These Catholic bishops need to fucking butt off my Wiccan ovaries and sex life

[infinitygoddess]

Apparently, these geniuses are behind the Komen/Planned Parenthood kerfuffle:

Church opposition reached dramatic new proportions in 2011, when the 11 bishops who represent Ohio's 2.6 million Catholics announced a statewide policy banning church and parochial school donations to Komen.

Such pressure helped sway Komen's leadership to cut funding to

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[cyndersofember]

So essentially bribery, and religious (no offense) practices have once again swayed the elected officials in seats of power. Monetary "gifts" and religion really should not have any sway within these political talks in my honest opinion.

[infinitygoddess]

Heh, I don't know of any Wiccan who imposes their religion on others, not even near as much as the Catholic Church, the Mormon Church, or fundamentalist evangelicals, so none taken. ;)

That being said, the only way I can see stopping them from being political is to deny them their tax-exempt status. Unfortunately, no politician here has taken a stand against them, in part because they don't want to look like "anti-Christian bigots" (although to be fair, President Obama's likely avoiding it because of the dumbasses who still think he's a Muslim; can't say I blame him for that).

[cyndersofember]

too true. Course I have read so much political dogma about my reproductive organs, that I just want to toss out every single of with a seat of power, and have the next generation of open minded individuals take over. Sad thing really, is that power corrupts. Specially where "monetary gifts" aka legalized bribes, are concerned. Sad world we live in when this is eventually how all governments are run.

[infinitygoddess]

Well, the women of the USA sure have woken up and the GOP will surely end up regretting that they ever listened to a group of whining old men in religious robes who use religion as an excuse for their misogyny while at the same time covering up for sex predators in their midst.

What I find most disturbing is that our media here is taking these thuggish bishops seriously as if they are the ends-all Moral Authority in spite of the sex abuse scandal that's ongoing and reported cases have gone international.

[cyndersofember]

Oh it's not just them. There are a few in the seats of power who equate us to 'sluts" and two bit 'whores" because we use contraceptives, and some who believe we should carry a dead fetus in our bodies for full term till the body naturally rejects it. This makes me incredibly angry. Now I'm not religious, and therefore I don't believe in "souls". I am pro life though, but I am also Pro medical. This means if I have to pay for a contraceptive like the PILL, to regulate my already out of ballance period, then I think I have the right to have it covered by medical insurance for the pure medical reasons. I mean really.. bleeding heavily for two - three months is NOT a freaking picnic. The pill actually regulates it. Just the fact alone that repuductive organs, and pregnancy is even on the political agenda makes me want to vomit. Men don't carry babies. Women do. I sure as hell am not about to let some church, or sexist bigotry loving, mysoganist preeching, old crotchety fart tell me what is and isn't good for MY health. I sure as hell

[infinitygoddess]

I'm a lesbian, and thus the whole argument of using the Pill for preventing pregnancy purposes flies out the window for me. I'd mostly be using it for some hormonal imbalances that I know I have and rid myself of my HORRENDOUSLY painful periods. And fuck the people who say I'm going to hell for being gay and taking care of my lady parts.