GOP official says God chooses to bless raped women with pregnancy

[avebury]

Where do they find these people?


http://www.examiner.com/article/gop-official-says-god-chooses-to-bless-raped-women-with-pregnancy

Sharon Barnes, a high ranking state Republican, came to the defense of her conservative colleague who she believes only "phrased it (his statement) badly."

Barnes was quoted by The New York Times saying, "abortion is never an option." Barnes went on to biblically claim that, "If God has chosen to bless this person [the rape victim] with a life, you don’t kill it."

Barnes did not elaborate on her views for post-pregnancy care, or costs.

[louis-t]

1. They just keep making it worse.

[flakey_foont]

2. well there, God, wouldn't there be nicer ways to bless them?

another statement 'phrased badly',eh? uh huh

[yellowcanine]

3. So the rapist was doing the Lord's work?

Someone needs to ask her that.

[Ezlivin]

4. God will bless you, but first you've got to get raped

No thanks.

[rasputin1952]

5. That is patently absurd...

particularly since the Biblical punishment for rape was stoning at one point.

Not that long ago, in this country, in many states, the punishment for rape maxed out w/the death penalty.

In any case, the whole situation is patently absurd, rape is a horrific crime perpetrated on both men and women and is a crime that has little to do with the sexual acts involved and everything about power and domination over another. it should never be taken lightly, and most assuredly, if a woman became pregnant through the ordeal, she should not have to carry the fetus to term.

The GOP is insane on this issue and they will pay a price for their ignorance and misogyny.

[cynatnite]

6. Would she seriously tell a woman she was blessed after a rape? n/t

[FightForMichigan]

7. You'd be amazed...

at some of the dumb shit people tell women who have been raped, like "Everything happens for a reason," or, "Why not just forgive and forget." But it takes a special kind of dumb shit to try and tie god up in it, too. Whatever god may or may not be, nothing that would do that to someone is anything worthy of worship.

[Mad_Dem_X]

16. "Forgive and forget"?

Are you fucking kidding me???

[Quantess]

8. Do they want to pony up for the costs of prenatal care

for uninsured pregnant rape victims?

[A HERETIC I AM]

9. This just in... God says "you're fucking wrong, you dipshit"

God went on to say. " look, just because you folks give credence to a book that is just about the most edited, modified, and least accurate screed regarding my intentions in the history of bad books, doesn't mean I 'bless' a woman with a baby after some dipshit decides to commit a heinous act. So stop attributing this bullshit to me". Jesus was unavailable for comment.

[RC]

13. Jesus was appalled yet again that his message has been so distorted for self-serving reasons.

Why did his Father go so wrong and created so much arrogance and short sighted destruction in this species? Maybe he should have rested after the 5th day.

[A HERETIC I AM]

15. Well done. n/t

[krispos42]

10. Oh. My. God.

What. The. Fuck.

[pansypoo53219]

11. ONLY IF THE EFFING GOP PAYS FOR THE KID.

[sinkingfeeling]

12. And because I'm sure 'God' wants to bless her, I suggest that all women who want to

give up their babies, drop them off at her door.

[SoCalDem]

14. It's the Lemonade Trickle Down theory..King James Version, of course

Other "abortions", they favor..

[Quantess]

17. How can I resist a K & R?

[moondust]

18. Selective religiosity.

"If God has chosen to give a child cancer or a heart defect, you don't intervene."

[Auntie Bush]

19. Did God also chose which women would be raped?

Wonder what his criteria was.

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. The GOP is a radical party

some of us have talked about this for a while. Now that it is in the open, I wonder if people will finally believe it.

[reformist2]

21. They'd rather throw themselves in the volcano than admit the liberals are right!

[Initech]

22. And then Jesus said "fuck it, I quit."