 (Links To Merch Below) We made a meme last week (the Army one) and it went viral. Thousands of people replied "Mine Too!" Then people requested "Merch" for all three branches of the US Military in WWII. As everyone on the comment thread noted, America defeated Fascism in World War II when brave Americans put their lives on the line to stop Benito Mussolini's Italy, Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany, and Hideki Tojo’s Japan! As we all know, we were attacked at Pearl Harbor first. We made the original meme in response to Trump hosting an ‘ANTIFA Roundtable’ at the White House. The so-called "Roundtable" was embarrassing. ANTIFA stands for "Anti-Fascist." Trump and the cabinet members in attendance are full-on delusional. They're trying to demonize and crush people who disagree with Trump's Fascist Authoritarian policies. The American people are figuring it out in large numbers that we are now living under Fascism, and millions of us see it. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) described the upcoming “No Kings” events on Oct. 18th as “a hate-America rally,” comprised of “the Antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists.” Trump and the Republicans have labeled all who protest as members of "ANTIFA" and "terrorists." Trump signed a dangerous "Executive Order" essentially criminalizing all opposition. It's been correctly observed thousands of times now, this is classic Authoritarian behavior. We created the merch for each branch of the military. By request, we added "Grandfather" to the mix. All six designs are available in Apparel (Men and Women's Shirts, Hoodies, & Sweatshirts), Shorts, Hats, Stickers, Phone Cases, Mugs, Wall Art, Pillows, Totes, Tapestries, Pins, and Magnets! The links to each design are just below. When you get to the landing pages scroll down to view all the various products like stickers, magnets, etc. Wear and display the new merch with pride! Here are the links (below): My Dad Was ANTIFA, US Army My Dad Was ANTIFA, US Navy My Dad Was ANTIFA, US Army Air Force My Grandfather Was ANTIFA, US Army My Grandfather Was ANTIFA, US Navy My Grandfather Was ANTIFA, US Army Air Force  One has to wonder where this all ends. We are literally watching America slip into insanity. Anyone watching closely recognizes the frog is boiled already. Trump's political speech to US military leadership was beyond the pale. There are 100 other situations on the front burner with Trump. Congress is controlled by Republicans. They do nothing. The Supreme Court is controlled by Trump appointments. They do nothing. US judges are speaking up. They wrote a letter yesterday. The full text is below. (Statement by President Trump at Cabinet Meeting, Aug 26, 2025)  James Comey case jeopardizes Americans' free speech rights, retired judges warn. A group of retired judges said Trump "continues to corruptly abuse the power of his office" by directing the Justice Department to target "his critics and his perceived political enemies."
Former Judges’ Statement on the James Comey Prosecution, September 30, 2025 Here's the full text of the judge's statement: The rights and liberties of Americans are protected by the Constitution and the Rule of Law. Those rights and liberties of every American are in grave danger today, as President Donald Trump continues to corruptly abuse the power of his office by directing the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to target his critics and his perceived political enemies for investigation and criminal prosecution. His every threat and every pretextual investigation and prosecution further corrupts America’s democracy and Rule of Law. In the United States of America, the Constitution forbids President Trump from ordering the unfounded prosecution of his perceived political adversaries and his critics. While the Constitution does not prevent President Trump from firing federal prosecutors, no prosecutor should ever be fired for refusing to bring baseless charges against President Trump’s political adversaries and critics. Yet that is exactly what Donald Trump has done. He has fired his own prosecutors because they refused to pursue criminal charges against Americans for whom he harbors personal animus and then he has immediately installed handpicked replacements who have pursued the investigations or indictments that their predecessors declined to bring, despite reportedly having been told that there was insufficient evidence to bring charges. As a consequence of President Trump’s actions over the past nine months that he has been in the presidency, no American is safe from criminal prosecution, regardless of whether they have violated the law and regardless of their political or ideological views. For the first time in American history, the bedrock First Amendment right of American citizens to disagree with their president and their government and to express their views and opinions on any matter they wish — including their president — is under unprecedented attack by the President of the United States. All Americans have an obligation as citizens of this great country to speak out against this unprecedented attack on our freedom of speech and to demand that Donald Trump’s attacks on our right to speak freely without fear of being persecuted and prosecuted by our government must stop now. Respectfully Submitted, • Judge Michael Luttig, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Ret.) • Judge Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Judge, District of Massachusetts (Ret.) • Chief Justice Jeffrey Amestoy, Vermont Supreme Court (Ret.) • Chief Justice Thomas A. Balmer, Oregon Supreme Court (Ret.) • Chief Justice Michael L. Bender, Colorado Supreme Court (Ret.) • Associate Justice Margot Botsford, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Ret.) • Chief Justice Walter L. Carpeneti, Alaska Supreme Court (Ret.) • Chief Judge Rubén