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	<title>Comments on: &#8220;Pro-Life&#8221; Concern for Life Really Does End at Birth</title>
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		<title>By: literarycritic</title>
		<link>http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/06/06/pro-life-concern-for-life-really-does-end-at-birth/#comment-180807</link>
		<dc:creator>literarycritic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;I’ve never met a liberal who really cares about children.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

You need to get out more.

&lt;blockquote&gt;I’ve met plenty of pro-lifers who go out of their way to help actual families in need. &lt;/blockquote&gt;

They elect representatives who don&#039;t follow that example &lt;strong&gt;at all&lt;/strong&gt;, so what does that say about how dedicated they &lt;strong&gt;really&lt;/strong&gt; are to their so-called values?

&lt;blockquote&gt;You guys just want to pass everything off to the Government while you enjoy your Starbucks and your McMansions and your hedonistic lifestyles.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Sorry we&#039;re having more fun than you!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I’ve never met a liberal who really cares about children.</p></blockquote>
<p>You need to get out more.</p>
<blockquote><p>I’ve met plenty of pro-lifers who go out of their way to help actual families in need. </p></blockquote>
<p>They elect representatives who don&#8217;t follow that example <strong>at all</strong>, so what does that say about how dedicated they <strong>really</strong> are to their so-called values?</p>
<blockquote><p>You guys just want to pass everything off to the Government while you enjoy your Starbucks and your McMansions and your hedonistic lifestyles.</p></blockquote>
<p>Sorry we&#8217;re having more fun than you!</p>
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		<title>By: Still, Always, Never</title>
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		<dc:creator>Still, Always, Never</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi, first post but regular reader/admirer.  Here&#039;s the letter I sent to HTH, I&#039;m curious if I was clear enough or got the tone right.

&quot;To Whom it May Concern,

I have always been a strong supporter of your message at Habitat for Humanity, and have participated in projects within several communities with great pride in the cause I was aiding.

I am extremely disappointed by your decision to fold to fundamentalist pressure in Sarasota.  By allowing an intolerant group such as the American Life League to block the achievement of your own purpose, you are sending a message that indulging their prejudice is more important than providing housing for those in need.  

To reject a land gift from Planned Parenthood is as culpable as their claim to protect life while blocking an attempt to improve the life of people enduring unimaginable hardships.  Of course human life is important, but why should that stop after birth?  By choosing to place their hostility towards Planned Parenthood before the good that would have been accomplished by the use of that land, this group made a clear statement of their priorities.  By surrendering to their intolerance, Habitat for Humanity has made that same statement.  While you do have a religious foundation, there is no preference stated in the Bible for helping an unborn child at the expense of your neighbor.

If the cause for this lapse in judgment was simply financial, please think to the donors and volunteers you lose by sending the message that sectarian doctrine dictates the operation of your charity.  Habitat is aided by people of many opinions and faiths, and a stand against this kind of bigotry could have gained even more support from the millions who believe that people deserve to be helped, regardless of their personal profession.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and please consider the message you send when a fundamentalist group is allowed to speak for your organization.  

Still wanting to help humanity, but not longer sure if I can rely on HFH,&quot;

(also, do you guys have a &quot;no-response&quot; policy to trolls?  If so, that is admirable, because I can&#039;t help but want to set the poor silly things straight--or on their ear, if they make me mad enough :-[ )</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi, first post but regular reader/admirer.  Here&#8217;s the letter I sent to HTH, I&#8217;m curious if I was clear enough or got the tone right.</p>
<p>&#8220;To Whom it May Concern,</p>
<p>I have always been a strong supporter of your message at Habitat for Humanity, and have participated in projects within several communities with great pride in the cause I was aiding.</p>
<p>I am extremely disappointed by your decision to fold to fundamentalist pressure in Sarasota.  By allowing an intolerant group such as the American Life League to block the achievement of your own purpose, you are sending a message that indulging their prejudice is more important than providing housing for those in need.  </p>
<p>To reject a land gift from Planned Parenthood is as culpable as their claim to protect life while blocking an attempt to improve the life of people enduring unimaginable hardships.  Of course human life is important, but why should that stop after birth?  By choosing to place their hostility towards Planned Parenthood before the good that would have been accomplished by the use of that land, this group made a clear statement of their priorities.  By surrendering to their intolerance, Habitat for Humanity has made that same statement.  While you do have a religious foundation, there is no preference stated in the Bible for helping an unborn child at the expense of your neighbor.</p>
<p>If the cause for this lapse in judgment was simply financial, please think to the donors and volunteers you lose by sending the message that sectarian doctrine dictates the operation of your charity.  Habitat is aided by people of many opinions and faiths, and a stand against this kind of bigotry could have gained even more support from the millions who believe that people deserve to be helped, regardless of their personal profession.</p>
<p>Thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and please consider the message you send when a fundamentalist group is allowed to speak for your organization.  </p>
<p>Still wanting to help humanity, but not longer sure if I can rely on HFH,&#8221;</p>
<p>(also, do you guys have a &#8220;no-response&#8221; policy to trolls?  If so, that is admirable, because I can&#8217;t help but want to set the poor silly things straight&#8211;or on their ear, if they make me mad enough :-[ )</p>
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		<title>By: Jovan1984</title>
		<link>http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/06/06/pro-life-concern-for-life-really-does-end-at-birth/#comment-180058</link>
		<dc:creator>Jovan1984</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Anti-choicers are terrorists.  Plain and simple.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anti-choicers are terrorists.  Plain and simple.</p>
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		<title>By: preying mantis</title>
		<link>http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/06/06/pro-life-concern-for-life-really-does-end-at-birth/#comment-179956</link>
		<dc:creator>preying mantis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>...one sentence and I manage to screw it up.  &lt;i&gt;Le sigh&lt;/i&gt;.

