God punishes women who have had abortions by making future children disabled

[gollygee]

Yep, that's this Virginial state legislator's take on it.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2010/02/22/83337/disabled-abortion/


On Thursday, Virginia State Delegate Bob Marshall (R) spoke at a press conference against state funding for Planned Parenthood. He blasted the organization for supporting a women’s right to choose, saying that God punishes women who have had abortions by giving them disabled children:

[tanyev]

1. Interesting. So...when does he think Sarah Palin had her abortion?

[ecstatic]

11. and Santorum?

Oh my gosh! I don't know how much longer I can share a country with these idiots!

[Brickbat]

2. People like that believe children are the logical punishment of having sex anyway, why not up the

ante?

[Xipe Totec]

3. What did we ever do to God to deserve such stupid leaders? nt

[HappyMe]

4. Good grief!

I can't think of a single job I have had where you get paid to be this stupid.

[HereSince1628]

5. This is an example of a belief in supreme deities that gives theism a bad reputation.

It's also an example of how fear is pushed onto the susceptible by those seeking to control them.

I'm pretty sure I could not love or even respect a god with such a bad case of human vindictiveness that he would punish parents by disabling their children.

[deutsey]

6. Some days I feel like I've awakened in 1012 instead of 2012 n/t

[lunatica]

7. He sounds like the Talibangelicals

Are we still the USA? You know, that country that separated religion and government?

[s-cubed]

8. Gee, my baby sister carried to term a baby that had the same genetic problem as Santorum's.

It was stillborn. Then she had a second child, who has down's and autism.She knew the first would die , and refused an abortion. God sure punished her for NOT having an abortion.

[JDPriestly]

9. Is that why Santorum has children with severe problems?

[awoke_in_2003]

10. I can't take the stupid anymore. nt

[KamaAina]

12. This outstanding example of right-wing religious lunacy dates from 2010

astoundingly, Marshall was re-elected later that year, but finished third of four in the repuke primary this June -- likely because he was too moderate.

[PA Democrat]

13. So their "god" punishes innocent children

for the "sin" of the mother? They can keep their "god."

[ehrnst]

14. From Februrary 2010 - and no Palin said nothing in response. (nt)