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115. Belonging to a religion is an entirely conscious choice

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 07:16 PM

Jun 2014

Living in a country is not. Not one person has to be religious. We all have to live somewhere

Certainly every soldier that disobeyed international law and went to Iraq, including my own brother, should be serving prison sentences for their crimes.

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The Rude Pundit - You Wanna Keep Harassing Women at Clinics? Then Let's Play [View all] meegbear Jun 2014 OP

"sidewalk counsel" KamaAina Jun 2014 #1

Right on, RP--I wish I could rec this post a thousand times. nt MADem Jun 2014 #2

Here's my little K & R. But will it happen, will the other 'gentle counselors' harrass the church? freshwest Jul 2014 #121

I gotta think I have better things to do with my time and energy Demeter Jun 2014 #3

yeah but, this is a wonderful revenge fantasy. gotta admit. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #4

Why is it fantasy? Fawke Em Jun 2014 #35

I agree with you vigorously on this, except - what you (and I too) would love to see is calimary Jun 2014 #39

Worse, what is being proposed, is worse then useless..... happyslug Jun 2014 #49

You are so wrong. In most places in this country legal abortion is no longer available at all. Hekate Jun 2014 #60

But has those attacks actually dropped the abortion rates??? happyslug Jun 2014 #85

Look, these domestic terrorists don't give a damn about either children or women Hekate Jun 2014 #91

DING! DING! DING! DING! You win the internet. valerief Jun 2014 #104

The original rude pundit... americannightmare Jun 2014 #108

You are dreaming, if you think $721 and foodstamps will incentivize Motherhood Demeter Jun 2014 #61

+1 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #67

I am only mentioning an anti-abortion program that has a chance of working happyslug Jun 2014 #82

wow--you really have no clue about what these woman-hating anti-choicers do at their little niyad Jun 2014 #79

The Studies have indicated that such attacks have no affect on abortion rates. happyslug Jun 2014 #83

They might not stop those particular abortions, but the publicity contributes to an environment pnwmom Jun 2014 #88

Why should women have to go elsewhere to avoid being harassed, stalked, etcc..? WCLinolVir Jun 2014 #102

I don't think it would be a bad thing to show them how it feels to be on the other end pnwmom Jun 2014 #87

Well, I think I can say you have never had an abortion. WCLinolVir Jun 2014 #100

No, these protests are about terrorizing and controlling women's access and choice for legal health suffragette Jun 2014 #105

Huge K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #5

Gotta love Rude. riqster Jun 2014 #6

Fight fire with fire... works RobertEarl Jun 2014 #7

Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #24

Your misgyny is not well-hidden. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #33

Sorry - I admit that the phrase was rudely written - not intended! erronis Jun 2014 #63

Yet you did not edit. WCLinolVir Jun 2014 #103

Don't forget about birthin babies Bickle Jun 2014 #95

Taste of their own medicine. See how they like it. calimary Jun 2014 #40

And it is just starting, which is why fighting back like this is so necessary randys1 Jun 2014 #51

And after they take away our reproductive rights - just watch. Our voting rights will be next. calimary Jun 2014 #111

Here: calimary Jun 2014 #112

Agree Agree !!! As I tweeted earlier today randys1 Jun 2014 #113

Up close and personal!! Downwinder Jun 2014 #8

The sidewalk Planned Parenthood "counselors" in our city are such extremist freaks... hunter Jun 2014 #9

At my PP it's the Catholics who do almost all of the protesting, and some of them are crazy. HERVEPA Jun 2014 #11

My own relationship with the Catholic Church is... complicated. hunter Jun 2014 #46

Wow. Pretty messy. I'm just your standard culturally Jewish (and Bar Mitzvahed) atheist. HERVEPA Jun 2014 #48

Yep. Once and again "just in case." hunter Jun 2014 #57

As always, you're one of the most interesting posters on here. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #68

with this ruling weissmam Jun 2014 #29

Hell yes. blackspade Jun 2014 #10

RP column recommend on principle nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #12

I don't like the buffer zone around the Supreme Court ladym55 Jun 2014 #13

I don't like the "free speech zones" at political events either. bbgrunt Jun 2014 #25

Fire with fire! bvar22 Jun 2014 #14

The pregnant little rich princesses could also get an abortion by a real doctor emsimon33 Jun 2014 #32

"It was made to stop the unnecessary slaughter of our nation's daughters." nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #69

Amen, Brother Rude. davidthegnome Jun 2014 #15

Open carry SCVDem Jun 2014 #16

Find out where the Supremes park and protest them pulling in. Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #17

