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Spark: Warren’s not just anti-gay

Posted by xJane on January 3rd, 2009 at 1:21 pm · 3 Comments

But also anti-woman! A true uniter. See here for his creepy-ass discussion of why divorce is worse than your spouse abusing you (hint: because if you divorce, then God gets to abuse you! And whose abuse would you rather?) Ugh. via.

Tags: Christianity · Current Events · Depression · Feminism · Gender · Getting over Religion · Humanity · Justice · Peace; conflict resolution. · Politics · Religion · Women

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  • 1 Cobwebs // Jan 3, 2009 at 3:27 pm

    The Meming of Life weighed in with an interesting opinion about Warren today: Link. He may have a point.

  • 2 xJane // Jan 3, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    He absolutely has a point, and it’s a good one. I respect that Obama is indeed trying to “heal the divides” between “liberal” and “conservative”, he’s doing a good job of bringing together people from both sides who would never sit down at the same table together otherwise. Do I like Warren? No, I think he’s a bigot & a misogynist. Do I think that, as a symbol, his appointment is important? Absolutely. And I respect Obama and the symbol of Warren. But I still think he’s a bigot and a misogynist.

  • 3 Cobwebs // Jan 3, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    I think we’re in complete agreement about that. But it’s not as though Warren’s viewpoint is unique.

    In the long run, this might actually have a beneficial effect: It’ll cause middle-of-the-road religious types to have a good look at the wacky-ass stuff that hardcore Evangelicals believe, the same way that the kerfuffle surround Prop 8 cast an unwanted spotlight on Mormon beliefs. Any time you can get moderates to go, “These guys are nuts,” they’re much less likely to support them or their legislation.

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