I can’t bear to write about this…

Jan 17

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…but you should click on the headline below and go to Think Progress and read this for yourself. I don’t know if it cuts into my disgust with Republicans or with Religion…probably both.

Virginia lawmaker: Children with disabilities are God’s punishment to women who previously had abortions.

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Retired Theatre Producer, Graphic Designer, Usability Tester and General Troubleshooter with a keen interest in Politics and The Stage. Currently heard on WSHC, 89.7 FM (on line at www.897wshc.org) and occasionally dabbling in Community Theatre.

Posted on January 17, 2012, in atheism, Congress, ethics, government, Opinion, Politics, Warning, Word from Bill and tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.

  1. Moe | January 21, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    Bill – off topic, but I can’t find a place to click so that I get an email when a new comment is posted in a thread I’ve commented in. What am I missing?

  2. Joseph Munley | January 18, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    Thanks for posting this. I hadn’t seen it – and part of me wishes that it had stayed off of my radar completely – but it’s important to share ignorance like this if just to put a face to those who are spewing this type of nonsense.

  3. Ken | January 18, 2012 at 5:05 AM

    What a cruel stab at Sarah Palin.

  5. Ruth | January 17, 2012 at 10:21 PM

    This guy is off the wall and I don’t know how he thinks he has so much knowledge and authority to make such judgements.

    Here’s a much more humane, and, I think, typical evangelical response to children with disabilities: http://www.joniandfriends.org/radio/5-minute/story-christian-royal/.

    I doubt very much that the parents of this boy would agree with Rep. Marshall.