My brother is a Catholic priest. This means he has devoted his life to teaching children they are going to hell if they don’t obey his Catholic Church, while he washes his hands of any damage such a lie does to any of the children he teaches to believe his lie. Why does he do this? Because he was convinced that if he doesn’t spend his entire life selling this lie, which he has been sold since he was circumcised, he’d end up in hell. So, to save his own ass from the fires of hell, he sells his brand of lies and pretends his circumcision turned him into a eunuch.
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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