tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post8222210215189512367..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: on the war of the religious right against the separation of church and state and it's current attacks on the rights of womenellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-44680837810508378012012-03-08T10:01:07.307-06:002012-03-08T10:01:07.307-06:00I love you, Ellen.
And just WHAT do The Powers Th...I love you, Ellen.<br /><br />And just WHAT do The Powers That WANT to BE have against women?<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-57152113614977640082012-03-08T09:39:48.895-06:002012-03-08T09:39:48.895-06:00In the light of everything said above: Happy Women...In the light of everything said above: Happy Women's Day! , all of you!Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372105017807728884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-26206560303458240872012-03-07T19:59:20.072-06:002012-03-07T19:59:20.072-06:00Thank you for your comment Stereoette. I do know ...Thank you for your comment Stereoette. I do know that there are many many good christian people out there who are just as appalled as I am if not more so because of what's being done in their name. You are right, it is all about power. I do think they sincerely want to restrict women's rights and I do think the timing is directly connected to the election, to distract the people from the real issues like their purposeful obstruction of anything that would help the recovery from this recession. What really scares me though, not that this attack on my personal freedom isn't enough, is their attack on the separation of church and state. they've already managed to get god inserted in our national motto (changing it altogether), our pledge of allegiance, and our currency. They want this to be a theocracy made in their image. If we don't constantly counter their political attacks, they'll succeed.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-85730475855655798602012-03-07T19:36:30.510-06:002012-03-07T19:36:30.510-06:00oh ellen, i am a christian (thought not politicall...oh ellen, i am a christian (thought not politically conservative) and this election cycle brings me to tears. These "christian" politicans, who are far more concerned with what goes on in other people's pants than actual Christian values like justice, forgiveness, and generosity, may have put God's name on a bunch of things, but they don't seem to give Him much thought beyond telling everyone who isn't on their team how much he allegedly hates them. And I think that it is all less a matter of hating women (not that they don't) as much as hoping for something... anything... to distract the public from the truth that they have NO PLAN for fixing what is wrong with the country. They just want power. So since they can't actually fix economic instability, poverty, the spectre of war, etc... they build up a straw man (well, a straw woman) and burn him down. Gross, just GROSS... and entirely unrelated (really, in opposition) to christianity.Stereoettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122913709416254561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-68132469259323698572012-03-07T12:47:37.702-06:002012-03-07T12:47:37.702-06:00you said it all. I think maybe Rush Limbaugh shoul...you said it all. I think maybe Rush Limbaugh should hire security and maintain silence. The sincerity of his "apology" was questionable. And the rection of the republican candidates was laughable. Assholes, the whole lot of them.Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-37121339715765755952012-03-07T07:06:55.699-06:002012-03-07T07:06:55.699-06:00It is a very frightening time for women, it really...It is a very frightening time for women, it really is.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-88677224195900863332012-03-06T16:44:35.423-06:002012-03-06T16:44:35.423-06:00Amen & amen! I've said it before & I&#...Amen & amen! I've said it before & I'll say it again - I have no intention of living out The Handmaid's Tale!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-34860690775569100192012-03-06T08:34:17.918-06:002012-03-06T08:34:17.918-06:00I will as well! in all ways I can
I raised my son...I will as well! in all ways I can<br /><br />I raised my son alone after rescuing both of us from a violent, dangerous marriage. what crap it is to say single parenting is abuse!<br /><br />this is an incredibly well written post, thank youDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-15066279092267396942012-03-06T07:24:27.019-06:002012-03-06T07:24:27.019-06:00Right on. Well said. Put it on Change.orgRight on. Well said. Put it on Change.orgR. