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pat_k

(10,888 posts)
114. Understood.
Wed Nov 13, 2024, 02:29 AM
Nov 2024

I guess I've just always seen roe as a compromise. When the poster talked about "no compromise" it just triggered my thought that roe was the damn compromise -- a compromise we did a decent job of working with, and around, for half-a-century.

I want that old compromise back.

And, FWIW, that article has prompted shifts in a couple Christians I know who were slipping into the insane "my way or the highway" Christian Nationalist model of control. Both have come back to what I think they always believed -- that our government must not impose law that reflects beliefs that are not shared. And if you ever do happen to be confronted by someone slipping into Christian Nationalism, I find it to be helpful to remind the person that the opposite of faith isn't doubt -- doubt is a normal part of faith. The opposite of faith is control. When we start deciding it is up to us exert control over the lives of others, we have clearly lost all faith.

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I've never seen one either! 😄 electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #81
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I read down wrong. It was LoisB electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #87
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Roe v. Wade was the compromise. pat_k Nov 2024 #105
Let's see here: Dr DAN Brockway? LearnedHand Nov 2024 #107
Given that his conclusion is that Roe v. Wade should have stayed the law of the land... pat_k Nov 2024 #110
He was into a long-winded discussion about "viability" LearnedHand Nov 2024 #112
Understood. pat_k Nov 2024 #114
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