You are told they don't, but they often do

[B. de Corbin]

Much of the press would like us to believe that religious leaders are against birth control, and against making it freely available through insurance. As usual, you're only getting what they want you to hear.

The truth is ALWAYS somewhat different...

Supreme Court Contraception Mandate Cases: Religious Leaders Release Statement Supporting Contraception Access

OK, so everybody expects it from Unitarians (Thalassa, you know I'm pointing at you ), but even Catholic nuns?

[thalassa]

Re: You are told they don't, but they often do

OK, so everybody expects it from Unitarians (Thalassa, you know I'm pointing at you ), but even Catholic nuns?

lol...

Actually, I'm not surprised that some nuns would support this--many of them tend to be far more pragmatic and liberal than the bishops. Comes from spending more time doing and less time gabbing at people and telling them what to do.

The thing to keep in mind is that these folks are still the progressive or liberal sides of their respective faiths.

[B. de Corbin]

Re: You are told they don't, but they often do

The thing to keep in mind is that these folks are still the progressive or liberal sides of their respective faiths.

Yes - there are only 2000 nuns in that particular group out of God (smirk) only knows how many in total.

These are the people, though, who need to be applauded, be presented in the media, and worked with.

They ain't called "progressive" for nothin'.

[anunitu]

Re: You are told they don't, but they often do

Mainly I think because these Nuns actually work with the poor,and know having to many kids can be a very big burden. When you live on the front lines of poverty,you tend to have a much different view on a lot of things.

[Dez]

Re: You are told they don't, but they often do

I should not have looked at the comments

[B. de Corbin]

Re: You are told they don't, but they often do

I should not have looked at the comments

I hadn't actually looked at the comments, Dez, 'cause sometimes I get tired of the lunatic fringe, even for laughs.

But I went back - it looked like a pretty mixed bag, at least as far as I got. A lot of people made that point that, if one doesn't want abortion, one needs birth control. I always like to see that that.

[Dez]

Re: You are told they don't, but they often do

Very true, Corbin...I haven't been feeling well, so I think my annoyance meter is all messed up.

[Maria de Luna]

Re: You are told they don't, but they often do

I should not have looked at the comments

I have officially stopped reading any of these for bloody ANYTHING Corbin posts....
Cause I like not being any crazier than I already am......

[MaskedOne]

Re: You are told they don't, but they often do

Cause I like not being any crazier than I already am......

We may have to discuss this premise.... :cthulhu:

[ChainLightning]

Re: You are told they don't, but they often do

I never read the comments. Ever.

I possess a way too volatile disposition to be journeying into that particular minefield.





But now the article, itself? Oddly, I don't feel at all surprised. Like I missed a step, somewhere.

[Maria de Luna]

Re: You are told they don't, but they often do

We may have to discuss this premise.... :cthulhu:

you've had more than plenty of my sanity thank you very much...

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I never read the comments. Ever.

I possess a way too volatile disposition to be journeying into that particular minefield.

this, works really well to say how i feel about comments.

[anunitu]

Re: You are told they don't, but they often do

As I remember the last time I looked at comments...they started out half civil,the some one would post "Your a Dic*),and then the whole thing would go all to hell.