #25
Well, yeah. ShazzieB Jun 2022 #30
thinking about it Kali Jun 2022 #32
Somewhere back in history... some first brave person said let's eat this thing that fell out of a ch keithbvadu2 Jun 2022 #27
My mom had a favorite saying: calimary Jun 2022 #35
If I remover right.. Deuxcents Jun 2022 #29
They think they are better than us. mwb970 Jun 2022 #11
The RW fascists believe that you can't even suggest to them what they should do Red Pest Jun 2022 #16
Freedom of religion... For some more than others. keithbvadu2 Jun 2022 #28
👍 Joinfortmill Jun 2022 #17
Exactly! OMG that's great! liberalla Jun 2022 #19
Unless Samuel Alito is capable of experiencing an ectopic pregnancy, this issue is not his concern! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 #22
Their arguments would be so much more convincing if they weren't bullshit based. czarjak Jun 2022 #23
Kick dalton99a Jun 2022 #24
I've seen something like this before Cha Jun 2022 #26
Christofascist laws will not work! The Jungle 1 Jun 2022 #33

unblock

(52,257 posts)
1. Also gay sex, gay marriage, etc.
Wed Jun 29, 2022, 04:48 PM
Jun 2022

"God says I'm right you're wrong so screw you"

That's basically their attitude.

And they also insist we must respect them and their religion when apparently a core tenet of their religion is disrespecting everyone who doesn't look or act or think like them.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
5. I like atheist speaker Daniel Dennett's comeback to that
Wed Jun 29, 2022, 05:19 PM
Jun 2022

Intro: Dennett makes his statement. Religious person disagrees.

"Well, my friend Lucille said so and she's never wrong."

Dennett acknowledges that he sounds very rude, but it is no different from religious people with crazy ideas who claim that we all have to live by their own idea of the deity and what it says.

So... I will not respect their pronouncements of what their god says. I will not respect their faith. I will not respect anyone who says that I have to live my life per their orders. They can live their lives the way they see fit - as long as they don't bother me with it.

unblock

(52,257 posts)
8. That's good. I take sincere religious beliefs as intensifiers.
Wed Jun 29, 2022, 05:28 PM
Jun 2022

If I say hey try this clam chowder and they say no thanks, I might persist.

Hey it's really good you'll like it I'm sure.

If they then say I keep kosher I can't have it, then ok, I respect that they feel strongly about not eating clam chowder so I won't push it on them.

But if they then say *i* shouldn't eat it because *they* keep kosher then I have no respect for that.

mwb970

(11,361 posts)
12. The "God" they have made up to worship appears to agree with them on every point.
Wed Jun 29, 2022, 06:00 PM
Jun 2022

Imagine that.

AllTooEasy

(1,260 posts)
37. It's called "Playa Hatin" where I come from
Thu Jun 30, 2022, 03:42 PM
Jun 2022

Hatin' on others for having more money, success, friends, popularity, resources, athletic ability, looks, or freedom (in this case) than you do.

AllTooEasy

(1,260 posts)
36. It's worse than that
Thu Jun 30, 2022, 03:39 PM
Jun 2022

Their religious doctrine dictates that they must impose the no-bacon rule on you. Therefore, in their minds, taking away your bacon is them freely exercising their religion.

NJCher

(35,688 posts)
7. yes, and it's being backed up with legal action
Wed Jun 29, 2022, 05:25 PM
Jun 2022

see what I just posted about a rabbi in FL who is taking them on:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216869507


What's even better, he is providing a "template" for others who want to fight it based on these grounds.

OMGWTF

(3,960 posts)
9. A dead person has more rights than a living woman
Wed Jun 29, 2022, 05:31 PM
Jun 2022

because you have to give prior consent for anyone to use your body when you’re dead.

Mr. Evil

(2,849 posts)
14. Guilty!
Wed Jun 29, 2022, 06:05 PM
Jun 2022

I'm weak and can't help myself. I just really enjoy fried pig strips and unfertilized chicken embryos as often as possible.

ShazzieB

(16,426 posts)
20. I love this! But I'm going to be a little bit pedantic for just a moment....
Wed Jun 29, 2022, 08:49 PM
Jun 2022

And point out that those are unfertilized chicken ova. (No fertilization = no embryos.)

And let me just say, I love fried pig strips and those unfertilized chicken thingies, too, no matter what you what you call them, and I would NEVER insist that a vegan eat them. But any vegan who tries to stop ME eating them will have to pry them out of my cold, dead hands!

As for those who keep kosher, one of my favorite things about Jews is the way they don’t try to insist that everyone else follow their rules, unlike some (NOT all) Christians.

Mr. Evil

(2,849 posts)
21. Yup. Ova (Ovum) it is.
Wed Jun 29, 2022, 09:06 PM
Jun 2022

Although there is that parthenogenesis thing (mostly with turkeys).

I guess all those christian people think if everyone is like-minded (forcefully or by other means) and white, that they'll finally be able to feel safe and vindicated somewhat. But, what I don't understand is that they don't realize that nothing will really change except all the criminals in their newfound all lily-white society will be white. Also, I guess, in their minds, that's ok too.

As has been said many times, 'variety is the spice of life.' Everyone has something good to offer... Given half a chance.

ShazzieB

(16,426 posts)
31. I had to google parthenogenesis to be sure it meant what I thought it did.
Thu Jun 30, 2022, 02:54 AM
Jun 2022

And it did, but I did not know that could happen with birds. Very interesting!

Kali

(55,014 posts)
32. thinking about it
Thu Jun 30, 2022, 05:54 AM
Jun 2022

usually that would normally just be a speck on the egg, so you really were correct.

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)
27. Somewhere back in history... some first brave person said let's eat this thing that fell out of a ch
Thu Jun 30, 2022, 01:27 AM
Jun 2022

Somewhere back in history... some first brave person said let's eat this thing that fell out of a chicken's butt.

Deuxcents

(16,248 posts)
29. If I remover right..
Thu Jun 30, 2022, 01:40 AM
Jun 2022

The egg description was on SNL w/ the original cars..been a long time ago but the we’re playing the Coneheads..very funny skit

mwb970

(11,361 posts)
11. They think they are better than us.
Wed Jun 29, 2022, 05:59 PM
Jun 2022

Because they believe in nonsense with no evidence. They call this "faith" and consider it a virtue. Actually, they are worse than us. Much, much worse.

Red Pest

(288 posts)
16. The RW fascists believe that you can't even suggest to them what they should do
Wed Jun 29, 2022, 06:43 PM
Jun 2022

(e.g. gun safety), but they can tell everyone what must be done (e.g. no abortions ever).

Cha

(297,323 posts)
26. I've seen something like this before
Wed Jun 29, 2022, 10:16 PM
Jun 2022

a long time ago. Still holds.

Save Our Democracy💙 in 2022 & 2024!

 

The Jungle 1

(4,552 posts)
33. Christofascist laws will not work!
Thu Jun 30, 2022, 08:01 AM
Jun 2022

Banning abortion does not stop abortion. Never has. Banning beer did not work either.
What the Christofascist will accomplish is the death of many women.
These maggots don't want to feed kids.
They don't want to house kids.
They don't want to educate kids.
They don't want to provide healthcare to kids.
Texass has 1.7 million children at risk of hunger.



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