I was momentarily taken aback when I saw this blurb on Talking Points Memo today:
In any other civilized country in the world, this policy wouldn’t be the least bit newsworthy. In the conservative-Christianity-soaked USA, it’s not only newsworthy, it’s controversial. What a pathetic commentary on the current state of American affairs.
– the chaplain
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The Wise Fool
January 20, 2012 at 6:08 pm
It is pretty sad, isn’t it. I’m hoping that by the time I retire in another 30-40 years, the country will largely have sobered up from the intoxication from the blood of Jesus.
The Blog Fodder
January 21, 2012 at 7:47 am
My fears are that over the next forty years, your country will run red with the blood of those deemed non-believers.
Ric
January 21, 2012 at 8:14 am
I can only say that the damned believers had better believe that there are a whole bunch of us atheists who won’t go peacefully. I’ll do my damndest to take some of the delusional scum with me if it comes to that. None of this deemed stuff: they’re going down, deemit!
the chaplain
January 21, 2012 at 8:26 am
Blog Fodder & Ric:
I don’t think widespread violence is likely, but one never knows with these things. Atheists are not going to acquiesce quietly to continued demands for religious (specifically, Christian) privilege in the USA. Resistance to such privilege has grown more vocally and visibly in the past decade. I don’t think that trend is going to reverse anytime soon.
Ric
January 20, 2012 at 7:22 pm
As long as us mens can git our veeagara paid for we don’t much care about what youse wimmens git.
the chaplain
January 21, 2012 at 7:52 am
Wise Fool
You’re pretty optimistic if you think the intoxication will wear off in less than half a century.
Ric:
Is there a chance that, if the viagra gets cut off, the need for contraceptions will decrease?
Ric
January 21, 2012 at 8:09 am
Interesting point. And of course then the demand for abortion will decrease. So how come the religinuts aren’t demanding that health insurance stop paying for the stiffening chemicals? Could it possibly be because the religinuts are dominated by men, and that these angry, ugly men are in turn dominated by their little head instead of their brain? ‘OMG it’s gone limp, the world is ending! O Lord help me stiffen my resolve and my wee-wee, and I’ll sacrifice an extra virgin this very day!’
(Too much coffee, maybe?)
the chaplain
January 21, 2012 at 8:28 am
Ric:
I don’t think it’s too much coffee. I think male privilege + religious privilege is a volatile combination that usually does not benefit (in fact, it often harms) women.
Paul Sunstone
January 21, 2012 at 11:41 am
No one is forcing the Religious Right to take birth control. But the Religious Right is trying to force others not to take birth control. This gets repeated again and again with the Religious Right. It’s all about minding other people’s business.
the chaplain
January 21, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Yep. Religion isn’t just about belief, it’s about control. Sometimes I think it’s primarily about the latter and the belief talk is just a smoke screen to hide the manipulation that’s going on.
PhillyChief
January 21, 2012 at 12:33 pm
So the religious nonprofits get an extra year so that when Obama loses, the Republican president can repeal this and they hardly miss a beat. Well, that was nice of him.
the chaplain
January 21, 2012 at 4:01 pm
I mentioned that in my initial draft of the post, but decided I didn’t need to say it because my readers would pick up on it without my help.
Tommykey
January 21, 2012 at 4:46 pm
Wow, Obama briefly grew a spine!
desertscope
January 21, 2012 at 8:03 pm
“You filthy heathens is a tryin’ to take away the Lord’s vengeance. Wimmin folk is meant to be punished for the crime of fornication. Ain’t ye never heard of “original sin?” That punishment includes painful childbirth, forced if need be.”
I suppose Mrs. Cleaver was only induced into “the unclean joining” twice (once each for Wally and the Beav). The right wing will not be satisfied until they have achieved a return to the 1950s as portrayed in television, movies, and other fantasy media.
I suddenly get an urge to register “the unclean joining” as a trademark before Focus on the Family starts using it.