Separation Of Church and State takes a big hit
The ones you described are definitely "Pro-Choice", but the ones screaming only for reinstatement of a woman's right to abortion are definitely "Pro-Abortion".
And maybe there are some who truly believe that abortion, the death penalty, and the private ownership of assault weapons should be banned -- they are definitely "Pro-Life". It is the ones who scream only for an end to abortion that are definitely "Pro-Birth".
Maybe I am splitting this hair too finely, but that is how I see it.
Pro- or anti-legality?
The term "Pro-Life" refers to a belief that life begins at conception.
It means that abortion is wrong at any stage, including the day of fertilisation in a test tube or a uterus.
It's not meant to suggest "pro-this-entire-person's-life-after-birth", as their hypocrisy often proves.
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My family is anti-sex education. They don’t think that the school should be teaching about birth control because then (they think) kids will be less likely to abstain.
That’s not what the research shows, but they aren’t interested. If it does not comply with their beliefs, it must be rigged.
Oh well. It gives my brother and I something to laugh about.
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I don’t believe too many people are “pro-abortion.” I’m not “pro-abortion.” I’m not “pro-surgery” in general. Surgery doesn’t really delight me.
It’s frequently physically harmful for a woman, as well as the obvious psychological problems which would be engendered.
“Pro-choice” is better term for those who are against abortion bans.
At best, “Pro-Choice” reeks of socialist compromise.
I prefer the term “pro-choice” because it emphasizes the fact that women have a choice over what they do with their own body - whether they ever choose to get an abortion or not.
Even though I will probably never get an abortion, I like the idea of having a choice.
This issue has broader philosophical implications, I think, that go beyond abortion.
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TRANSCRIPT
The Supreme Court recently ruled that a public high school football coach has a constitutional right to pray on the field after his team’s games. It’s yet another seismic ruling from the court’s six conservative justices this term — and a big blow to the separation of church and state.
This case is about Joe Kennedy, a football coach at a public high school in Bremerton, Washington. For seven years, Kennedy would kneel in prayer on the 50-yard line after games, and students would often join him. First he prayed alone quietly, but then, when players from both teams started gathering around him, he led them all in prayer. When school officials found out this was happening, they told Kennedy he could continue giving motivational speeches only as long as they remained secular, because doing otherwise would give the impression that the school was endorsing a particular faith. Kennedy wouldn’t stop and was placed on paid administrative leave. Eventually, he decided not to renew his contract.
The case is a clash of three parts of the First Amendment. Kennedy’s lawyers argued that offering a private prayer is actually covered by one part of the First Amendment — the right to free speech. They said Kennedy didn’t lose that right just because he was on school property. And they argued that the school shouldn’t ban his religious expression, which according to them is protected under the part of the First Amendment that says people can freely exercise their religion.
But the school says that Kennedy was violating another part of the First Amendment — the part that says the state can’t establish a religion. In the context of public schools, that’s generally interpreted to mean that they and their employees should remain neutral toward religion. They can’t elevate one religion over another. And even though Kennedy wasn’t explicitly requiring his players to pray, there’s a long line of cases where the courts have said that public school employees are not allowed to pressure students into prayer — which was arguably what Kennedy was doing as the team’s coach. At least one student worried that Kennedy wouldn’t play him as much if he didn’t pray.
On its face, the case may not seem groundbreaking, and the court’s decision may be pretty popular. An early June poll by YouGov and The Economist found that 52 percent of Americans think the coach should be able to offer a public prayer. But with this ruling, the justices abandoned a 50-year-old legal test for determining whether the government is violating the First Amendment’s separation of church and state. Instead, they said that cases should be evaluated in light of the historical traditions of the First Amendment — traditions stemming from the late 18th century, when America was a far less religiously diverse nation.
I wonder what he was praying for.
I find the whole thing a bit peculiar to be honest.
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I believe, in this case, the coach wanted to give thanks for the win.
Maybe I should lighten up. After all, the best part of any Super Bowl is when some schmuck (quarterback, goalie, outfielder?) who’s had 10 concussions, incoherently thanks God for the win at the end of the game. It never gets old.
Apparently, the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh Super Bowl trophies (or whatever they win - perhaps it’s guns donated by the NRA).
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I believe, in this case, the coach wanted to give thanks for the win.
It's probably harmless enough. I mean he's not exactly speaking in tongues is he.
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I believe, in this case, the coach wanted to give thanks for the win.
It's probably harmless enough. I mean he's not exactly speaking in tongues is he.
Would the bogus act of speaking in tongues be inherently more harmful?
I suppose it could look scary…
Either way, performing religious activities with students is not appropriate.
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