saw this posted by the other 98% on fb. check out the reply!

[orleans]

brilynhollyhand:
from where i'm standing, a 12 year old girl can travel 2 hours, claim they're going to school, and instead get an abortion where a baby is viciously murdered.
this is what the left wants. we can't be quiet.
we need to boldly speak out against abortion.

reply:
stevehofstetter:
sorry, i didn't really listen past the part where you glossed over someone raping a 12-year-old.

[Sector 001]

1. I follow Steve's Youtube channel.

Steve Hofstetter

[calimary]

2. Ouch!

Absolutely delicious response!

[hlthe2b]

3. Did the MAGAT a'hole reply?

[orleans]

4. idk. i'm not on threads. i'd like to think the magat slithered away but -- ??? nt

[hlthe2b]

7. I'm no Catholic, but that is damned disgusting. You should delete your post. No Catholic doctrine

encourages nor justifies "raping 12-year-olds) and yes, that is EXACTLY what you are implying. Disgusting.

I don't agree with the Catholic Church on many things, and I certainly hold in great disdain the cover-up of pedophile Priests over the years, but to say or even imply that is their OFFICIAL doctrine is not only wrong, but the most malignant form of religious bigotry I have seen posted here.

[pat_k]

13. The failure to consider HOW the imagined 12 year-old was impregnated...

... is the problem.

And that isn't the only problem

brilynhollyhand's comment demonstrates a tunnel vision focus on the fact a 12 year-old could have a way to terminate a pregnancy, in violation of his PERSONAL religious belief -- a belief that is not shared by countless of his fellow Americans.

brilynhollyhand's comment demonstrates their Un-American determination to pass laws that would impose their PERSONAL religious belief on Americans who do not share that belief -- a deeply Un-American, and frankly Un-Christian impulse.

Faith is about living your beliefs with the faith that doing so can make this a better world for all, whatever their faith may be. It is NOT about CONTROL. It is not about forcing those who do not share your beliefs to live in accord with them or suffer the punishment of jail, or worse, the loss of their life in a procedure performed outside the healthcare system.

Control is the OPPOSITE of faith.

Furthermore, brilynhollyhand's absence of concern that a 12 year-old in this country could be so desperate and lacking in support that she feels she must travel on her own to terminate the pregnancy demonstrates a failure of compassion that I think any person with a conscience, whatever their religious beliefs, or lack thereof, should find disturbing.

[hlthe2b]

15. Yes. Agree, but that was not what I was responding to. Sorry, it appears post is now gone..

Actually, maybe it needed to be. I disagree vehemently on the issue of abortion with religion and the "religious" in general, but that was not the subject of our interaction.

[pat_k]

16. Apologies. I somehow missed a layer in my reading. Glad the objectionable post was removed.

Never saw it, but clearly the jury agreed with you.

[soldierant]

24. I am a Catholic -

and I am also a member of "Catholics for Choice" - which is a real thing. I assume my reasons for that are the same as pretty much everyone else's who support choice.

I missed seeing the post you are replying too and I expect I should be glad I did miss it. But I apologize if I am therefore off topic.

[hlthe2b]

26. Good heavens...

The post I responded to had nothing to do with abortion as I likewise explained to another who missed it.

The context of my response--even though the post to which I was replying is now gone, seems to me as though it should still be clear. The poster was claiming that the rape of a 12 yo was consistent with Official Catholic Doctrine-as they stated was made clear/"proven" by the blind eye given to Pedophilia among Priests over the years. It was a horrific post that a jury apparently agreed with my assessment. It had nothing to do with abortion and there is no more pro-Choice DUer than me. I hope this is the last time I have to explain this as it is very upsetting to me that some are suggesting that I am not, simply because the focus of my reply to that poster was a defense against a very repulsive accusation toward Catholics in general.

(Filed under "no good deed goes unpunished, I guess. sigh... )

[soldierant]

31. The only point I was trying to make

was not so much about abortion, but that the Catholic church -(and probably any belief group) is not a monolith - we do not all think the same. "Catholics for Choice" was just a peg to hang that on. It was not meant as an attack on you or anyone. I apologize for not being more clear.

[SuzyandPuffpuff]

5. Bam

Love it.well said

[Joinfortmill]

8. This!

[Grins]

9. "From where I'm standing..."

What does that mean? And Where the hell are you standing?

