The Christian question comes down to whether we should base our morality and our entire life on the interpretation of the most murderous book in human history, in order to save our own soul from hell by pretending to have the moral authority to tell everyone else how to live to save their souls, or whether doing such a thing is simply our desire to assert some power and control over others, while always being able to defer the responsibility for doing so to our imaginary friend we call “Jesus” (who’s blood we drink every Sunday and who’s execution device we wear as a gold ornament around our neck)?
Most people don't realize that the Supreme Court has been in the hands of the Republican party since at least 1970! In fact, even in the landmark case of Roe v Wade that legalized abortion, SCOTUS was inhabited by 6 Republicans and 3 Democrats, and the vote was 7 to 2. One of the reasons is that the Republican Party has absolutely ZERO desire to win on the abortion issue. And that's because abortion gives the GOP a clear focal point with potentially unlimited organizing power. And it's an even simpler message to sell than religion, since we are "pro-life." (if that was true, however, they wouldn't be actively trying to repeal healthcare for up to 30 million Americans, nor would they be so pro-gun, pro-war, pro-death penalty, pro welfare cuts, pro- social security cuts, pro- drone strikes, etc). The Republican party officially became "pro-life" in 1976, thanks to Jesse Helms (R-NC). The only reason no serious challenge was brought within the pa...
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