Trump and Chirstian Conservatives Love to Burn Bridges


This morning's ruling from the Supreme Court's majority gave abortion clinics in Louisiana the right to perform abortions without admitting contracts with local hospitals. It is the same ruling it issued only a couple of years ago when Texas brought an identical case. Both cases cost anti abortion groups untold amounts of money but also burned bridges between young people and Christianity. Trump burned bridges twice, first between himself and religious conservatives whom he over promised and from millions of voters called "suburban women." 

The irony is this was all unnecessary. It was not necessary to lie about the "dangers" of abortion or the "dangers" of doctors not having admitting contracts. As one of the judges pointed out, there are seldom emergencies. But when they occur women are simply taken care of at an emergency room. The abortion doctor can voluntarily stop in to visit the patient but the hospital bills the patient for its own doctors. When anti abortion operative lie sometimes judges notice and act accordingly.

The door to stopping abortions without the government being involved has always been available. Anti abortion operatives can first not have abortions themselves and set that example. Next, they can try to persuade women not to have them. If they are successful in this persuasion there will be no more abortions. 

This latter way to stop abortions, however, lacks something many Christians insist upon. It is called "justice." In the case of women, "justice" is making certain women suffer through a pregnancy as punishment for having sex. Justice also demands that if she has an abortion she does not get off scot free. She needs to spend eternity in a fiery hell. So, whether it is having a baby and raising the child or having an abortion and burning in hell, hallelujah, justice is ours.

I'd suggest anti abortion groups play the long game. Stay out of politics, be nice to women and you may have a better outcome.

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