Women have a duty to reproduce...

[SassyLady]

I have no problem with partisan stuff. I have a problem with newsources that are not newssources but entertainment
"people like me" huh. That's prejudice speaking

What news source do you think is an unbiased source of information these days?

[SassyLady]

Any form of extremism is of course bad, but I think for their ability to be lessened in the political arena, we need to start calling our own more. I mean, look at the Thrive movie, it's clearly got a conservative libertarian bent to it, and if you look at my political persuasion, it should be right up my alley, but I see it the same way I see "An Inconvenient Truth", as well meaning, but dishonest rhetoric for an agenda that twists or fudges facts in order to make its point.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to DragonStryk72 again



I am the same DS. I have a pretty good BS sensor, whether it is radical left or radical right. That's why I always test just a tad to the right of center. Problem is ... I used to test a tad bit to the left, but the center has changed over the years.

[jimnyc]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/27/republican-lies-womens-bodies_n_1374027.html

Extremely horrible article. Take one person and apply it to the entire right of politics. Take something out of context and apply it to the entire right of politics. If someone should read the above article, and truly believe that point by point speaks for the entire "right" and their political positions, then that person is very, very naive. There might be a 'little' truth in there, but the majority is crap. And it would be no different than me posting a Rush Limbaugh or Coulter article, one of their more extreme positions, and applying it to the entire left.

Let me ask you this, Wind.... Do you believe Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Boxer... or worse, left wing pundits - do you think they are indicative of the majority of those who lean left politically?

[fj1200]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/27/republican-lies-womens-bodies_n_1374027.html

Silly. What does that have to do with the OP?

[Wind Song]

Extremely horrible article. Take one person and apply it to the entire right of politics. Take something out of context and apply it to the entire right of politics. If someone should read the above article, and truly believe that point by point speaks for the entire "right" and their political positions, then that person is very, very naive. There might be a 'little' truth in there, but the majority is crap. And it would be no different than me posting a Rush Limbaugh or Coulter article, one of their more extreme positions, and applying it to the entire left.

Let me ask you this, Wind.... Do you believe Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Boxer... or worse, left wing pundits - do you think they are indicative of the majority of those who lean left politically?

I don't like any of the politicians you mention; Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi or Barbara Boxer.

I admit to a bias toward Rachel Maddow. I will watch her if I'm traveling and staying in a motel. I like Colbert and Jon Stewart.

[DragonStryk72]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to DragonStryk72 again



I am the same DS. I have a pretty good BS sensor, whether it is radical left or radical right. That's why I always test just a tad to the right of center. Problem is ... I used to test a tad bit to the left, but the center has changed over the years.

Calling out the fanatics on the left by those of us on the right tends to only cause those on the left to rally, and the reverse is certainly true. By calling out the extremists on our own side of the line, it shows greater growth and maturity.

[Nell's Room]

Yes or no?

I say no. Not personally, not socially.

I also say no. If women have a duty to reproduce, then the same must also be said for men, as no reproduction can take place unless both sexes are involved.

[Trigg]

Yes or no?

I say no. Not personally, not socially.

Your source has nothing to do with this question.

1. Birth Control Causes Prostate Cancer _ False. But the pill can cause blood clots

[Kathianne]

Your source has nothing to do with this question.

1. Birth Control Causes Prostate Cancer _ False. But the pill can cause blood clots

Also an increase in both breast and cervical cancers. Opposite though on ovarian cancers.

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/f...contraceptives

and lest anyone forgets, .gov is strongly in favor of oral contraceptives.

[cadet]

Yes or no?

I say no. Not personally, not socially.

For the entire species of humanity, DUH. unless you want us all to die out. This is like saying men have to be fathers. people have to work for food. Now, i know you don't HAVE to, but think of the pros!
food=life,
being a father=teaching a kid your morals and having someone to look up to you,
having a kid=having a kid! babies are awesome! plus you get all these benefits when your prego! people help you more, maternity leave, etc.

