RE: Do 'pro-life' Christians ever . . .
July 24, 2015 at 2:11 pm
(This post was last modified: July 24, 2015 at 2:13 pm by Regina.)
I never call them "pro-life"
The don't care about the mother's life, nor do they really care about children living in poverty who have already been born. I feel like these are people who co-opt childrens' rights when it's suitable. It's the same as people who oppose gay adoption on "child welfare" grounds. These people make false display of passion for how much they care about children and life, but at the end of the day what to they actually do, practically, to help poor and/or neglected kids and struggling parents?
Unless you actively push for welfare and financial help for low-income single parents, or actively get involved with organisations that help neglected children, I've really got no time for your "pro-child" opinions on abortion (and gay adoption). I mean even then I'd think your views are stupid, but they're especially transparent when you selectively care about kids to attack women.
The don't care about the mother's life, nor do they really care about children living in poverty who have already been born. I feel like these are people who co-opt childrens' rights when it's suitable. It's the same as people who oppose gay adoption on "child welfare" grounds. These people make false display of passion for how much they care about children and life, but at the end of the day what to they actually do, practically, to help poor and/or neglected kids and struggling parents?
Unless you actively push for welfare and financial help for low-income single parents, or actively get involved with organisations that help neglected children, I've really got no time for your "pro-child" opinions on abortion (and gay adoption). I mean even then I'd think your views are stupid, but they're especially transparent when you selectively care about kids to attack women.
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