Those Ads...

Wibbs wrote: »

To be fair S we hardly need to import right wing religious types. We've been growing our own for a very long time.

Fully agree.

It feels to me like we're starting, finally, to emerge from our own religious past in this country, only for cóir etc. to start importing crazy from a more religious country.

I suppose I was referring to the evidence that youth defense, cóir etc. appear to be getting their funding from evangelical organisations in the US, which would explain how they can afford this very expensive billboard campaign.

An copy of one of their documents on rape that they pulled from their site a few days ago.

http://imgur.com/a/YEr6c citing a survey on 37 women in 1992?

I really struggle to understand why people are so anti-abortion. And if they are, what gives them the right to be so forceful in their beliefs, what gives this group the right to plaster these disgusting, disturbing, emotionally blackmailing posters all over the place. I’m surprised they don’t have on their posters, ‘have an abortion and you’ll go to hell..’ – I bet if they could get away with this they would.

And, even though I would like to paint over each poster – where is the equality in the message they’re putting out there, why don’t they have a poster underneath these ones, with a mans face saying ‘your fault, wear a condom’ (Not that I agree with that in any shape or form, but its just to show how their message is totally anti-women, a woman doesn’t get pregnant on her own, yet these ads are directed only at women.

I’m absolutely pro-choice, I’ve never been in the position where I’ve had to consider abortion, and anyone who has not been in that position has no right to judge. 100% of women who have had an abortion did not ‘choose’ to be put in that position, but they were and they made the best choice for themselves at that time. This is what I really struggle to understand, that the anti-abortion brigade can’t see this.

I myself have lots of opinions people wouldn’t agree with, we all do and that’s fine and should be fine, what’s not fine is shoving it down your throat. Its like those religious nuts who come to my front door and try to interrogate me on my beliefs! I just hate to think of the women this will directly affect, someone who is in the position of having to consider abortion, or someone who has had one and it is painful for, its just an added pain. I’d love to know if there are any women out there who have had an abortion and are thinking, this add is fantastic, I’m delighted its up there.

And a bit off topic.... Did anyone watch that programme on Nat Geo 'I was in a cult' = this message totally smacks of cult like thinking!

Gauge wrote: »

FFS, if Heaven is where the likes of YD end up spending eternity, I'll happily take Hell!

Devil has all the best tunes anyway.