I don't know if it's still there, but back when I worked SheilaT Jun 2014 #22

"Koch suckers"--I like it! Well said. emsimon33 Jun 2014 #31

I'm with you. Rider3 Jun 2014 #18

"PEDOPHILE PRIESTS FOR LIFE" sign while wearing the dog collar REP Jun 2014 #19

I'm making my sign. mountain grammy Jun 2014 #20

+2 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #70

Carry photos of the hundreds of priests in your LuckyLib Jun 2014 #89

fetus fotos ellennelle Jun 2014 #21

Or the ghastly orphanages that used to exist in Romania SheilaT Jun 2014 #23

I've been saying this for years LadyHawkAZ Jun 2014 #26

K&fuckingR.... daleanime Jun 2014 #27

works for me weissmam Jun 2014 #28

This is a great idea! emsimon33 Jun 2014 #30

My new favorite column from the Rude One. JNelson6563 Jun 2014 #34

Great analysis by the Rude One... ljm2002 Jun 2014 #36

Ironically Jake Stern Jun 2014 #42

So maybe a new religion is in order ... sunnystarr Jun 2014 #90

That would be a clever work-around Demeter Jun 2014 #93

So now we all love the Rude Pundit again, huh? tularetom Jun 2014 #37

just because rude botched the last post DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #53

Do that on Sundays - the rest of the week, protect the clinic patients csziggy Jun 2014 #38

I have a better idea maindawg Jun 2014 #41

When we lived in Lincoln, NE from '94-2000, the local anti-choice group, mnhtnbb Jun 2014 #43

Thanks for bringing up Numbers 5:11-31... xocet Jun 2014 #94

Agree with Rude Pundit that what's Jake Stern Jun 2014 #44

Remember, every Cathokic finances, approves if, and celebrates child rape Bickle Jun 2014 #45

Lol Union Scribe Jun 2014 #50

Yup, it will Bickle Jun 2014 #65

Lol! Union Scribe Jun 2014 #73

I don't like them stir her Bickle Jun 2014 #74

Just fyi. Laelth Jun 2014 #106

They do Bickle Jun 2014 #114

I hear you. Laelth Jun 2014 #117

It is if you're teaching them irrefutably wrong things that will harm them Bickle Jun 2014 #118

Yeah! Answer that! ^ bluedigger Jun 2014 #75

Which is filthier? Being a Catholic or being a U.S. citizen? hunter Jun 2014 #109

Belonging to a religion is an entirely conscious choice Bickle Jun 2014 #115

Volunteering for military service is a choice too. hunter Jun 2014 #116

I have a different idea. Bette Noir Jun 2014 #47

One instance where I wouldn't be opposed to open carry... nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #71

I totally fucking agree! gopiscrap Jun 2014 #52

The ugly truth DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #54

Why limit it to abortion KT2000 Jun 2014 #55

What about adult bookstores & porn shops? rickyhall Jun 2014 #56

"Can I open an adult bookstore next to a church?" nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #72

Yep, see how many go from the church to the adult book store... 47of74 Jun 2014 #80

Private booths would probably further increase the traffic. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #81

Make sure the booth walls have holes to the next booth. PeoViejo Jun 2014 #97

If you're going to have a counter-protest at PP PeoViejo Jun 2014 #98

cannot rec this one enough...n/c passiveporcupine Jun 2014 #58

The beginning of all freedom is he right to be left alone. The Wizard Jun 2014 #59

Works for me. What's with those stupid dicks? marble falls Jun 2014 #62

I'll be there right after the Rude Pundit goes Dreamer Tatum Jun 2014 #64

So true. Puzzledtraveller Jun 2014 #86

"...complete lack of medical or psychological expertise..." nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #66

Amen Rebl Jun 2014 #76

Brilliant Rudie malaise Jun 2014 #77

many of us have recommended this same tactic for years. never really did get anywhere with it, niyad Jun 2014 #78

Thanks meegbear! K&R NealK Jun 2014 #84

Happy to be #268! Thanks Rude and meeg~ Cha Jun 2014 #92

"spitting in her face" -- that's assault & battery. Enforce the laws, Grafton Police! Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #96

K & R ctsnowman Jun 2014 #99

That Worcester Planned Parenthood is where I got my first birth control prescription. Squinch Jun 2014 #101

Great idea - I like it! (nt) nyabingi Jun 2014 #107

K & R Raksha Jun 2014 #110

The Rude One has outdone himself. GoCubsGo Jun 2014 #119

FUCKING K & FUCKING R spanone Jun 2014 #120