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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums10 worst right-wing statements of the week — abortion typhoon edition
1. Christian historian: Abortions caused Typhoon Haiyan.
This might come as news to the grieving survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines: the cause of the powerful storm was abortion. Not necessarily their abortions, but just the fact that anyone has abortions, especially legally, even though abortion is illegal in the Philippines. God is very, very pissed about that, and thats why he sent a typhoon that killed all those Filipinos on its way to Vietnam. Hes vindictive like that. That is why he is causing all these very destructive and scary storms.
What is not causing any of this climatological havoc is global warmingnot that it even exists. Burning fossil fuels is something God actually wants us to do more of. So goes the theory of Christian denialist, oops, we mean historian David Barton. The blanket explanation for all this climate stuff that we cant explain, he said this week in a conversation with televangelist Kenneth Copeland, as well as murder and pedophilia, is legalized abortion. America voted for politicians who support abortion rights, and in doing so opened the door to the curse.
Here is the historical background. In the good old days, when America was first starting out, Barton explained that if there was really bad weather, leaders would call for a national day of repentance, humiliation, fasting and prayer and today were saying, Oh no, its global warming.
Thats how we lost Gods protection. We chose to lose it. What did we expect?
2. Radio host Damon Bruce: Sports are set to the dial of men.
Sports are for men, and Richie Incognito is a man, acting manly in a mans world. And if you dont like it, ladies, you can lump it. That is the short version of a nine-minute tirade against women in sports this week by KNBR sports radio host Damon Bruce.
Bruce is mad at women because women are to blame for the suspension of Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito after his alleged (and apparently legendary) harassment, bullying and threats against teammate Jonathan Martin drove Martin from the team.
This might come as news to the grieving survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines: the cause of the powerful storm was abortion. Not necessarily their abortions, but just the fact that anyone has abortions, especially legally, even though abortion is illegal in the Philippines. God is very, very pissed about that, and thats why he sent a typhoon that killed all those Filipinos on its way to Vietnam. Hes vindictive like that. That is why he is causing all these very destructive and scary storms.
What is not causing any of this climatological havoc is global warmingnot that it even exists. Burning fossil fuels is something God actually wants us to do more of. So goes the theory of Christian denialist, oops, we mean historian David Barton. The blanket explanation for all this climate stuff that we cant explain, he said this week in a conversation with televangelist Kenneth Copeland, as well as murder and pedophilia, is legalized abortion. America voted for politicians who support abortion rights, and in doing so opened the door to the curse.
Here is the historical background. In the good old days, when America was first starting out, Barton explained that if there was really bad weather, leaders would call for a national day of repentance, humiliation, fasting and prayer and today were saying, Oh no, its global warming.
Thats how we lost Gods protection. We chose to lose it. What did we expect?
2. Radio host Damon Bruce: Sports are set to the dial of men.
Sports are for men, and Richie Incognito is a man, acting manly in a mans world. And if you dont like it, ladies, you can lump it. That is the short version of a nine-minute tirade against women in sports this week by KNBR sports radio host Damon Bruce.
Bruce is mad at women because women are to blame for the suspension of Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito after his alleged (and apparently legendary) harassment, bullying and threats against teammate Jonathan Martin drove Martin from the team.
The rest:
http://www.salon.com/2013/11/16/10_worst_right_wing_statements_of_the_week_abortion_typhoon_edition_partner/
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10 worst right-wing statements of the week — abortion typhoon edition (Original Post)
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Nov 2013
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(20,018 posts)1. !
muriel_volestrangler
(101,320 posts)2. And Tea Partiers wanted Barton to run for the Senate
because they thought John Cornyn wasn't insane and offensive enough for them: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/07/government-shutdown-america-biblical-revolutionaries