Castillo, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Illinois (Ret.) • Judge Robert J. Cindrich, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania (Ret.) • Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb, Alabama Supreme Court (Ret.) • Judge Susan E. Cox, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Illinois (Ret.) • Judge Andre M. Davis, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Ret.) • Judge Morton Denlow, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Illinois (Ret.) • Chief Judge William F. Downes, U.S. District Judge, District of Wyoming (Ret.) • Associate Justice Fernande R.V. Duffly, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Ret.) • Judge David K. Duncan, U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of Arizona (Ret.) • Judge Gary A. Feess, U.S. District Judge, Central District of California (Ret.) • Judge James C. Francis IV, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District of New York (Ret.) • Judge Steven M. Gold, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of New York (Ret.) • Judge A. Benjamin Goldgar, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Illinois (Ret.) • Judge Andrew J. Guilford, U.S. District Judge, Central District of California (Ret.) • Judge Thelton Henderson, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of California (Ret.) • Associate Justice Geraldine Hines, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Ret.) • Associate Justice Robin E. Hudson, North Carolina Supreme Court (Ret.) • Judge John E. Jones III, U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Pennsylvania (Ret.) • Associate Justice Barbara A. Lenk, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Ret.) • Judge Roanne L. Mann, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of New York (Ret.) • Judge John S. Martin Jr., U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York (Ret.) • Judge A. Howard Matz, U.S. District Judge, Central District of California (Ret.) • Chief Judge Paul Michel, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Ret.) • Associate Justice James C. Nelson, Montana Supreme Court (Ret.) • Judge Kathleen O’Malley, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Ret.) • Associate Justice Robert F. Orr, North Carolina Supreme Court (Ret.) • Chief Justice Barbara J. Pariente, Florida Supreme Court (Ret.) • Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York (Ret.) • Judge Fern M. Smith, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of California (Ret.) • Judge David S. Tatel, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Ret.) • Chief Justice Marsha Ternus, Iowa Supreme Court (Ret.) • Judge Thomas I. Vanaskie, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (Ret.) • Judge Ursula Ungaro, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida (Ret.) • Judge T. John Ward, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Texas (Ret.) • Judge Brian Owsley, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District of Texas (Ret.) We subscribe to The Atlantic, which means we can give you "gift articles." We feel this is one those articles everyone should read. The Atlantic, Gift Article, September 24, 2025  The "Like" button below quit working a few months ago. One of these days we'll contact our blog hosting people and fix it or remove it.
 John Pavlovitz is a progressive Christian "author, pastor, activist, and storyteller." He recently sat down with our Founder, Charles Toy. Both men are in the trenches every day in the spiritual battle against the false teachings of The "Christian" Right and "Christian" Nationalism. This is a powerful and engaging discussion you don't want to miss. Charles tells the history behind his founding of The Christian Left in 2009. John and Charles discuss the status of Progressive Christianity, or as Charles puts it, "just Christianity," or "Jesus Christianity." They discuss the future of the movement, and what people of like minds can do to spread the Good News and stay positive. These two gentlemen believe the Christian Church in the US has lost its way. Charles calls what we have today "The Religion of Empire." They both agree that The "Christian" Right was created, bought and paid for by dark money, and that it exists to cultivate power and political influence. The problem is they left Jesus and his teachings out of their equation, which means it's just another cult. They will pay lip service to slogans like "Jesus Saves," but they view his actual teachings as "woke, liberal propaganda." They cry "Lord! Lord! ...," but they don't seem to know Jesus or value the things he taught. It's profoundly sad. So many are hoodwinked by false teachers and the lure of political power. It turns out money can buy a religion, and that's what's happened over the last 50 years in the United States. (Endnote: The "Christian" Right uses "Abortion and Gay Marriage" as an excuse for everything they do. Both are obscure topics in the Bible and they are misunderstood and misinterpreted. Abortion isn't even mentioned in the New Testament. It's mentioned in the Old Testament in Numbers 5:11-22, where instructions are given for a procedure that "causes the womb to miscarry." The right will debate this, but that's what it says. Whatever they say is their biased opinion on the matter. No one likes abortion, but we're not OK with women bleeding out in ERs or being arrested for having a miscarriage either. Roe needs to be enshrined with legislation. Women's healthcare rights aren't negotiable.) All Links to The Christian Left on Linktree: You can find John's work with the following links. John Pavlovitz Website John Pavlovitz Instagram John Pavlovitz Facebook John Pavlovitz Twitter (X) John Pavlovitz YouTube After you've watched the interview, come back and chip in what you can for the cause. Any amount helps. Sign up to make it monthly if you can. There's much more in the secure link about all the things we do.
