its about controlling women because it makes them feel like a big man and important

Medical science is thwarting God's will by keeping people alive when God has chosen them to die. And frankly, that loving God wants them to die in the most painful, dehumanizing way possible.

Don't you get it?

I guess that is but even I'm not so sure it is.

We also have the goody two shoes cellophane-wrapped pampered princesses at work here.

that drive me crazy. A good strong argument with facts goes a lot farther to make a point than just emotional ranting. I'm not saying you don't have a good point, but you should back up something like this with some solid examples. I know that you are mostly preaching to the choir here and a lot of people will just go "amen" to your sentiment -- but wouldn't your stance be stronger if you had some actual facts and figures attached? A news article? A real example of a tea partier screaming "Die! Die! Death to all uninsured people!"

We have been having discussions about hypocrisy and religion since way back--like early Bush term as it applied to all sorts of issues including economic and social justice, civil rights, and war and peace. Religions are not under attack but are being asked to account for the inconsistency of words and deeds among their followers. This is only reasonable given that in several areas churches now receive tax funds to support their work. Personally, I think if churches want to play in policy development and implementation, they should lose their tax exempt status.

We need common rules in society and not be browbeat into a theocratic state.