[lastlib]

14. He's standing chest-deep in bovine fecal droppings, I'd say.

He saw nothing wrong with FORCING a 12-year-old girl to have a baby she is in NO WAY prepared/able to cope with. That is UNMITIGATED bullshit.

[ms liberty]

10. Steve Hofstetter is one of my favorite comedians, we saw him last fall.

He's really supportive of new comedians.

[aggiesal]

11. Here is the same posting on Twitter (Currently known as X), where people are calling him out for the same thing, ...

I haven't seen any response back.

Link to tweet

[mwmisses4289]

18. I'm not on Twitter, and I'm not going to join,

but I wish I could see the responses to this idgit!

[orleans]

22. here's a few

adam is responding to the little freaky preacher & nicolas is talking to adam, adam responds to nicolas & nicolas says the weirdo preacher is dating a 14 year old! ???

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

(more responses for the original weirdo's tweet: )

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

and this one from keller at lonesnipes who called themself blue collar conservative and maga said:
There is a 100% chance everyone in that audience is paid to be there.

(i just didn't want that weirdo's video showing up again)
(below; big pete's bio says proud maga, don't tread on me)

Link to tweet

[mwmisses4289]

27. Thanks.

So at 19, this brilyn guy claims to be a preacher. Did he go to some seminary type thing? Or is it one of those weird so called christian churches where any male over 18 can claim to be a preacher?
I don't know what state he is in, but in alot of states in 2026, a 19 year old dating a fourteen year old is starting to move into indecency with a minor territory.

[Joinfortmill]

12. Jeezus, mean as snakes and dumb as rocks. You can't make this shit up.

[mwmisses4289]

17. So wait...

This...idgit (he is definetly not a man of god!)...is saying a twelve old girl can drive herself somewhere to get an abortion? Last i knew, in most states you have to be at least sixteen to get a drivers license! Never mind the fact that if she's twelve and pregnant she was most likely raped by an older male that she knew.

Is this dude confessing that he impregnated a child?

[flvegan]

19. If so confessing, it would be to him raping a child.

'Tis an interesting question. One that deserves a full, honest answer.

[Martin68]

20. They are so lame it is pitiful.

[Melon]

21. How would a 12 year even come into your head as an example?

[Aussie105]

23. From where I'm standing . . .

It is none of your business!

Quoting a hypothetical pregnant 12 year old for effect?
Without any details?
How?
Legal consequences for the sperm ejaculator?

Statistically, how many abortions are there in the US, how many are those for 12 year olds, and . . . more questions.

Seriously, middle aged white man speaks of things he knows nothing about.

Seriously, trying to get gasps from the crowd, point scoring at the simplest level.

Tells me all I need to know about Brilyn Hollyhand.

He needs to be aware of two things:

- Most 12 year old females have a father who are concerned about their daughter's welfare, and some of them have guns.
- Some people who hitched their wagon to the Trump bandwagon in the past found it to be unprofitable and have had a change of mind.

[jbandsma]

32. 12 year old pregnant is not hypothetical

Not from where I'm sitting. As a former aid at a facility for girls with unwanted pregnancies I've seen girls there at 12, 13, 14. One who wouldn't turn 12 until after the birth. From families who wouldn't even consider the idea of abortion, a couple families who wouldn't allow the consideration of adoption. And one "good christian" family who let us, and their daughter know that this baby was the mark of HER "sin" and her responsibility for the rest of her life to make amends for. Counseling finally revealed that she had been raped by an uncle, family refused to believe it.

I don't know what ended up happening but CPS was called in and I still hope they did better by her than her family ever thought of doing.

[Cha]

25. billyunholyhands Protects a PEDO

who rapes Children. Of course he's ".. glossing over a 12-year-old child getting raped.

[Sancho]

28. According to the orange idiot and company...12 may be on the younger side to make decisions...

...but 14-15 would be ok?! Frankly, most do not believe that women of any age have any choice.

The MAGA world is clueless, unethical, immoral, and amazingly ignorant.

[Ol Janx Spirit]

29. He's really thought this through--cover story and all. Someone should look into...

...this guy pronto.

Oh wait, the DOJ doesn't go after his "type" now.... Maybe there is a prosecutor somewhere near where he is standing that will.

Freak....

[MW67]

30. They are called the G O P for a reason

Guardians Of Pedophiles