The "like" buttons below quit working a few months ago. We haven't had a chance to contact Weebly (the blog hosting provider) about it yet.  The way Kash Patel conducted himself today in Senate hearings was stunning and embarrassing. We have never seen anything like it in our entire lives. Screaming at Senators, call them names, and refusing to answer questions is behavior that looked like a petulant teenager. He was performing for Trump and the MAGA base.  Cory Booker And Kash Patel Get Into Extraordinary Shouting Match Adam Schiff and Kash Patel get into a shouting match Adam Schiff summed up Kash Patel after the hearing quite well: "You can take an internet troll and make him FBI Director, but he's still an internet troll." It's important to point out that Patel is gutting and destroying the FBI.  We have the largest selection of progressive "merch" online, and now all the designs we've created come in magnets. Click or tap here to view all of them. There are over 100 different designs! You can look at a few of them below but there are a bunch more! Have a look!        A top comment on a recent viral Instagram video reads, ”As a Christian, I don’t think you can be both MAGA and Christian.“
It's always nice to see validation of something we've been saying for 16 years. Before MAGA it was The "Christian" Right. Since 2009 we've said the ideology behind The "Christian" Right is 100% opposite of the teachings of Jesus. Trolls have always come back with, "but ... but abortion and gay marriage!" It's as if those two biblically obscure topics excuse them from ignoring everything Jesus actually taught. Matthew 25: 31-46 is a perfect example on this subject and we've pointed it out hundreds of times over the years. (Note: The left–right political spectrum is a system of classifying political positions, ideologies and parties. Left / Right terminology in Matthew does not correlate to the modern classifications, which originated during the French Revolution based on the seating in the French National Assembly.) A viral video has done the same as of late and it's good to see. The more this issue is exposed the better. A recent Huffington Post article covers the situation well. This Viral Video Has People Talking About Christianity Versus 'MAGA Christianity' Jen Hamilton went through the specifics in her video. She went through Matthew 25 while comparing the MAGA policies that directly oppose Jesus’ teachings in a very obvious way. “I was hungry and you fed me,” she reads in the clip, as a headline about a Trump administration spending bill that proposes slashing federal funding to the SNAP food program by nearly $300 billion pops up. “I was in prison and you visited me,” she says, as a headline about migrants who entered the country legally and were still deported to El Salvador prisons appears on the screen. “I was sick and you cared for me,” she says, as another story, this one about potential cuts to Medicaid, flashes by. Jen Hamilton points out that Matthew 25 says those who serve people in need ― the hungry, the prisoner, the stranger ― will enter his Kingdom, while those who overlook the downtrodden will receive judgment: “When you refused to help the least of these, you were refusing to help me,” Jesus tells the latter. When MAGA Christians, and before them members of The "Christian" Right, are confronted with these things they resort to the following reply, "Those instructions are for individuals, not governments." That's a cop-out and a lie. The instructions Jesus gives in Matthew 25 are universal laws. They apply to individuals, governments (kings), and businesses (merchants). There are many, many instances in scripture where God became very upset with kings and masters who abused their subjects or workers, depriving them of basic needs and rights. Trying to say it only applies to individuals is silly and absurd. "Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen." (Ezekiel 16:49-50) What's more it's the height of hypocrisy given their obsession with using the government to force their particular views on others. We often say if you don't like abortion, don't have one. If you don't like gay marriage, don't get gay married. Note: We're working on getting the 'Like' button fixed. Christian Nationalism Is Fascism. Here's Why. By Charles Toy  Christian Nationalism isn't Christian. It's Fascism. It's Idolatry. It's Unconstitutional. A key facet of Fascism is control via extreme Nationalism. "The nation is viewed as supreme, and nationalistic symbols (like religion) and rhetoric are used to unite the population." With over 200 distinct Christian denominations in the United States, which one would be chosen to represent our "National Ideals?" The current Populist version in the US is The "Christian" Right. Its ideology is 100% opposite of the teachings of Jesus Christ. It is the Religion of Empire. It worships Mammon and power. It exemplifies the teaching in 'The parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man' (Luke 16:19-31). The Framers of the US Constitution were extremely wise to enshrine, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Christianity wasn't intended to be part of