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10291839202970032184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-30032010770388255492012-03-06T05:07:34.758-06:002012-03-06T05:07:34.758-06:00I have to admit that I'm not particularly clue...I have to admit that I'm not particularly clued up on American politics and the religious right, but well said and the true separation of church and state has to be the case.mo.stoneskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737422581378328590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-52139755989911021742012-03-06T04:19:25.319-06:002012-03-06T04:19:25.319-06:00Ellen - you have written an intelligent and well r...Ellen - you have written an intelligent and well reasoned post here. I am in awe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-34640679999242486542012-03-05T23:06:05.389-06:002012-03-05T23:06:05.389-06:00right on, sistah! Absolutely! The insanity has bec...right on, sistah! Absolutely! The insanity has become acceptable- worthy of radio and tely time...HOW!!! I don't know when it happened, but there must have been kool aid involved...Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-41230853320132063332012-03-05T20:53:36.837-06:002012-03-05T20:53:36.837-06:00Some of the best stuff from your head yet. I am en...Some of the best stuff from your head yet. I am energized by the latest attack against women, and if I am, so are others.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-56579864885827301562012-03-05T18:58:35.591-06:002012-03-05T18:58:35.591-06:00I keep trying to figure out what their hidden agen...I keep trying to figure out what their hidden agenda is because I cannot imagine they really care so much about what women do or think. I see it as a way of inciting prejudice which begets fear and makes people follow without questioning what the heck is going on. Or something like this. <br />Regardless, whether or not we like politics, we need to take a stand against those who see women as less than.<br />Thanks for saying this for us Ellen!Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-6233393018878793312012-03-05T16:33:48.841-06:002012-03-05T16:33:48.841-06:00ellen, i'm not american but i can tell you tha...ellen, i'm not american but i can tell you that "they" do not want strong, healthy, independent, intelligent men who control their own destinies either! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-86976254940053386252012-03-05T15:54:47.445-06:002012-03-05T15:54:47.445-06:00Hear, hear! Ellen, this is brilliant. It should be...Hear, hear! Ellen, this is brilliant. It should be on every "letters to the editor" page of every newspaper. <br /><br />Well done. I am sick, sick of Limbaugh. This last stunt was particularly egregious and disgusting.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-35804054575726309782012-03-05T15:51:40.137-06:002012-03-05T15:51:40.137-06:00These radical Christian clerics scare me.These radical Christian clerics scare me.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-43557693558583744892012-03-05T15:33:10.898-06:002012-03-05T15:33:10.898-06:00I knew I liked you.I knew I liked you.JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13434534658681194289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-60604641731586605522012-03-05T15:19:09.531-06:002012-03-05T15:19:09.531-06:00You know how I feel about this. It's mind-bogg...You know how I feel about this. It's mind-boggling that this group of so-called Christians has gained as much power as they have and it makes me sick in every way.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-85379154920138699512012-03-05T14:41:15.186-06:002012-03-05T14:41:15.186-06:00Thank you, Ellen. We have paid far too many dues ...Thank you, Ellen. We have paid far too many dues for our daughters to ever let down our guard and not speak out.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-19724284328616422202012-03-05T14:31:00.019-06:002012-03-05T14:31:00.019-06:00Ooh, I knew this would be a good post when I saw t...Ooh, I knew this would be a good post when I saw the title. I'm largely out of your political loop, being Canadian, but I did see some idiot named rush limbaugh (sp?) on our news here, spouting about wanting to watch women have sex on YouTube as payback for having 'paid' for their sexual encounters by allowing birth control to be subsidized through medicare. Did I hear right? Does he represent the religious right, or was he on the news because he's a lunatic?Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305293775583665402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-62616121568215245192012-03-05T13:07:54.099-06:002012-03-05T13:07:54.099-06:00There was a discussion on public radio today of a ...There was a discussion on public radio today of a group wanting to restrict men from vasectomies so to bring more awareness how future lives are beiing stopped.I wasn't aware of the gog being placed on everything, I just assumed it was always there.Very interesting info.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-71783417196713689982012-03-05T12:52:38.473-06:002012-03-05T12:52:38.473-06:00very well said. i don't get involved in polit...very well said. i don't get involved in politics, but i have felt the significant imbalance against women in this latest debacle (rush limbaugh being a prime example of it) and not at all restricting men's sex lives... funny how that works...TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com