The Media Fellating Thread

[Catseye3]

(Referring to the "Biden healing the sick" Bible quote:)

[Ivorythumper]

@aqua-letifer said in The Media Fellating Thread:

@mik said in The Media Fellating Thread:

You can't be a deeply religious Catholic and support abortion. You just can't.

Ah yes, and Catholics are very adept at pointing this out to their own. Judgmentally, completely unasked, and because the Church has no intention of altering its position on this, it's also completely pointless. Catholic Asperger's.

But unlike those afflicted with Asperger's, these Catholics never seek help for it. And as a result they remain intolerable boors. Not for what they believe, but with their complete disregard for how they come off, favoring the Bible instead of the very point of its existence. "Love thy neighbor" definitely includes how not to sound like a self-righteous assclown and navigate these issues politely.

Was that intended to be ironic?

[Catseye3]

"Most people know her as Dr. Biden. But to some she is Dr. B . . ."

Not to me. For god's sake. That Dr. she insists on using makes her enough of a jerk. For me she'll be FLOTUS or The Wife.

[Aqua Letifer]

@ivorythumper said in The Media Fellating Thread:

Was that intended to be ironic?

Nope. I know plenty of Catholics, absolutely plenty, who think their righteousness exempts them from developing social graces. I don't understand why that is. Quite obviously it's unnecessary. How many rape victims have you browbeaten about having an abortion? I'm guessing none, ever.

[Catseye3]

@aqua-letifer said in The Media Fellating Thread:

ope. I know plenty of Catholics, absolutely plenty, who think their righteousness exempts them from developing social graces.

Why restrict it to Catholics? My experience is that that characteristic extends over all faiths. Or it can.

And yes, that brand of righteousness is particularly obnoxious.

[Copper]

@aqua-letifer said in The Media Fellating Thread:

@ivorythumper said in The Media Fellating Thread:

Was that intended to be ironic?

Nope. I know plenty of Catholics, absolutely plenty, who think their righteousness exempts them from developing social graces. I don't understand why that is. Quite obviously it's unnecessary. How many rape victims have you browbeaten about having an abortion? I'm guessing none, ever.

I assume "developing social graces" means that they should never ever say anything that might conflict with your worldview. Maybe killing and mutilating babies is a practice that conflicts with theirs.

[Mik]

All of which nonsense about righteousness is just a smokescreen over my original point - you cannot support abortion and call yourself a 'deeply religious Catholic'.

[Horace]

To my mind, believing in the divinity of Christ is a bridge further than believing that abortion is murder.

[Aqua Letifer]

@catseye3 said in The Media Fellating Thread:

Why restrict it to Catholics?

Because that's what we're talking about at the moment.

[Aqua Letifer]

@mik said in The Media Fellating Thread:

All of which nonsense about righteousness is just a smokescreen over my original point - you cannot support abortion and call yourself a 'deeply religious Catholic'.

Phibes just explained how that's wrong.

[Mik]

Not that I can see.

[Aqua Letifer]

@mik said in The Media Fellating Thread:

Not that I can see.

You can be very religious (strong devotion and belief in a higher power) and not be down with abortions. But you know what I mean so if we disagree, fine.

My point about righteousness wasn't a smokescreen. I think it's far more important than arguing over what Catholicism teaches about abortion, which isn't the least bit ambiguous. The social messaging problem causes harm to others where it exists, and it's fixable, so I think they should try.

[George K]

From the "Politics" section of WaPo:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/20/biden-oval-office/

[Copper]

Is that a portrait of Ben Franklin, the slave owner?

[taiwan_girl]

@aqua-letifer said in The Media Fellating Thread:

@mik said in The Media Fellating Thread:

Not that I can see.

You can be very religious (strong devotion and belief in a higher power) and not be down with abortions. But you know what I mean so if we disagree, fine.

My point about righteousness wasn't a smokescreen. I think it's far more important than arguing over what Catholicism teaches about abortion, which isn't the least bit ambiguous. The social messaging problem causes harm to others where it exists, and it's fixable, so I think they should try.

Agree. I think you can be a strong member of X , but not believe absolutely 100% everything that they stand for.

[LuFins Dad]

@taiwan_girl said in The Media Fellating Thread:

@aqua-letifer said in The Media Fellating Thread:

@mik said in The Media Fellating Thread:

Not that I can see.

You can be very religious (strong devotion and belief in a higher power) and not be down with abortions. But you know what I mean so if we disagree, fine.

My point about righteousness wasn't a smokescreen. I think it's far more important than arguing over what Catholicism teaches about abortion, which isn't the least bit ambiguous. The social messaging problem causes harm to others where it exists, and it's fixable, so I think they should try.

Agree. I think you can be a strong member of X , but not believe absolutely 100% everything that they stand for.

Yeah, but that’s a pretty basic tenet. The only argument that I can give weight to is if they argue that they are 100% against abortion, but believe that it’s not the Government’s prerogative to make that call. Which is an argument that I would like to have. But that’s never been Biden’s stance.

[Doctor Phibes]

How many Roman Catholics use artificial contraception of some form or other?

Yeah, yeah, not the same thing. But aren't you then just haggling about price?

[LuFins Dad]

@doctor-phibes said in The Media Fellating Thread:

How many Roman Catholics use artificial contraception of some form or other?

Yeah, yeah, not the same thing. But aren't you then just haggling about price?

Not at all, especially when dealing with Catholocism and their rankings of Venial and Mortal Sins. There is a world of difference between preventing life from happening and ending a life that has begun.

[Doctor Phibes]

So you're saying it's acceptable for devout Catholics to ignore some teaching, but they must follow other rules.

Do you think Cardinal Bernard Law was a devout Catholic? Bear in mind he was allowed to lead a Mass in the Vatican for Pope JP-II in front of thousands of followers.

[George K]

As opposed to the last FLOTUS who was literally a fashion model and designer.

But she's not a doctor, so there's that.