Nationalism then (Framer's era); It isn't now; And, it never will be if we know what's good for us. It's already being used as a cover for racism, bigotry, misogyny, and as a means to throw "The Least of These" under the bus. Its power brokers scapegoat vulnerable and oppressed groups using obscure and misinterpreted scripture. For example, the Old Testament scripture they use to discriminate against LGBTQA+ people also prohibits eating shrimp and wearing mixed fabrics. It puts all these things in the same category. The New Testament scriptures they use were written by Paul in his musings to the churches in early Christianity. They are full of his personal opinions. Jesus excused several groups from the Marriage Laws (Matthew 19:10-12), saying “Not everyone is able to do this, but only those to whom it has been given." One man, one woman isn't a universal command from Jesus. He said it himself. The same can be proved with regard to "choice" and pregnant women (another vulnerable group), but this is long enough already. The "Christian" Right is wrong, no matter how hard they troll this page with their incessant nonsense.  Note: We're working on getting the 'Like' button fixed.
 MAGA is melting down. Here's the full text of Pelley's speech.
It is 100% correct. Good morning, everybody. What a beautiful day. What a beautiful North Carolina day for a graduation. Incredible. Thank you, President Wente, Provost Gillespie, members of the Board of Trustees and Katy Harriger, my faculty sponsor, for this precious Wake Forest honorary degree. I am honored and grateful to be with you today. Good morning, graduates! A special shout out to our Reserve Officer Training Corps members who are going to be commissioned today in the service of their country today. Thank you so much. Oh, this has been a challenging road. You have worked, you have worried and you have wondered if you could reach this day. I’m not talking about the graduates; I’m talking to the parents and the families. Why are there so many people here? Because nobody got here alone. First, a quick word of warning. I was reporting a story for 60 Minutes not too long ago, and I had a chat with a young astronomer. And I asked her, “So, what took you into astronomy?” She said, “Well, you spoke at my college graduation…” And she went on and she said, “I was graduating with a perfectly sensible degree. But as I heard you speak, I realized my love was astronomy, so I re-enrolled. Now, I have a Ph.D. in astronomy and now I work on the Webb Space Telescope.” So, if there is anyone here today who does not want to be an astronomer, this is the time to space out. You know, if we were in London, we might be walking past Portman Square on a beautiful spring day. We would encounter the headquarters of the British Broadcasting Corporation, a nearly 100-year-old building from which Edward R. Murrow, the original CBS News correspondent, stood on the roof and broadcast back to America word of the falling bombs of fascism that fell on that free city month after month. If we walk a little bit further past the BBC, we will encounter another hero in the fight against fascism, George Orwell. He’d be standing there, frozen in bronze with his words carved in the side of a building: “If liberty means anything at all, it means something worth saying that some people don’t want to hear.” I fear there are some people in the audience who don’t want to hear what I have to say today. But I appreciate your forbearance in this small act of liberty. I’m a reporter so I won’t bury the lead. Your country needs you. The country that has given you so much is calling you, the Class of 2025. The country needs you, and it needs you today. As a reporter, I have learned to respect opinions. Reasonable people can differ about the life of our country. America works well when we listen to those with whom we disagree and when we listen and when we have common ground and we compromise. And one thing we can all agree on – one thing at least – is that America is at her best when everyone is included. To move forward, we debate, not demonize. We discuss, not destroy. But in this moment – this moment, this morning – our sacred rule of law is under attack. Journalism is under attack. Universities are under attack. Freedom of speech is under attack. An insidious fear is reaching through our schools, our businesses, our homes and into our private thoughts. The fear to speak. In America? If our government is – in Lincoln’s words – “of the people, by the people and for the people” – then why are we afraid to speak? The Wake Forest Class of 1861 did not choose their time of calling. The Class of 1941 did not choose. The Class of 1968 did not choose. History chose them. And now history is calling you, the Class of 2025. You may not feel prepared, but you are. You are not descended of fearful people. You brought your values to school with you and now Wake Forest has trained you to seek the truth, to find the meaning of life. Let me tell you briefly about three people I have recently met who discovered the meaning of their lives in moments of crisis not unlike what we have today. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, spent his entire career as an entertainer on television. His first elected office was president of Ukraine. And three years ago, the Russian army came at him from three directions. He had a decision to make. And so he reached for the most lethal weapon in the Ukranian arsenal: his cell phone. He walked out of front of the presidential offices in Kyiv and made a video selfie. He told his people, “I’m still here and your army is still here, and we are going to fight.” He galvanized 44 million people instantly. Today, three years later, he is all that stands between a murderous dictator in Russia and the rest of free Europe. I asked him, “Where did that come from?” And he said, “Well, you look in the mirror and you ask, ‘Who are you’”? Nadia Marad, a woman whom we at 60 Minutes found in a refugee camp in Iraq. Her family was murdered by ISIS and she had been sold for money into slavery. We convinced her to tell her story on 60 Minutes, which she did and she found her voice. Then she began to write, and then she began to speak about the crimes that women suffer in war. And a few years later, this young woman who we had found in a refugee camp won the Nobel Peace Prize. Who are you? Finally, Dr. Samer Attar, an orthopedic surgeon in Chicago and a professor of surgery at Northwestern who volunteers to do surgery in war zones. In Gaza. In Ukraine. In To save lives of innocent people by using whatever meager supplies he has at hand. I asked him, “Where does this come from?” He told me, “It’s not much, but it beats burying your head in fear and ignorance.” Who are you? What is the meaning of life? Today, great universities are threatened with ruin. So what did President Wente and Provost Gillespie do? They spoke out. They joined other institutions signing the call for constructive engagement, a declaration of the relationship between government and higher education. It reads in part, “Institutions of higher education share a commitment to serve as centers of open inquiry where, in their pursuit of truth, faculty, students, and staff are free to exchange ideas and opinions across a full range of viewpoints without fear of retribution, censorship, or deportation.” Who are you? What does this make Wake Forest in this moment? Well, I think we know. Did you hear that phrase in the Declaration? “Pursuit of truth?” Why attack universities? Why attack journalism? Because ignorance works for power. First, make the truth seekers live in fear. Sue the journalists. For nothing. Then send masked agents to abduct a college student, a writer of her college paper who wrote an editorial supporting Palestinian rights, and send her to a prison in Louisiana and charge her with nothing. Then, move to destroy law firms that stand up for the rights of others. With that done, power can rewrite history. With grotesque, false narratives, they can make heroes criminals and criminals heroes. And they can change the definition of the words we use to describe reality. “Diversity” is now described as “illegal.” “Equity” is to be shunned. “Inclusion” is a dirty word. This is an old playbook, my friends. There is nothing new in this. George Orwell – who we met on the street in London – in 1949, he warned of what he called “new speak.” He understood that ignorance works for power. But it is ignorance that you have repudiated every single day here at Wake Forest University. Who are you? I think we know. Can just speaking the truth actually work? Well, consider this day. This day. May 19. May 19, 1963. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was published for the first time. In that letter, Dr. King says, “The first thing that has to be done in the pursuit of justice is collecting the facts.” Power was telling him in a jail cell, “Do not speak the truth because power will crush you.” But consider that just months before that letter was published, Wake Forest University became the first major private institution of higher education in the South to integrate. In 1962. The year after Dr. King’s letter –1964 – the Civil Rights Act is passed. And the year after that – 1965 – the Voting Rights Act is passed. Now today both of those are under attack. But can the truth win? My friends, nothing else does. It may be a long road, but the truth is coming. Did you hear the other phrase in the declaration that was signed by President Wente and Provost Gillespie? “Without fear.” That does not mean there’s nothing to be afraid of. It’s an affirmation that you know who you are. That you know what you stand for. And that you know in the end – the long end – the Constitution will defend you even in the face of fearsome times. In the words of one of your former Wake Forest professors: “You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies. You may tread me into the very dirt, but like dust, I’ll rise. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear, I rise. Into a daybreak that’s wonderfully clear, I rise. Bringing the gifts my ancestors gave me, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise.” The poet Maya Angelou taught at Wake Forest. She saw the fear that power sought to impose, yet in her famous phrase, she still knew why the caged bird sings. This university, old and wise, has seen worse. It has overcome existential threats before to our country. You are not alone. A legion has gone before you. And now it is the Class of 2025 that is called in another extreme time. Will you permit me another word of advice? I think this is how I created at least one astronomer. Do not settle. You only get one pass at this. This world is going to tell you no a thousand times, but listen to the song in your heart. If they can’t hear it, that’s on them and not on you. In the 1980s, I was rejected by CBS News over and over and over again over the years. They told me at one point, “Please stop applying.” They really did. And at the time, I thought “What’s wrong with these people?” They couldn’t hear the song in my heart. Maybe they were smarter. Every time I was rejected, I got better. Maybe that was the plan. But I finally made them hear the music in my heart. You only lose if you quit. Do not settle. What is the meaning of life? Who are you? You are the educated. You are the compassionate. You are the fierce defenders of democracy, the seekers of truth, the vanguards against ignorance. You are millions strong across our land. You might be sorry that you were picked by history for this role. But maybe that was the plan. Hard times are going to make you better and stronger. In a few minutes, when that diploma hits your hand, it’s not a piece of paper you’re holding. We’re handing you a baton. Run with it. Why am I here today? I’m 50 years farther down the trail than you are, and I have doubled back this morning to tell you the one thing I have learned from Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Nadia Marad and Samer Attar and a thousand others: In a moment like this, when our country is in peril, don’t ask the meaning of life. Life is asking, “What’s the meaning of you?” With great admiration for your achievements and with confidence that you will rise to this occasion, I thank you very humbly for the honor of being with you. Thank you very much.  Backwards Red States are enacting ‘Fetal Personhood’ laws that place the rights of a fetus above the rights of the mother. The result is women being monitored by tip lines (some with rewards), investigated, arrested, and imprisoned over stillbirths and miscarriages.
This is evil and insane. Federal legislation must be enacted to remove women’s medical and reproductive decisions from the hands of politicians, busybodies, and religious extremists. Women are being made to be second class citizens, subject to forced pregnancy by order of the state, and condemned to live in fear if they have a stillbirth or miscarriage and are somehow blamed for causing it. Some self-righteous people say they should use birth control. Women often don't have a choice in the matter with sex, even with their husbands or boyfriends. Others don't have access to birth control or can't afford it. Republicans are actually trying to outlaw certain types of birth control. Putting women in this situation isn't Christian. Women are children of God, just like men. They have the same rights as men. It's not about 'killing babies,' which is ludicrous to even say. It's about giving women what they have a right to, agency over their own bodies, medical decisions, and family planning. It's no one else's business. It's wrong and pigheaded to think it is. And it's unChristian. All of the cases discussed in the following links can be individually Googled. They are all real cases. Texas Jailed a Miscarriage Patient for Five Months https://jessica.substack.com/p/texas-jailed-a-miscarriage-patient These States Have Investigated Miscarriages and Stillbirths as Crimes https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/02/law-pregnancy-california-ohio-georgia-alabama A Woman Died After Being Told It Would Be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her Miscarriage at a Texas Hospital https://www.propublica.org/article/josseli-barnica-death-miscarriage-texas-abortion-ban They Lost Their Pregnancies. Then Prosecutors Sent Them to Prison. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/09/01/they-lost-their-pregnancies-then-prosecutors-sent-them-to-prison She Lost Her Baby, Then Her Freedom https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/09/01/she-lost-her-baby-then-her-freedom In post-Roe America, women who suffer miscarriages face threat of jail https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250411-in-post-roe-america-women-who-suffer-miscarriages-face-threat-of-jail How did The "Christian" Right get so brainwashed and fanatic over this? It was an orchestrated plan. Here's how: The Real Origins of the Religious Right https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/religious-right-real-origins-107133/ The ‘biblical view’ that’s younger than the Happy Meal In 1979, McDonald’s introduced the Happy Meal. Sometime after that, it was decided that the Bible teaches that human life begins at conception. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2012/02/18/the-biblical-view-thats-younger-than-the-happy-meal/ |
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