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91. You're kidding, right?
Tue Apr 7, 2015, 11:27 AM
Apr 2015

May 26, 1983: Joseph Grace set the Hillcrest clinic in Norfolk, Virginia ablaze. He was arrested while sleeping in his van a few blocks from the clinic when an alert patrol officer noticed the smell of kerosene.[20]

May 12, 1984: Two men entered a Birmingham, Alabama clinic shortly after a lone woman opened the doors at 7:45 am. Forcing their way into the clinic, one of the men threatened the woman if she tried to prevent the attack while the other, wielding a sledgehammer, did between $7,500 and $8,000 of damage to suction equipment. The man who damaged the equipment was later identified as Father Edward Markley. Father Markley is a Benedictine Monk who was the Birmingham diocesan "Coordinator for Pro-Life Activities". Markley was convicted of first-degree criminal mischief and second-degree burglary. His accomplice has never been identified. Following the Birmingham incident, Markley entered the Women's Community Health Center in Huntsville Alabama, assaulting at least three clinic workers. One of the workers, Kathryn Wood received back injuries and a broken neck vertebrae. Markley was convicted of first-degree criminal mischief and three counts of third-degree assault and harassment in the Huntsville attack.[21]

December 25, 1984: An abortion clinic and two physicians' offices in Pensacola, Florida, were bombed in the early morning of Christmas Day by a quartet of young people (Matt Goldsby, Jimmy Simmons, Kathy Simmons, Kaye Wiggins) who later called the bombings "a gift to Jesus on his birthday."[22][23][24] The clinic, the Ladies Center, would later be the site of the murder of Dr. John Britton and James Barrett in 1994 and a firebombing in 2012.

March 29, 1993: Blue Mountain Clinic in Missoula, Montana; at around 1 a.m., an arsonist snuck onto the premises and firebombed the clinic. The perpetrator, a Washington man, was ultimately caught, convicted and imprisoned. The facility was a near-total loss, but all of the patients' records, though damaged, survived the fire in metal file cabinets.[25][26][27]

May 21, 1998: Three people were injured when acid was poured at the entrances of five abortion clinics in Miami, Florida.[28]
October 1999: Martin Uphoff set fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, causing US$100 worth of damage. He was later sentenced to 60 months in prison.[29]


May 28, 2000: An arson at a clinic in Concord, New Hampshire, resulted in several thousand dollars' worth of damage. The case remains unsolved.[30][31][32] This was the second arson at the clinic.[33]

September 30, 2000: John Earl, a Catholic priest, drove his car into the Northern Illinois Health Clinic after learning that the FDA had approved the drug RU-486. He pulled out an ax before being forced to the ground by the owner of the building, who fired two warning shots from a shotgun.[34]

June 11, 2001: An unsolved bombing at a clinic in Tacoma, Washington, destroyed a wall, resulting in $6,000 in damages.[29][35]

July 4, 2005: A clinic Palm Beach, Florida, was the target of an arson. The case remains open.[29]
December 12, 2005: Patricia Hughes and Jeremy Dunahoe threw a Molotov cocktail at a clinic in Shreveport, Louisiana. The device missed the building and no damage was caused. In August 2006, Hughes was sentenced to six years in prison, and Dunahoe to one year. Hughes claimed the bomb was a "memorial lamp" for an abortion she had had there.[36]
September 11, 2006 David McMenemy of Rochester Hills, Michigan, crashed his car into the Edgerton Women's Care Center in Davenport, Iowa. He then doused the lobby in gasoline and started a fire. McMenemy committed these acts in the belief that the center was performing abortions; however, Edgerton is not an abortion clinic.[37] Time magazine listed the incident in a "Top 10 Inept Terrorist Plots" list.[38]

April 25, 2007: A package left at a women's health clinic in Austin, Texas, contained an explosive device capable of inflicting serious injury or death. A bomb squad detonated the device after evacuating the building. Paul Ross Evans (who had a criminal record for armed robbery and theft) was found guilty of the crime.[39]

