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In reply to the discussion: Churches Protest & Harass Abortion Clinic Patients? Reverse the Tables at Their Churches. [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)70. Nope, wrong venue. They love to carry grotesque, full color posters to clinics.
There are plenty of the same that could be mass produced, and each one shoiuld have a scripture to shame them for what they are doing right now - make them admit it's not abour doing God's will, but about their conservative politics:
The Inquisition and the methods of torture employed AND the reason, religious intoleerance, forturing people lie about their faith to increase the power of the church, and ti enforce only one doctrine, which is what they are doing. Did they approve of what was done in Jesus' name, the same way they approve of abortion clinic bombs and killind doctors in their homes?
The burnings of witches, cats, and other crimes that came from lack of knowledge, mob mentailty, a love of cruelty and social power. What spirit are they condoning as they refuse women having babies or not getting health care to save their lives, or better still, to get pregnant for wanted children?
The stoning of women in the Middle East, and the example of Jesus saving the woman caught in the act of adultery. Who are they to cast the first stone, when they do not know the people involved? Are they without sin? If they claim to be so, Jesus said their sin remains on them, so why are they claiming to do it for God? They aren't, they are poltiically motivated.
The cruxification, torture, slaughter, muliation and selling children, both male and female, toddlers and babies, into the European sex slavery by Columbus of the native people, in the Name of God.
Go into all the details. Ask them if they truly believe those people deserved that - not letting anyone off the hook for being 'saved' - own what they are, just as tney have condemned, mocked and harrassed those they don't like.
Hand them out the news stories of the indian children in mass graves in Canada, Ireland, etc. Hand them the stories of the young boys who were molested by priests in Europe who complained are were castrated surgically to make them girls. Is this the kind of direct action they want taken, where things get physicial or do they claim to be blind? Jesus did not give anyone a pass for that.
Talk to them about the way women and girls desiring eduation or health care have been treated by the Taliban in Afghanistan, running through a guantlet of ogling, yelling, hateful men. Is this the spirit in which women should be treated here? Do they know that the same spirit infects them?
The misery of slums, children sold into slavery, beaten, raped and killed because of poverty. Are they going to those homes to save those people, usually of color, perhaps all involved in things they never knew in their own lives? Do each of them adopt not only children to save them from abotion, but their mothers and fathers?
If not, what provision are they making for them? Do they support illegal immigrant children being cared for pre-natally and post-birth, healhcare and all of that - or do they want to keep their money to themslves? You cannot serve both God and Mammon.
Show us your bank account, Mr. And Mrs. Pharisee, let us see how you treat the least of these - the ones you don't want to know. Not on a whim out of charity, but paying your taxes as the Hebrews did the Temple, to provide for the poor, the widows and the orphans. Otherwise, a herd of camels will enter Heaven long before you.
I could go on with other atrocities that have been commtitted in the Name of God and Jesus. None of them were done through the Gift of the Holy Spirit, or Forgiveness and Love and neither are they bullying others. With the very same hand that they use to point and accuse, they are undone..
For the women who attend these mass shaming exercises, full of pride and fury, tell the the story of the Cows of Bashan. If they don't know, it, tell them to look it up, or give it to them.
It's not pretty, and it's about well-off women living off the oppression of the poor, and God's judgment on them. They will be judged more harshly than women going for healthcare or birth control or abortion. They could have helped them long before, but they loved their leisure and their earthly pleasures too much. This, too, in their belief system is being written down.
AFAIK, they are each and every one of them going straight to Hell for taking the Name of the Lord in vain and enjoying self-righteousness to scheme to get ahead of others. The 'sin' of the women which they suspect, but do not know, lays on them because that is where their own Hearts are corrupted.
Anyway, you get my drift.
The Inquisition and the methods of torture employed AND the reason, religious intoleerance, forturing people lie about their faith to increase the power of the church, and ti enforce only one doctrine, which is what they are doing. Did they approve of what was done in Jesus' name, the same way they approve of abortion clinic bombs and killind doctors in their homes?
The burnings of witches, cats, and other crimes that came from lack of knowledge, mob mentailty, a love of cruelty and social power. What spirit are they condoning as they refuse women having babies or not getting health care to save their lives, or better still, to get pregnant for wanted children?
The stoning of women in the Middle East, and the example of Jesus saving the woman caught in the act of adultery. Who are they to cast the first stone, when they do not know the people involved? Are they without sin? If they claim to be so, Jesus said their sin remains on them, so why are they claiming to do it for God? They aren't, they are poltiically motivated.
The cruxification, torture, slaughter, muliation and selling children, both male and female, toddlers and babies, into the European sex slavery by Columbus of the native people, in the Name of God.
Go into all the details. Ask them if they truly believe those people deserved that - not letting anyone off the hook for being 'saved' - own what they are, just as tney have condemned, mocked and harrassed those they don't like.
