Why Do Men And Women Go Too Far? (Friday Fun Thread) | 43 comments (43 topical, 0 hidden)
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And the reason that population control is NOT part of the discussion is political and religious and not scientific.  It invariably brings up the topic of abortion, which is an issue nobody wants to touch except in terms of extremes--choice vs life.  We need to be able to discuss abortion and birth control in more productive, objective ways, without all of the emotion.  This particular topic could be approached in an ethical, bipartisan fashion that acknowledges peoples' concerns with ending life, but also promotes the most ethically acceptable means of preventing unwanted conception and ending unwanted pregnancies early in gestation.

by desertpear on 04/06/2008 03:19:14 PM EST

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Monster! (none / 0)
Baby Killer!  Monster!

(Did I mention baby killer?)  ;)

I was listening to Catholic talk radio yesterday. I do that sometimes for a laugh or to get angry.  There is one show in particular that is incredibly entertaining if you want to be shocked (over the ignorance, and overzealous/warped worldview) called The Drew Mariani show.

Some of his topics are boring (when he gets too much into church history, etc.), but he talks about modern, secular culture a lot.  Like for Halloween he talked about how Harry Potter could be dangerous, and yesterday he was ranting about the "Culture Of Death" and how the "Contraceptive Mentality" was destroying our faith/country.

Oh, and if you're lucky, you'll hear some callers.  I'm amazed at these people.  The questions they ask are so pathetic.  While they might be adults age-wise, their mental/emotional development is questionable at best.  Why else would they call and ask things like "my good friend had a baby through a fertility clinic. I know she loves it very much and it's a wonderful child, but I know what she did was wrong.  What should I do?"

I couldn't believe my ears.  Is she f*ng serious?  I had several choice words for her, but I'll let you weigh in to keep my blood pressure down.  All I'll say is that these people are directionless kids who never grew up and learned to think for themselves.  Sure, everyone needs advice from time to time, but this goes way beyond that IMO.

by Tom Hanc on 04/06/2008 03:28:59 PM EST

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those folks (none / 0)
Must be part of, or similar to the 28% that support Bush no matter what he does.  Sort of a sheeplike mentality where you let someone else decide what is right and wrong for you without needing any evidence or supporting data in order to draw your own conclusions.  This is where Cenk's religious rant should be inserted ;)  It is so far from my experience (even being brought up as a catholic), that I just don't get it. 

by desertpear on 04/06/2008 04:39:44 PM EST

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Why Do Men And Women Go Too Far? (Friday Fun Thread) | 43 comments (43 topical, 0 hidden)