May 9, 2007: An unidentified person deliberately set fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[40]
December 6, 2007: Chad Altman and Sergio Baca were arrested for the arson of Dr. Curtis Boyd's clinic in Albuquerque. Baca's girlfriend had scheduled an appointment for an abortion at the clinic.[41][42]

January 22, 2009 Matthew L. Derosia, 32, who was reported to have had a history of mental illness[43] rammed an SUV into the front entrance of a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota.[44]

January 1, 2012 Bobby Joe Rogers, 41, firebombed the American Family Planning Clinic in Pensacola, Florida, with a Molotov cocktail; the fire gutted the building. Rogers told investigators that he was motivated to commit the crime by his opposition to abortion, and that what more directly prompted the act was seeing a patient enter the clinic during one of the frequent anti-abortion protests there. The clinic had previously been bombed at Christmas in 1984 and was the site of the murder of Dr. John Britton and James Barrett in 1994.[45]

April 1, 2012 A bomb exploded on the windowsill of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, resulting in a fire that damaged one of the clinic's examination rooms. No injuries were reported.

April 11, 2013 A Planned Parenthood clinic in Bloomington, Indiana, was vandalized with an axe.[46]

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We're going to end up with an Isis-like group of christians, violently pushing their Sharia law here NightWatcher Apr 2015 #1
Its already here as the teahaddists pass more sharia laws workinclasszero Apr 2015 #17
HBO's "Vice" did a thing on rightwing nuts in America and how armed they are and NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #27
Seriously - these people scare the shit out of me far more than terrorists do. Initech Apr 2015 #36
They are terrorists. paleotn Apr 2015 #43
They're committing terrorism in non violent ways... For now. Initech Apr 2015 #56
You're kidding, right? REP Apr 2015 #91
Your hyperbole is a little over the top. I've never heard of any Christians making this an issue. jonno99 Apr 2015 #47
I would agree, but more and more guillaumeb Apr 2015 #51
Agreed. However I just don't see any possible way that an "against God's will" law jonno99 Apr 2015 #52
Maybe we should start putting... 3catwoman3 Apr 2015 #58
I can't tell what is real or what is satire any more. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2015 #2
I'm leaning toward thinking this is satire Mariana Apr 2015 #9
I know several midwives and have participated in a home birth. antigone382 Apr 2015 #75
The person who told me Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2015 #78
Not just the fundamentalist crazies. jeff47 Apr 2015 #3
OK that person would have to be a bonafide nutcase Skittles Apr 2015 #85
allrighty then. so why isn't home defense / self-defense against god's will? unblock Apr 2015 #4
Their "junior" disciples have an answer for that... Archae Apr 2015 #10
of course. in the fine tradition of "praise the lord and pass the ammunition." unblock Apr 2015 #11
I like that Politicalboi Apr 2015 #33
I wish I could "like" this post! n/t woodsprite Apr 2015 #34
I'm not sure why the furor... TreasonousBastard Apr 2015 #5
Parallel the Anti-Abortion Campaign Beowulf42 Apr 2015 #28
I'm waiting for some clown to proclaim himself the First Prophet. hobbit709 Apr 2015 #6
Two of my favorite moms had to have C-sections. KamaAina Apr 2015 #7
Did Michelle Duggar post that? And why isn't the poster urging people to avoid cancer sinkingfeeling Apr 2015 #8
Nope, she's had sections several times over. LeftyMom Apr 2015 #31
What is their stance on Caesar Salads? Orrex Apr 2015 #12
Oh, yeah, there's nothing that brings you closer to gawd than dying in childbirth, or having the Arkansas Granny Apr 2015 #13
What's their opinion on erection pills? boston bean Apr 2015 #14
This occurred to me also; so a pregancy from viagra use wouldn't be 'natural or God's will' appalachiablue Apr 2015 #20
It's just the womens bitsies they concern themselves with. boston bean Apr 2015 #21
A Milwaukee PBS station is doing a series of shows on life in the Middle Ages... Archae Apr 2015 #15
By that reasoning so is penicillin. hobbit709 Apr 2015 #16