For having the temerity to make accurate and comprehensive sex-ed pamphlets &lt;i&gt;available&lt;/i&gt; to minors.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;one sentence and I manage to screw it up.  <i>Le sigh</i>.</p>
<p>For having the temerity to make accurate and comprehensive sex-ed pamphlets <i>available</i> to minors.</p>
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		<title>By: preying mantis</title>
		<link>http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/06/06/pro-life-concern-for-life-really-does-end-at-birth/#comment-179955</link>
		<dc:creator>preying mantis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;What I’m confused about is the whole “planned parenthood gives pornography to children” claim.

What is THAT all about?&quot;

Having the temerity to make accurate and comprehensive sex-ed pamphlets to minors.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;What I’m confused about is the whole “planned parenthood gives pornography to children” claim.</p>
<p>What is THAT all about?&#8221;</p>
<p>Having the temerity to make accurate and comprehensive sex-ed pamphlets to minors.</p>
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		<title>By: Jocelyn Chan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Chan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey JC 

I have never met a conservative who truly cared about children other than their own, straight, conforming kids.  They may not swear, but they are willing to kill brown kids overseas to &quot;save them&quot;, and they throw out their gay kids when they come out or lock them up.  I&#039;ll take a curse or two over outright murder anyday, thanks.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey JC </p>
<p>I have never met a conservative who truly cared about children other than their own, straight, conforming kids.  They may not swear, but they are willing to kill brown kids overseas to &#8220;save them&#8221;, and they throw out their gay kids when they come out or lock them up.  I&#8217;ll take a curse or two over outright murder anyday, thanks.</p>
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		<title>By: Ms C</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ms C</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If both the local and national Habitat thinks that it&#039;s just skippy to cave in to those scumbags, they&#039;ll never get a dime out of me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If both the local and national Habitat thinks that it&#8217;s just skippy to cave in to those scumbags, they&#8217;ll never get a dime out of me.</p>
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		<title>By: ~T</title>
		<link>http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/06/06/pro-life-concern-for-life-really-does-end-at-birth/#comment-179888</link>
		<dc:creator>~T</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What I&#039;m confused about is the whole &quot;planned parenthood gives pornography to children&quot; claim.

What is THAT all about?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What I&#8217;m confused about is the whole &#8220;planned parenthood gives pornography to children&#8221; claim.</p>
<p>What is THAT all about?</p>
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		<title>By: JC</title>
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		<dc:creator>JC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ahh!  I love looking at blogs like these.  Your &quot;enlightened&quot; liberal sensibilities are always expressed in blasphemies, profanities and vulgarities.  You don&#039;t see people using the f-word or taking the Lord&#039;s name in vain on pro-life sites.

Hmmm.

I&#039;ve never met a liberal who really cares about children.  I&#039;ve met plenty of pro-lifers who go out of their way to help actual families in need.  You guys just want to pass everything off to the Government while you enjoy your Starbucks and your McMansions and your hedonistic lifestyles.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ahh!  I love looking at blogs like these.  Your &#8220;enlightened&#8221; liberal sensibilities are always expressed in blasphemies, profanities and vulgarities.  You don&#8217;t see people using the f-word or taking the Lord&#8217;s name in vain on pro-life sites.</p>
<p>Hmmm.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve never met a liberal who really cares about children.  I&#8217;ve met plenty of pro-lifers who go out of their way to help actual families in need.  You guys just want to pass everything off to the Government while you enjoy your Starbucks and your McMansions and your hedonistic lifestyles.</p>
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		<title>By: Mnemosyne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mnemosyne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The really telling thing?  It&#039;s not like the &quot;pro-life&quot; group said, &quot;We object to you building affordable housing on land you bought cheap from Planned Parenthood, so we&#039;re going to offer you this other suitable land for the same price or less.&quot;

No, they just said, &quot;Don&#039;t take their offer or you&#039;ll be sorry.&quot;

So is this blackmail or extortion?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The really telling thing?  It&#8217;s not like the &#8220;pro-life&#8221; group said, &#8220;We object to you building affordable housing on land you bought cheap from Planned Parenthood, so we&#8217;re going to offer you this other suitable land for the same price or less.&#8221;</p>
<p>No, they just said, &#8220;Don&#8217;t take their offer or you&#8217;ll be sorry.&#8221;</p>
<p>So is this blackmail or extortion?</p>
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