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Something to read and ponder - 2/14/2012 5:41:25 PM

DomKen

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I just discovered this blog by a woman who has left the far right evangelical movement and is writing about her life and the beliefs of her former peer group.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/lovejoyfeminism

A lot of times when outsiders point out the troubling nature of things like homeschooling and the quiverful movement people dismiss it. It is hard to dismiss this former insiders perspective.

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RE: Something to read and ponder - 2/14/2012 6:16:37 PM

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Iv e gotton to this so far:) have to say I agree with this...
But what this reality makes clear is that advocating the banning of abortion based on the ensoulment of the zygote really is about pushing specific religious beliefs on the general public in an area where there is disagreement even among religious believers. It points out dramatically why the argument from the soul is a blatant violation of the separation of church and state – it’s not just secular individuals verses religious individuals, but rather one group of religious individuals verses secular individuals and other groups of religious individuals. And it was, quite simply, why the founders enshrined separation of church and state – to keep one religious group’s beliefs from being pushed on every other religious group.

Here is an interesting comparison. Hindus believe very strongly that cows are sacred animals and must not be killed. That my look silly to those in western cultures, but they believe it devoutly. So if we had a strong contingent of Hindus here, would we be okay with them arguing that we should ban the killing of cows? No, of course not! Hindus are free to not kill cows themselves, but since not killing cows is based on their religious beliefs and we hold very different beliefs, they have no right to force the rest of us to stop killing cows.

Thanks for the link Ken

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RE: Something to read and ponder - 2/14/2012 6:19:45 PM

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Nice post Lucy !!

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RE: Something to read and ponder - 2/15/2012 8:16:58 AM

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Explains the Viagra/contraceptives disconnect:

http://freethoughtblogs.com/lovejoyfeminism/sample-page/

the Quiverfull and Christian Patriarchy movements, which urge raising large numbers of children as an “army” for Christ and hold that women must always be under male authority and headship.

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