Don’t blame religion

Thanking you for sharing your thoughts on Islam

Please tell us Westy when does "life" begin and how do you personally know this? Are you God? Individuals who don't believe in abortion have the greater good in mind and when a woman makes a mistake (because only women can get pregnant), then asking her to sacrifice some discomfort to create a miracle so a child so that a may live and breathe is honorable. Believing life begins at conception has nothing to do with suppressing or oppressing women, it is recognizing there is value to every life and life should not be taken for granted and disposed of without a care. Aborting because of incest, rape and when a woman's life is at risk seems reasonable to me. To God? I don't know?

Westy - as a reminder, it was Trump who signed of on a very generous tax deduction for child care as part of his tax reduction package "the religious right works to restrict access to birth control and sex education, and works against spending any tax money on supporting parents with small children." Wrong Westy, it is same package that Biden wants to cancel. What gives?

And to note, you may have seen an alarming increasing rate in STDs in our County, despite very liberal and highly funded sex education. Again, birth control does not seem very popular among some and get infected anyway, ostensibly regardless of the available information. Women are also complicit when it comes to sexual freedom but when a possible pregnancy occurs they are suddenly subjugated? .

Good evening, Westy

Steven has submitted several LTEs over the years. Although not everyone will agree with his points of view, his letters are largely sensible and thoughtful. In his most recent LTE, Steven has taken exception to Rev. Tovis Page vilifying Christians who oppose abortion. Your comments following Steven’s letter support Tovis’ belief that liberal and progressive religious people have allowed conservative religious people to dominate the public sphere. That belief was formed by Tovis’ immersion into culture wars thirty years ago and her later work for justice and freedom. I think we can agree that justice and freedom are things we should all work toward, and your suggestion that religious folks on the right side of the aisle can work to reduce abortions is a way to work toward justice and freedom. Yet justice and freedom for unborn children are the missing elements in Tovis’ call for social engagement to influence political policy concerning abortion. As a faith leader, shouldn’t her congregation expect her to speak the truth instead of continuing to promote progressive social change in an ongoing culture war? I understand the first principle of her religion is to uphold the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Should speaking the truth include upholding the inherent worth and dignity of an unborn child?

My goodness, - uncontrollable female jalousie at its worst!