Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

MH1

(19,227 posts)

3. True, but soon, abortion will be all they have.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2014, 07:54 PM

Oct 2014

Well, that and contraception, and other women's rights.

And they will survive, at least for a while yet, because they deliver votes for the very wealthy.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

20 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

It Wasn�t Abortion That Formed the Religious Right. It Was Support for Segregation. [View all] KamaAina Oct 2014 OP

True shenmue Oct 2014 #1

Not true--at least not of Catholics Wella Oct 2014 #11

Catholics play a tiny role, if any, in the religious right KamaAina Oct 2014 #15

Catholics play a large role in the pro-life movement Wella Nov 2014 #16

It would be so much easier for the religious right to just adapt their thinking to the present Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #2

True, but soon, abortion will be all they have. MH1 Oct 2014 #3

AMEN!!! nt kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #4

It was also southern Baptists trying to get their bible instruction Warpy Oct 2014 #5

It was this set of books gollygee Oct 2014 #6

k&r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #7

Amen. DeSwiss Oct 2014 #8

mark to read tomorrow rurallib Oct 2014 #9

But the segregationists total disregard for women and their rights Bortman33 Oct 2014 #10

The whole reason most Southern whites left the Democratic Party LuvNewcastle Oct 2014 #12

A lot of clergy supported Roe loyalsister Oct 2014 #13

Race, not abortion. SheilaT Oct 2014 #14

heck, the Baptists had a wholesale coup MisterP Nov 2014 #17

and on August 3, 1980 in Philadelphia, MS Rancid Ronnie officially brought Youdontwantthetruth Nov 2014 #18

K and R greatlaurel Nov 2014 #19

Yup, see here: JaneyVee Nov 2014 #20