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IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
55. The Puritans
Mon Mar 4, 2013, 12:49 AM
Mar 2013

... who I believe eventually morphed into Congregationalists, sometimes stripped non-compliant or dissident women to the waist; they tied them to a wagon and made them follow behind while being lashed. They really hated Shakers. Think the Republicans would behave any better if they ever got the upper hand? I don't.

well maybe he was already married to someone else. eom arely staircase Mar 2013 #1
No! This was the same sexual act that caused the pregnancy Canuckistanian Mar 2013 #2
yeah, but he is married, she is not arely staircase Mar 2013 #4
No, it makes him a sinner in violation of his wedding vows jmowreader Mar 2013 #15
ok that made me lol this morning you get a Gold Star. Volaris Mar 2013 #29
If you read the article, the "father" is her husband, at the time, her fiance duffyduff Mar 2013 #36
By offering the father a job, knowing that he is the father (and has married the pregnant 1monster Mar 2013 #40
Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2013 #59
That was sarcasm? IrishAyes Mar 2013 #53
thanks arely staircase Mar 2013 #58
That IS disgusting. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #3
Sad, isn't it, my dear Peggy. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #16
Figures. silverweb Mar 2013 #5
The same moral "authority" for the one can be claimed for the other Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #13
And conveniently, God is the father, the son & the holy spirit. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #21
I agree completely Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #38
superb. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2013 #39
Wow great illustration. LiberalLovinLug Mar 2013 #50
The Puritans IrishAyes Mar 2013 #55
Sometimes I wonder if I regret having left my church. Initech Mar 2013 #6
Doesn't surprise me. Zoeisright Mar 2013 #7
We aren't all like that. dawg Mar 2013 #43
Most of the world IrishAyes Mar 2013 #56
Current students and alumni Downwinder Mar 2013 #8
oh FUCK no... Volaris Mar 2013 #30
Founded by Tim LaHaye, author of the end times Left Behind books. Initech Mar 2013 #45
Sounds like the fifties all over again. Girl gets called a slut and the guy gets a pat on the back. appleannie1 Mar 2013 #9
In some ways, the 50s never left. n/t LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #10
Sounds like the Bible story ohheckyeah Mar 2013 #11
It's worse: He got a job, and the "church" got to hustle in public. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #31
To be fair... jberryhill Mar 2013 #12
That made me laugh, then cry. -nt CrispyQ Mar 2013 #22
You win. Brigid Mar 2013 #28
But wait, maybe she was being a concubine.. Permanut Mar 2013 #14
Yessir IrishAyes Mar 2013 #57
american christianity has some tenacious misogyny sigmasix Mar 2013 #17
No doubt that this is disparate treatment, it's so blatant it's crazy ck4829 Mar 2013 #18
The great irony of this is that the mother, who almost certainly is a regular church goer is going grantcart Mar 2013 #19
I hope she wins and bankrupts the school. Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #20
I had to check to see if it was my college's sister school. knitter4democracy Mar 2013 #23
Nutfuckery! lonestarnot Mar 2013 #24
There isn't much that can be said about this. gollygee Mar 2013 #25
Indeed. ananda Mar 2013 #26
Would anyone have been OK with this if... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #27
That's the problem here. Unequal treatment. duffyduff Mar 2013 #35
The whole point of this is that the school's saying "this is bad only if you're a woman." (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #37
They can stop calling it a "Christian" school for starters. They are far from Christian. judesedit Mar 2013 #32
A Talibornagain school. HooptieWagon Mar 2013 #33
This is clearly sex discrimination and she should get a big settlement duffyduff Mar 2013 #34
Is this the school's logic? SwissTony Mar 2013 #41
Interesting gopiscrap Mar 2013 #42
Don't look now, Christian college, your hypocrisy is showing. City Lights Mar 2013 #44
Gawd's in the mix !! blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #46
Might it have been a misguided back-door way to give the couple a salary? WinkyDink Mar 2013 #47
How Long Have These Life Style Contracts DallasNE Mar 2013 #48
So now she has a sex driscimination suit. The school had better settle, McCamy Taylor Mar 2013 #49
Other reports said the woman's husband turned the job down. n/t duffyduff Mar 2013 #51
Bunch of Effin Hypocrites benld74 Mar 2013 #52
Did he apply for the job? Smilo Mar 2013 #54
This is so weird... Quantess Mar 2013 #60
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