Dutch Abortion Ship Hits Rough Waters

I don't know about the Nobels, but I agree she's a true heroine.

Armywife, I can see the thoughtfulness in your writing, but I think you need to pick apart your own mitigating phrase 'the average conservative Christian'. A 'conservative' Christian might be 'typical' in some locales, but from a common sense and practical reasoning perspective, they are not 'average' in any way. They are certainly not 'average' Christians. Though 'conservative' SHOULD ideally refer merely to a traditionalist, it now functionally means a political fascist. The conservative Christian that remembers that religions are FAITHS, and that their moral priorities are merely acculturated aesthetic preferences based on dictum ascribed to an unverified Hand, (instead of objective and reasoned argumentation), are impossibly rare. There is a delusional arrogant hubris that runs through Christian conservatism as though their UNREASONED beliefs are the 'real' and right laws for all people, despite the existence of alternative spiritual traditions, grounded in moral and practical reflection of equal or greater functionality, that emanate from alternative faiths, traditions and ruling bodies. Thought I am loath to generalize, in this case it's fairly obvious: religious conservativism of any religion (not just Christianity), as a political entity seeking to impose their values and dogma on those outside their voluntary community is invariably an act of fascism. I have to agree with 'THINKER'.

Oh, they're horrible people, all right. I mean, at least the ones who sincerely believe that they have the right to force a woman to give birth. And the ones who believe that public schools should teach that the Earth is 6,000 years old. And the ones who latch on to Leviticus 18:22, while ignoring Leviticus 19:18, Matthew 19:23-24, Matthew 25:40, &c., &c.