a quick addendum....for the true believers (whatever that means)

if you're unconvinced by my post, and wish to vote a purely "pro-life" ticket... you have only 3 options:

1.) write in "Rick Santorum" as your presidential pick..... he, in my anylasis, is really the only "true believer" on this topic. By your defininion, it's the only choice you have that even has a shot of criminalizing abortion. God Bless him... I think he's simply primeval in his ideas, but to be honest, he's the only one that I think was even close to sincere about his beliefs...

2.) pick someone else who may fit this ticket

3.) don't vote in this federal presidential election.... stick to the local., if someone on your ticket has a anti-choice position and a history to back it up, that is...

it seems harsh, but again, if you wanna stick to your guns, you have no other choice....

the harsh truth... Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are strait-out lying to you..... they couldn't give a rat's ass about social issues... check out both of their histories....they're economic idealougues; nothing more, nothing less (whether you think that's good or bad)..... and they're flat out lying to your face about this kind of stuff.....

next topic.... Catholic lawsuits against the Obama administration regarding coverage of contraception. (or the tyrany of the democratic populace in concert w/ a governmentaly-regulated consortium of private insurance companies covering said services/products [withstanding religious exemptions]...

....versus an "oppressed", multi-multi-multi-million-dollar landowning, gender-discriminating, pedophile-hiding, , tax-free religious org who wish to legislate morality/limit access to reasonable quality of life issues and dictate to their followers for whom they must vote under penalty of damnation/venial/mortal sin....
 
sounds fair.... Just what Jefferson was hoping for, I'm sure.... so much for the grand American experiment of constitutional democracy......God save us all.....

standby for that....

Counter-Attack ... A preface...

a long overdue attack against the Roman Catholic and fundamentalist/evangelical religious right

That's right I said attack....  I'm sick of defending...and I will not apologize for my views... I've endured and acknowledged, without retort, other people's views recently... but this is my site, and i'll defend my beliefs without apologies....

if I piss you off.... that's kinda' your problem....

 talk to me, and i'll engage you in heart-felt debate, if you truly want an honest discussion....

but if you want to be a dick and bloviate with dogma, egoism and jingoism, i will fucking DESTROY you..... please be forewarned...

-----------Preface----------

                Lemme lay out some background first.... I am by no means, Anti-Catholic... I was, to a certain degree, educated in part, by Catholic institutions, and hold many values that they, as a body of moral and spiritual action, hold dear.... The Roman Catholic church, as a global institution, has done more for the poor and oppressed than almost any other institution in the world. My beef is not with the spirit of their faith, or with the sane followers of it... nor even with their leaders.... Pope Benedict XVI, Jean Paul II, etc. are/were, I concede, the de-facto leaders of the Christian faith in the world... seriously.... god bless 'em...

but.... one thing brings me here... the Idea that a "Pro-choice" candidate can, and will, dissuade some voters, dissregarding *All* other issues,  from voting for them...

let me get one thing straight.... the idea of "Pro-Life" is, in and of itself, a misnomer.... Just about *everyone* I know is "Pro-life"...the conventional-wisdom antithesis, is of course, pro choice.... this is *not* a misnomer... the difference, is a point of legislation...

..... I believe in choice....

                the right wing argument, of course, the idea if a person is pro-choice, than one is pro-abortion....  intellectually, this is false. I can be against the idea of abortion, but at the same time, hold in my head the same idea that in a certain circumstance, another person may come to the conclusion that an abortion may be the best choice for them.... This doesn't mean I'm for it.... it just means that another person may have reached a different conclusion than me...

if you can't parse the two ideas, than you're a fool....a complete and utter fool....(or intellectually inept and/or dishonest)

     too harsh?... let me reiterate....

                A woman is impregnated, in the worst-case scenario, with the seed of her father/brother/rapist/etc....  Do you really feel comfortable *legaly demanding* that she carry to term the product of said rape?

                Lastly...  and I guess here's my real point.... As a carrier of the flag of the "rights of the unborn."...

 What's your endgame?  ***PLEASE*** if you're sincere, ask yourself this question....

Do you want to,

                A.) end abortion?

                B.) Criminalize those who choose it?

if you wish to end abortion, here's what you need to do...

1. Provide honest, frank and explicit sexual education to both young men and women.  No exceptions; no hang-ups, and no shame....Human beings *will* have sex... always did, and always will... the quicker you recognize this, the quicker we will solve the abortion symptom (and... btw.... unwanted pregnancy is the problem, ... abortion is but the symptom..)

2. Acknowledge that despite education, some young people will engage in sexual activity, sometimes irresponsibly....

3.provide any and all sorts of contraception, to whomever needs it, whenever they need it....  Screw religious ideals.... I'm convinced that *millions*  of abortions could have been avoided if condoms were freely available... Which is the lesser  of evils? Abortion or a "jimmy-hat"?... Asking you directly, Benedict XVI.... Which is it, oh Vicar of Christ?..... 

4. Rape is real, and *never* "asked for", whatever the circumstance.... Women bear most of the scars.... This is reality..... BURN THIS IN TO YOUR LITTLE SEXIST BRAIN!!!

5. If pregnancy is a result of said sexual irresponsibility, provide as many options as possible for the frightened and vulnerable woman bearing the pregnancy ... and educate the corresponding male his responsibility.... and as Jesus said," Judge not, or you may be judged".....

6.  I, because I lack a Uterus/Vagina/Ovaries/Etc. CANNOT dictate what a woman does with them.... End of discussion.... Fellow penis-bearers; we just don't have a dog in that race, you dig?...

7. Have mercy and sympathy for those who decide to end a pregnancy, no matter the circumstance. It is never an easy choice, but It should NEVER make a woman a felon...

... this is my take on the abortion thing..... 

more to come, my lovely's..... I've got "A LOT " more to say.....

Namaste', bitches..... for now.....

-m