It raises the issue whether using medicine, doctors and hospitals is 'God's will'- appalachiablue Apr 2015 #24
All Medicine erpowers Apr 2015 #46
I'm highly offended by this. Smithryee Apr 2015 #18
That was basically what happened with our two kids as well. progressoid Apr 2015 #23
Congratulations! bravenak Apr 2015 #26
Thanks. He just turned 6 Smithryee Apr 2015 #70
These horrific excuses for human beings have a solution for that. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #37
We almost lost my wonderful daughter at 16 weeks due to a miscarriage.... Adrahil Apr 2015 #19
Oh. My. God. Chellee Apr 2015 #82
Thanks! Adrahil Apr 2015 #87
Holy @$&# shenmue Apr 2015 #22
Call the IRS! SCVDem Apr 2015 #25
+100000000000000. ^THIS^ misterhighwasted Apr 2015 #35
While there really are too many C-sections in this country, SheilaT Apr 2015 #29
Too many? By what measure? jonno99 Apr 2015 #61
many women who don't want one get one. antigone382 Apr 2015 #65
Ok, so it's not so much that the women want the c-section... jonno99 Apr 2015 #71
exactly. antigone382 Apr 2015 #73
My wife has become very partial towards mid-wives. jonno99 Apr 2015 #80
What Antigone said. SheilaT Apr 2015 #69
As someone who has birthed both ways laundry_queen Apr 2015 #81
Sounds like we are back hunting Salem witches again. Weren't they supposed to have some sign on jwirr Apr 2015 #30
Next there will be another law against c-sections made by "intelligent RWers" who would apparently Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #32
Maybe one of these religious nuts will suggest LibertyLover Apr 2015 #88
Oh, yes, the sharia laws extend huh. Waiting for the law which forces Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #89
don't discount this as satire mikehiggins Apr 2015 #38
c-sections as a matter of convenience are not good SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2015 #39
No one is talking about c-sections of convenience. crazylikafox Apr 2015 #50
not sure what you are talking about SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2015 #79
Many doctors tell their patients laundry_queen Apr 2015 #83
Nothing new here. He's following the creed of Martin Luther Dems to Win Apr 2015 #40
What about all those horrible sinners mainstreetonce Apr 2015 #41
If true, these nutbars are, in the words of Harlan Ellson hifiguy Apr 2015 #42
My guess is that this "movement" is someone looking for their 15 minutes of fame... jonno99 Apr 2015 #62
Then they can apply this to their own families, and let Darwin rule and do us all a favor! underahedgerow Apr 2015 #44
So ... women have too many advantages these days? knightmaar Apr 2015 #45
More Talibornagain cultists.... blackspade Apr 2015 #48
Much ado about nothing. NOBODY cares what this group thinks. jonno99 Apr 2015 #49
I tend to agree, but . . . gratuitous Apr 2015 #53
But is there anything to "smack down"? The anti-vax crowd isn't making a "morality plea" case. jonno99 Apr 2015 #60
"If God has decided to call you home" Trillo Apr 2015 #54
My twins were breach onecaliberal Apr 2015 #55
Case by case basis HockeyMom Apr 2015 #63
Are you my ex in disguise? randome Apr 2015 #64
I'm sure I'm not you ex... onecaliberal Apr 2015 #68
These nutjobs won't be happy Spacemom Apr 2015 #57
Thanks, nutcases, for basically saying that I and probably my Mum should be dead! LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #59
disciples of new dawn is a satire page a la Christians for Michelle bachman Heddi Apr 2015 #66
I pretty much guessed that. alphafemale Apr 2015 #84
Good to know. Isn't it dreadful that the real thing is so crazy that it's hard to distinguish it LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #86
Who do they suppose is going to take care of the kids? treestar Apr 2015 #67
This is getting RIDICULOUS!!! calimary Apr 2015 #72
Some people think all women can deliver vaginally. This is NOT TRUE. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2015 #74
Thanks for sharing. My experience was similar to yours. crazylikafox Apr 2015 #90
Yes. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2015 #92
my kid went into severe distress MFM008 Apr 2015 #76
whoa. this is crazy Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #77
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