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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 05:20 PM
Original article: Sotomayor and abortion

This is why adding a 6th Catholic to a 9 member Supreme Court is a bad thing

You can't choose your age, race, gender, or sexual orientation but you can choose what religion you are.

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization that systematically abused and raped thousands of children in Ireland.

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization that actively campaigns to take away other people's rights.

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization whose leader said (AIDS) "is a tragedy that cannot be overcome by money alone, and that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems".

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization that consistently interferes with governments around the world, especially in the United States by telling it's followers "that Communion must be denied to Catholic politicians who support legal abortion.” (in effect telling their followers who to vote for).

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization that is headed by a former member of the Luftwaffe AA battery of the Hitler Youth Corps.

Granted one member of a church is not responsible for the actions of the other members but what they are responsible for is giving legitimacy and money to an organization that not only committed the above actions but then covered them up (in some cases for decades).

It is this lack of responsibility and the acceptance of the illegal actions of their own church that makes this such a troubling issue.

And it speaks volumes to what these justices view the role of the church to be and how much they are willing to over look criminal actions in the quest for their own personal jesus.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 04:54 PM
Original article: Sotomayor and abortion

It's the same logic that lets Obama claim he is a "fierce advocate" for gay equality

yet he is against gay marriage.

Yes she really did uphold the gag rule and no matter how you spin it, that's not a good thing.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:36 AM

The glaring irony of defending the Catholic chruch by claiming discrimination would be laughable

if they hadn't just spend millions of dollars taking away the right of gays and lesbians to get married.

May 27th, 2009 | DUBLIN -- The Catholic orders responsible for abusing Ireland's poorest children say they're struggling to come up with money to help their victims. Yet investigations into their net worth paint a very different picture -- that of nuns and brothers with billions' worth of carefully sheltered assets worldwide.

http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/world/2009/05/27/D98ENGMG1_eu_ireland_catholic_abuse/index.html

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 09:56 AM

Obama choosing a 6th Catholic for the 9 member Supreme Court says quite a bit too

You can't choose your age, race, gender, or sexual orientation but you can choose what religion you are.

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization that systematically abused and raped thousands of children in Ireland.

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization that actively campaigns to take away other people's rights.

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization whose leader said (AIDS) "is a tragedy that cannot be overcome by money alone, and that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems".

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization that consistently interferes with governments around the world, especially in the United States by telling it's followers "that Communion must be denied to Catholic politicians who support legal abortion.” (in effect telling their followers who to vote for).

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization that is headed by a former member of the Luftwaffe AA battery of the Hitler Youth Corps.

Granted one member of a church is not responsible for the actions of the other members but what they are responsible for is giving legitimacy and money to an organization that not only committed the above actions but then covered them up (in some cases for decades).

It is this lack of responsibility and the acceptance of the illegal actions of their own church that makes this such a troubling issue.

And it speaks volumes to what these justices view the role of the church to be and how much they are willing to over look criminal actions in the quest for their own personal jesus.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 07:42 AM

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"

Sotomayor would be the 6th Catholic on the 9 member Supreme Court.

You can't choose your age, race, gender, or sexual orientation but you can choose what religion you are.

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization that systematically abused and raped thousands of children in Ireland.

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization that actively campaigns to take away other people's rights.

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization whose leader said (AIDS) "is a tragedy that cannot be overcome by money alone, and that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems".

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization that consistently interferes with governments around the world, especially in the United States by telling it's followers "that Communion must be denied to Catholic politicians who support legal abortion.” (in effect telling their followers who to vote for).

These justices made a conscious decision to belong to an organization that is headed by a former member of the Luftwaffe AA battery of the Hitler Youth Corps.

Granted one member of a church is not responsible for the actions of the other members but what they are responsible for is giving legitimacy and money to an organization that not only committed the above actions but then covered them up (in some cases for decades).

It is this lack of responsibility and the acceptance of the illegal actions of their own church that makes this such a troubling issue.

And it speaks volumes to what these justices view the role of the church to be and how much they are willing to over look criminal actions in the quest for their own personal jesus.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 06:54 AM

What's the deal with homophobes mending their ways ala Rick Warren

I guess they have learned from the "claim both sides of every issue" strategy of Obama.

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