Pro (some) life

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This is one of the most intelligent arguments that I've read against those who say they are pro-life. This doesn't account for all of them of course, but when you think about it - it sure is a big chunk.

"Pro-Life or Anti-Sex:

A thought…

It seems to me that most Pro-Life people I know really aren’t Pro-Life at all. They are, rather, Anti-Sex. That is, the abortion debate is often just a cover to wage war on the sexual revolution and the Dawn of the Pill. What many Pro-Life people are angry about is the casual sexuality of our age, an era of “abortion on demand.” Pro-Life advocacy, then, is often (consciously or unconsciously) really a way to get sexually promiscuous people to face the “consequences” of sexual activity. The focus on life is often cover for Puritanical worries about sexuality in modern America.

Why do I draw this conclusion? Because most Pro-Life people I know are only Pro-Life in this one area, and only in this one area. They are not, generally speaking, consistently Pro-Life. For example, most Pro-Life people are…

…not Pro-Life when it comes to gun control.

…not Pro-Life when it comes to preemptive war.

…not Pro-Life when it comes to capital punishment.

…not Pro-Life when it comes to global malnourishment.

…not Pro-Life when it comes to universal health care.

…not Pro-Life when it comes to entitlement programs for the women and children of the working poor (to remove the economic incentives for abortion).

…not Pro-Life in promoting condom usage to prevent teenage pregnancy or AIDS in developing nations.

In short, the only thing many conservatives are Pro-Life about is, well, abortion. Which, incidentally, is the only thing on the list that’s about regulating sexual behavior.

Which kind of makes you wonder…"


--by Richard Beck

Anti Super Bowl

My heart hurts just thinking about this and the fact that this country is continuously going backwards. It feels like I'm at the bottom of the doggy pile just gasping for breath while more people pile on. Alas, accoring to The Huffington Post CBS has decided to reverse their former policy of not allowing advocacy commercials and is now going to be airing commercials supporting pro-life thanks to the right-wing, anti-choice, evangelical Christian activist group Focus on the Family. They plan on starting this by airing these commercials during super bowl. Okay, for starters - really? Super bowl? How is showing a bunch of drunk dudes a bunch of pro-life commercials going to help in any way? Not to say that women don't watch the super bowl, but we all know who it is mostly focused TOWARDS. On top of that, how are commercials going to help at all? I don't know about you, but I've become an absolute PRO at canceling out all the regurgitated jargon that is force fed to us day after day in every way possible. But let me be straight forward about what I'm trying to say here. Evangelical Christians will not EVER change my mind. Just like I can't change theirs.. and this is something we all need to come to terms with. I believe that I have one life and I am not going to spend it by abiding by other people's RIDICULOUS ideas or standards. I will do WHAT I want with MY body and no one is going to stop me. Go ahead and ban abortions - women have revolted against that in the past by starting collectives such as the Jane Collective. We've learned to know our bodies and give abortions and take care of one another because that is what life is about. Support. No magical being, no evil evangelical group, NO ONE will stop that. Not ever. So they can try. They can air their little absent minded commercials without REALLY thinking about the consequences of what a pro-life world would really be like. Teenaged girls having children, molested women giving birth to insectual babies, rape victims not only having to recover to the post traumatic stress and distressing recollections of the event but also being reminded every single day what they went through when they give birth to babies that were painfully FORCED upon them. Jobs are scarce right now, food is NOT abundant and people are losing their homes and living in the streets. What kind of life are they providing for these babies? They try to make it sound so black and white but it's not. It never will be. This country is doing all it can to keep us down, to keep us stuck in lower to middle class and on top of it all, we're in a recession! There's one thing I don't think religious groups understand, women are strong. We're stronger than they might think, and we come together in times of need. This is one of those times of need. And we're coming together to stand strong and voice our experiences and opinions.

More than anything though, I am tired.. no, I am EXHAUSTED of the hateful religious vomit that has surfaced. Telling gays they can't marry, telling women they can't have abortions. Now listen up because I'm going to remind everyone of an important detail in our country's history; CHURCH AND STATE. Remember that? This little DETAIL needs to be RE-established. Re-heard! Fought for and taken care of. There needs to be a revolution between religions, a reminder of what religion is actually all about. Less hate, more love and acceptance and support for one another. This is our best bet. Stand up ladies (and gents!), we need VOICES!

Until then, I'm revolting against CBS.