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Aug 3, 2022Liked by Timothy Burke

And actual human beings will die, have their fertility destroyed, become permanently debilitated. So the dog could sell tickets to his car chasing racket.

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Aug 3, 2022Liked by Timothy Burke

Totally agree, Tim. As some have pointed out, the dog has caught the car. Now what? Either you go for the Republic of Gilead, full bore, or you try to finesse it. People who are suffering therefore must be lying because you declared their inevitable suffering to be exaggerated or nonexistent in making the argument in the first place. Did you read that Times article about the pro-life family suddenly confronting the medical emergency of their daughter’s pregnancy? They tried prayer, and when that didn’t change the physical reality of infection, they piled into a car and drove to Georgia where the procedure could still be done (for now). Along the way, the woman’s parents met up with a pro-life protester in the clinic parking lot and affirmed that they were with him, BUT their daughter needed help. And there’s the dog barking at the car it caught.

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