And i don't know about you, but this is for guys as well, do you honestly want to grow up to be an old man with no one who loves you? no children to care for you? no reason to live anymore, cause your spouse died off, and with them your entire family.

Now, i know you don't HAVE to have kids, and there's plenty of people who SHOULDN'T have kids, but it's stupid not to. What is the point of life without having a child to teach, nurture, and play with?

Besides, when you have a kid, you get to act like one, play with dolls, ride roller coasters, play hid n' seek, and blow stuff up!

[Abbey Marie]

I find that, as a conservative, I'm actually angrier with the Right Wing extremists like Coulter and Hannity. I think this is likely because I know that when I say I'm conservative, they're the first images that pop into peoples' minds, like those Westboro Baptist Church assholes who are making it harder to be a Christian and get any respect.

Why would you say that the existence of a fringe hate-filled congregation makes it harder to get respect as a Christian? I have no problem separating the two, and anyone without a Christianphobic agenda can easily do so as well.

[DragonStryk72]

Why would you say that the existence of a fringe hate-filled congregation makes it harder to get respect as a Christian? I have no problem separating the two, and anyone without a Christianphobic agenda can easily do so as well.

Because, unfortunately, people see that idiocy, and they tend to lump Christians together. I didn't say it was fair, but that's how people think in general. More than once, I've had to remind my friends that I am indeed Catholic.

[DragonStryk72]

For the entire species of humanity, DUH. unless you want us all to die out. This is like saying men have to be fathers. people have to work for food. Now, i know you don't HAVE to, but think of the pros!
food=life,
being a father=teaching a kid your morals and having someone to look up to you,
having a kid=having a kid! babies are awesome! plus you get all these benefits when your prego! people help you more, maternity leave, etc.

And i don't know about you, but this is for guys as well, do you honestly want to grow up to be an old man with no one who loves you? no children to care for you? no reason to live anymore, cause your spouse died off, and with them your entire family.

Now, i know you don't HAVE to have kids, and there's plenty of people who SHOULDN'T have kids, but it's stupid not to. What is the point of life without having a child to teach, nurture, and play with?

Besides, when you have a kid, you get to act like one, play with dolls, ride roller coasters, play hid n' seek, and blow stuff up!

Okay, in defense of the OP, it was that women are perceiving as having a duty to reproduce, that they're somehow a failure if they're not popping out babies. It was an incorrect view of women based off of a Huffington Post op-ed piece.

However, yes, kids are awesome. They are also a brilliant excuse to go back to Chuck E. Cheese.

[Wind Song]

If you examine Catholic doctrine on marriage, it does appear that having children is considered the reason to marry. Consider the Churches position on birth control.


Contraception is wrong because it’s a deliberate violation of the design God built into the human race, often referred to as "natural law." The natural law purpose of sex is procreation. The pleasure that sexual intercourse provides is an additional blessing from God, intended to offer the possibility of new life while strengthening the bond of intimacy, respect, and love between husband and wife. The loving environment this bond creates is the perfect setting for nurturing children.

But sexual pleasure within marriage becomes unnatural, and even harmful to the spouses, when it is used in a way that deliberately excludes the basic purpose of sex, which is procreation.
http://www.catholic.com/tracts/birth-control

[Kathianne]

If you examine Catholic doctrine on marriage, it does appear that having children is considered the reason to marry. Consider the Churches position on birth control.


Contraception is wrong because it’s a deliberate violation of the design God built into the human race, often referred to as "natural law." The natural law purpose of sex is procreation. The pleasure that sexual intercourse provides is an additional blessing from God, intended to offer the possibility of new life while strengthening the bond of intimacy, respect, and love between husband and wife. The loving environment this bond creates is the perfect setting for nurturing children.

But sexual pleasure within marriage becomes unnatural, and even harmful to the spouses, when it is used in a way that deliberately excludes the basic purpose of sex, which is procreation.
http://www.catholic.com/tracts/birth-control

Go learn more about Buddhism, you really need to know more. Stop bashing the Church you were raised in and now hate. Yep, strong words are allowed. Go for it Sky, go with the hate. Feeling better?