Comments on: Culture Wars Come To Two Super Tuesday States

By: arconnelly

arconnelly — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:16:44 +0000

The morals of this country are degenerating rapidly. We have attempted to have government solve all the problems and this has led to a further degeneration of family values and continues to drive this country into further deterioration. We can not solve the ills of poor family values and loose moral via government mandate or by throwing money at the problem. It is time we worked to make citizens responsible for the life they lead but give them opportunity to climb the ladder to a successful life. This can not come about by continuing to pay for children born out of wedlock or by paying for birth control for everyone in this country. Look at the statistics on marriage, family units and the longevity of marriages, welfare recipient growth, increased problems in education due to unruly children and lack of parental control and compare that to all the programs we have put together to throw money at the problem paid for by the good citizens who do work and do have family values and I think we will quickly realize we are on the wrong path. Providing birth control for anyone as part of a government service is totally irresponsible and we need to step back and look at ways to fix the problem in lieu of rewarding people for continuing to use the same poor judgement and loose morals. Al

By: sleeprn01

sleeprn01 — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:55:39 +0000

I agree with what you said but the idea isn’t new. The ancient Greek play Lysistrata tells about the women of Athens with holding themselves from the men of Athens until they stop the war with Sparta. Eventually, even the women of Sparta join their protest to stop the war.

By: StevenBrungard

StevenBrungard — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:25:05 +0000

A petition is collecting signatures and comments from people who want to put reproductive health care beyond the reach of religion businesses. By bringing back the Public Option under PPACA, those who want unrestricted reproductive health care can choose the Public Option. Those who want religion restricted or moral conviction restricted health care can get it their way in the insurance exchange. The religion businesses might still make some objection because tax dollars will be paying for the Public Option, but, the religion and moral conviction restricted policies in the insurance exchange will cost an amount less that equals or exceeds the amount spent for abortion and contraception by the Public Option. Ergo, they are not paying for what they object to. The petition is reported here:
http://www.prleap.com/pr/185480/

By: StevenBrungard

StevenBrungard — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:16:36 +0000

Religion businesses rely on children as potential new life long customers and revenue from government contracts and charity contributions.

No abortion adds more children. No contraception adds many more children.

By: Dean Hansen

Dean Hansen — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:14:23 +0000

Since many embryos absorb other simultaneously created ones, should you charge the newborn with canibalism, or murder?

By: SwedishChef231

SwedishChef231 — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:01:38 +0000

Chances are the version being used is the one used bu Ana-baptists – they high-lite “making idols” and worshiping them. Interesting isn’t it. The will frames or make concrete images of the Ten Commandments in their image. While I would prefer they live the ten commandments apparently in Georgia it easier to post them and display them. I would prefer the version I was raised with – commandments 9 and 10 deal with different aspects of coveting – Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors wife is emphasize – but in Georgia coveting other women is in vogue – given Newts propensity to marry and divorce. Of course now that he is Catholic, the first two are not considered valid because they were not performed by a priest. So he has a clean slate (?). Then there is the Jewish ten Commandments and since they were the ones to receive them originally, we should go to the primary source. Their first commandment is a good one – it reminds us: “I am the Lord your God you led out if the Egypt and the house of bondage.” This reminds us that the Bible and the Ten Commandments are not to be idolized and worshiped. Wake up Georgia! Thou shalt make no graven image!

By: Elsa

Elsa — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:48:08 +0000

All this effort put into passing laws that are unconstitutional is a colossal waste of tax payer money. It is also part of the right wing effort to excite their base. These laws may pass but they do not last. There is no way in hell that women in this Country and a significant number of men will let them stand. The right wing leaders know this, they secretly do not want their silly laws to pass permanently, how else can they get attention from the narrow minded, blinded by religious dogma people that make up their base during elections. Want to beat them? All you have to do is vote and make sure everyone you know does too. There are many more of us then them. Most Conservative, Progressives and Independents are not radical and do not what to live in a Country ruled by biblical laws. We can win if everyone would just vote.

By: boltman

boltman — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:15:59 +0000

What if the pregancy ends in a miscarrige? Does the state arrest the woman on a murder charge.

By: stsintl

stsintl — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:01:03 +0000

The solution is simple. The voters have the power. Don’t ever re-elect a senator after one term and don’t ever re-elect a Rep. to the House beyond three two year terms. No retirement benefits.

By: pisces62

pisces62 — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:57:00 +0000

I half paid attention to this episode, even though one of the culprits was from my state of Ohio. The movie with Kevin Spacey, Casino Jack, shows how depraved these people are. do you really think they have changed in 10 years. it tells of how the Mitt Romneys got the deal of the century with off shore tax shelters. How they help to bilk the Native American casinos. It is a snap shot of the republican, right wing conservative hypocrites.