BIRTH CONTROL = LESS ABORTION - WHY IS IT SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND THIS?

I really don't understand conservatives.

They are fanatical about stopping abortions.

But by making it illegal - making it difficult if not impossible to get - they are talking about JAIL TIME for women who do have abortions.

But at the same time, they make it impossible - difficult - as painful as possible - to get birth control.

SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MEN GOT PREGNANT INSTEAD OF WOMEN?

Just think of that for a minute.

If the MAN got pregnant, then abortion clinics would be on every street corner.

Birth control would be delivered to your front door - in every flavor of alcohol that you can think of.

The "morning after" pill would be available in vending machines on every corner. And every convenience store.



But that isn't what happens.

Women get pregnant - and the men walk off free and clear.

Women have to deal with nine months of pregnancy.

And most likely the next 18 years. Of child-rearing. Child-feeding. Child-housing. Child-education

Hmmm.

LIBERAL RANTING AND RAVING

I didn't used to consider myself a liberal.

Partially because of the sheer pride in which my husband has always declared himself a liberal Democrat - it always rubs me a bit the wrong way, it seems to be him bending over backwards to not be his Republican father.

And the term "liberal" always seems to be, excuse me, too ACTIVE a term for someone as politically lazy as I have been.

So what is now driving me to apply this term to myself?

The conservatives.

GUN CONTROL immediately becomes TAKING AWAY ALL OF OUR SELF-DEFENSE.

GAY MARRIAGE THREATENING AMERICAN FAMILY.

BIRTH CONTROL = WILD GROUP ORGY SEX

(well, maybe this one is exaggerated a bit).

I'm not saying they are the only ones who use hyperboles such as this; the liberals can use the same ammunition.

It just seems to be the ONLY way they will "discuss" controversial subjects.

The one that triggered this blog today is in response to the tragedy in Connecticut.

IF GOD WERE ONLY ALLOWED IN SCHOOLS...

This really gets my blood pressure up.

Sure, this sounds all cozy-sweet-Jesus-loving-cotton-candy-sweet.

But, if, as they say, PRAYERS WERE ALLOWED IN SCHOOLS...

Then WHAT prayers?

Catholic rosary? Christian? The five obligatory Muslim prayers?
Prayer over lunch? Prayer over snacks? Prayer to visit the restroom in safety?

Who decides when? What kind? And who leads it?
What if someone wants silent prayer, and another wants to sing it?

And what about the child who does NOT want to pray? Should they be forced to? Or banished because they don't?

Freedom of religion means that YOU don't get to decide what MY form of worship will be. That I do not have to worship as you do, and in particular my CHILD does not have to worship like your child does.



And this one kinda says it all for me:

Okay, Hope, now take a deep breath and move on to more important things - like loving all these people making all these bumper-sticker slogans regardless of their political views.