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I love Doris Day Cartoonist Dec 2018 #1
Another day, for another time. eom guillaumeb Dec 2018 #3
From the same article: guillaumeb Dec 2018 #2
Was Dorothy Day a good person because of her religion? trotsky Dec 2018 #4
She was, in my view, a good person. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #5
Mainly because of this passage from the article you posted: trotsky Dec 2018 #6
What does this have to do with your question? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #9
You're the one promoting her "social action." trotsky Dec 2018 #12
I agree. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #20
Further information for those interested: trotsky Dec 2018 #8
Did she have a right to her opinion? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #10
"opposed to taking life" WTF?!? trotsky Dec 2018 #13
Gil has told us before Mariana Dec 2018 #15
Well crap, I forgot all about that. trotsky Dec 2018 #17
You mischaracterized what I said. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #21
I did no such thing. Mariana Dec 2018 #25
How can someone mischaracterize a direct quote of your words? trotsky Dec 2018 #37
A nice call out, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #22
Bull-fucking-shit. trotsky Dec 2018 #34
She was opposed to both contraception and abortion. MineralMan Dec 2018 #16
Which of course denies women agency over Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #18
Yes. I don't know,whether she actually acted on that, though. MineralMan Dec 2018 #19
But according to g-man, we should praise her as a liberal icon. trotsky Dec 2018 #35
We need some miracles from her first. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2018 #7
So, the part that resonates with you is Day joining your little club? Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #11
What an interesting response. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #23
It's your mess, Bill. You clean it up. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #33
Dorothy was a good person, Catholic or not. MineralMan Dec 2018 #14
I agree with her position, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #24
So you keep saying, Guy... MineralMan Dec 2018 #26
Gil is pro-choice Mariana Dec 2018 #27
Hmm...It's easy for men. They never face the dilemma. MineralMan Dec 2018 #28
Men don't have to decide Mariana Dec 2018 #30
You're right about that. MineralMan Dec 2018 #31
Your framing is not supportable. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #39
You stated them yourself, Gil, several times. Mariana Dec 2018 #40
Michael Harrington worked with her. His 1962 book The Other America led to The War on Poverty's prog bobbieinok Dec 2018 #29
Thank you for this reminder. eom guillaumeb Dec 2018 #41
I remembered someone important was connected to Day. His name finally came to me bobbieinok Dec 2018 #42
Poverty in the US was ignored, as poor people continue to be ignored. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #43
Thank you for the 2 recommendations. eom guillaumeb Dec 2018 #47
I find it difficult to believe anyone the RCC thinks is Saintworthy is a good person. bitterross Dec 2018 #32
Great post. trotsky Dec 2018 #36
The RCC uses the process as a PR move Major Nikon Dec 2018 #38
She died in 1980. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #44
That makes it SO much better. bitterross Dec 2018 #49
That is your opinion. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #52
What miracles do they say she performed edhopper Dec 2018 #45
The title is an opinion. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #46
Ok edhopper Dec 2018 #48
Someone, somewhere had an ingrown toenail cured, I'm sure of it. bitterross Dec 2018 #50
very true edhopper Dec 2018 #51
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