Hand them out the news stories of the indian children in mass graves in Canada, Ireland, etc. Hand them the stories of the young boys who were molested by priests in Europe who complained are were castrated surgically to make them girls. Is this the kind of direct action they want taken, where things get physicial or do they claim to be blind? Jesus did not give anyone a pass for that.
Talk to them about the way women and girls desiring eduation or health care have been treated by the Taliban in Afghanistan, running through a guantlet of ogling, yelling, hateful men. Is this the spirit in which women should be treated here? Do they know that the same spirit infects them?
The misery of slums, children sold into slavery, beaten, raped and killed because of poverty. Are they going to those homes to save those people, usually of color, perhaps all involved in things they never knew in their own lives? Do each of them adopt not only children to save them from abotion, but their mothers and fathers?
If not, what provision are they making for them? Do they support illegal immigrant children being cared for pre-natally and post-birth, healhcare and all of that - or do they want to keep their money to themslves? You cannot serve both God and Mammon.
Show us your bank account, Mr. And Mrs. Pharisee, let us see how you treat the least of these - the ones you don't want to know. Not on a whim out of charity, but paying your taxes as the Hebrews did the Temple, to provide for the poor, the widows and the orphans. Otherwise, a herd of camels will enter Heaven long before you.
I could go on with other atrocities that have been commtitted in the Name of God and Jesus. None of them were done through the Gift of the Holy Spirit, or Forgiveness and Love and neither are they bullying others. With the very same hand that they use to point and accuse, they are undone..
For the women who attend these mass shaming exercises, full of pride and fury, tell the the story of the Cows of Bashan. If they don't know, it, tell them to look it up, or give it to them.
It's not pretty, and it's about well-off women living off the oppression of the poor, and God's judgment on them. They will be judged more harshly than women going for healthcare or birth control or abortion. They could have helped them long before, but they loved their leisure and their earthly pleasures too much. This, too, in their belief system is being written down.
AFAIK, they are each and every one of them going straight to Hell for taking the Name of the Lord in vain and enjoying self-righteousness to scheme to get ahead of others. The 'sin' of the women which they suspect, but do not know, lays on them because that is where their own Hearts are corrupted.
Anyway, you get my drift.
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Churches Protest & Harass Abortion Clinic Patients? Reverse the Tables at Their Churches. [View all]
David Zephyr
Jan 2014
OP
I did quite a bit when I was young, and the protesters were vicious to us. We were all women, and
bettyellen
Jan 2014
#5
The weird thing is, they had a very secretive local presence. They ran a home for those housing some
bettyellen
Jan 2014
#11
I'm totally ready to start protesting churches....particularly southern baptist republican ones.
loudsue
Jan 2014
#28
This would be targeting the ones who are pushing the issue of women's rights - churches - but
jwirr
Jan 2014
#66
Yeah they were a weird bunch spitting shrieking like the world was going to end
Katashi_itto
Jan 2014
#63
They wouldn't be jailed if they stay the appropriate way from the church. Ask the Phelps family.
Maraya1969
Jan 2014
#6
are you referring to individual churches, or particular faiths? as far as I am concerned, unless
niyad
Jan 2014
#14
did you catch the part where scalia whined that he objected to the woman-hating, anti-choice,
niyad
Jan 2014
#13
and thank you. it isn't surprising that scotus is doing this, with six catholics amoung them.
niyad
Jan 2014
#25
Again and again, that turd in a black robe and vanity hat speaks out on matters likely to
merrily
Jan 2014
#81
ACT UP did that in NY and in LA, it had great impact and was worth the whining
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2014
#55
So you claim when a religion says women are murderers and gay people are from hell
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2014
#62
phelps and co have never gone to jail in all these years. what makes you think it is ever likely
niyad
Jan 2014
#108
Yes, and imagine the indignation and fear that girls and women are facing everyday in America.
David Zephyr
Jan 2014
#91
The anti-abortion crowd is ignorant about what Planned Parenthood really does.
JDPriestly
Jan 2014
#42
What would such an activity achieve other than to alienate religious people?
JDPriestly
Jan 2014
#41
If they get near you tell them you are fearful and will "Stand Your Ground" and see what they do.
Bandit
Jan 2014
#47
No such thing in the US, kiddo. That's why the other side can do what they do.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2014
#56
the buffer zone is there because these people are dangerous and the Supremes,
mountain grammy
Jan 2014
#65
Nope, wrong venue. They love to carry grotesque, full color posters to clinics.
freshwest
Jan 2014
#70
It's really psychological and physical violence against women and it's orchestrated.
David Zephyr
Jan 2014
#99
These fine conservative Catholic Supremes would do the Taliban proud imo: they would also do any
indepat
Jan 2014
#72
Thank you. I wish more men had realized that the patriarchal wagons started circling 'round women
ancianita
Jan 2014
#73
RW Christian War Crimes in Bosnia: 'The rapes went on day and night': Robert Fisk, in Mostar,
Zorra
Jan 2014
#85
god damned straight, david. thank you so much for making this important point.
PeaceNikki
Jan 2014
#92