In a recent Blog I said that “the crazy” has taken over the Republican Party because of political evangelicals.
Don’t believe me? Think about this.
Currently 31 states allow rapists to sue for custody and visitation rights.
I know that sounds unbelievable so let me say it again. Thirty-one (31) states allow rapists to sue for custody and visitation rights. Other states have variations of laws that give rights to rapists in one form or another.
What is more, Republicans have no qualms about blocking attempts to change these laws. Look no further than Ohio for an example.
But it gets worse. The Republican controlled Congress led by Congressman Paul Ryan is trying to go a step further. It wants to pass a law that permits rapists to sue to force their victims to carry a pregnancy to term. That would mean rapists would be able to force their victims to have the baby and then have visitation rights.
This kind of thinking is not only insane, it is obscene.
What accounts for it? It’s all about evangelical abortion politics.
Evangelicals want to block women from terminating a pregnancy under any circumstances, thus, these absurd laws that give rapists rights that trump the rights of their victims.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that abortion is a perfect example of how evangelicals have gone off the deep end and taken the Republican Party with them.
The good thing is that most Americans reject their extremism. While most people don’t believe in abortion, they do support the Supreme Court decision that affirms a women’s right to choose. If they support abortion laws at all they want them to provide a balance between these dual commitments.
Unfortunately Republicans catering to their evangelical base don’t care what most Americans think, so state by state they have passed abortion laws that are the extreme of extremes, often contradicting the best of medical advice and practice, making a mockery of their supposed respect for women’s health.
Religious extremism has always existed, of course, but in years past it was confined to sects few people paid attention to. Today that extremism has become mainstream via the Republican Party.
This unholy alliance has become dangerous to religion in general and Christianity in particular, and also to American democracy.
So I wonder out loud again. Why would any reasonable, sensible, logical, moral person vote for politicians who represent the worst of both religion and politics in America today?
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