Religious Right Freaks Out Over Komen's Latest Statement

Religious Right Freaks Out Over Komen’s Latest Statement

The wrath of God could be unleashed any moment

WingnutsFebruary 2012 • Views: 27,946

Komen Foundation CEO Karen Brinker may have denied that their decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood had anything to do with politics, but the religious right activists who’ve been waging a campaign against Planned Parenthood certainly think otherwise — and today they’re freaking over the Komen Foundation’s apparent reversal: Religious Right Reacts to Komen’s Latest Statement With Confusion, Anger and Warnings of God’s Wrath.

Mona Charen of the National Review Online lamented that “it’s extremely disappointing that Komen has caved” but “it’s hardly surprising given the onslaught they’ve endured over the course of the last few days,” and NRO’s Daniel Foster charged Planned Parenthood with “gangsterism.” Of course, just days prior Kathryn Jean Lopez on NRO hailed Komen’s initial decision as a major victory, noting “this Komen-Planned Parenthood relationship has long been a target of pro-life activists.”

Catholic Family and Human Rights Initiative (C-Fam) president Austin Ruse told LifeSiteNews called potentially successful effort to have the Komen foundation reverse their decision defunding Planned Parenthood a “mafia shakedown”:

Pro-life leaders say that the exact import of the statement is not yet clear, and that Komen seems to be asking for breathing room, possibly with the intention of caving in definitively to pro-abortion pressure.

Austin Ruse of C-Fam told LifeSiteNews.com Friday morning that, “The mafia shakedown tactics may have worked, but we’re not sure.”

Ruse advised that pro-lifers should “take a wait and see attitude” to discern whether the pro-abortion pushback against Komen would succeed.

Kristen Walker of Live Action called it a “terrible shame that Komen has caved in to political pressure from pro-abortion fanatics who demand obeisance to Planned Parenthood” and wondered what will happen to all the money people gave to Komen to reward them for dropping Planned Parenthood:

If raising money to cure breast cancer were their primary concern, they would not have reversed this decision. Their donations went up 100% in the short time since they announced the halting of grants to PP as pro-lifers who have refused to donate to Komen opened their wallets to thank them for their decision, happy to finally be able to give to their good work of fighting breast cancer with a clear conscience. I wonder if Komen has given any thought to the fact that those people gave money in good faith believing it wouldn’t be used to fund abortions. Will they refund that money? I guess we’ll see.

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It is a terrible shame that Komen has caved in to political pressure from pro-abortion fanatics who demand obeisance to Planned Parenthood. It is a terrible shame they’re allowing PP and its followers to compromise their mission to cure breast cancer.

Evangelist Bill Keller warned that the latest move by the Komen foundation may well lead to “the wrath and punishment of God unleashed on this wicked nation at any moment”:

Keller said, “It only shows the level of spiritual decay in this nation when a private foundation who made a decision to stop giving money to the world’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, causes the media, politicians, and the supporters of killing babies to go into a wild frenzy. The Catholic Church has always stood for the sanctity of life, yet Catholics like Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry, Joe Biden, and MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, were livid that the Komen Foundation decided to stop giving a $250,000 annual grant to Planned Parenthood.”

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Keller concluded, “You don’t have to be a Biblical scholar to know that we are on the verge of seeing the wrath and punishment of God unleashed on this wicked nation at any moment. Every 24 hours we slaughter approximately 4,000 innocent babies. Where is the outrage about that in the media, in the halls of Congress? Sadly, society doesn’t even give it a second thought and has fully embraced this ‘culture of death’ which hangs over this nation like a black cloud.”

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37 comments

Kragar Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:32:53pm

Like a school bully with a bloody nose.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:34:52pm

Planned Poutrage.

jaunte Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:35:18pm

“gangsterism”

Daniel Foster at NRO: "You Should Find the Anti-Komen Backlash Disgusting, Even If You’re Pro-Choice"

How he finds the will to write such tripe is beyond me.

Obdicut Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:35:44pm

Being angry at Planned Parenthood over the to pic of abortion is ludicrous, given that by educating about contraceptives and providing them they do immense work in preventing abortions.

Yeah, I know, logic, factual basis, etc.

Shvaughn Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:35:51pm

They don't seem to know what a mafia shakedown looks like.

Bulworth Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:35:54pm

But the original decision to stop funding breast exams wasn't in any way political. /

Targetpractice Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:36:02pm

The whine about refunds has gotta the most disgusting that has come out of this whole debacle. I heard many critics of Komen's decision in recent days say they would no longer support it, but none demanding refunds on their donations. But as soon as the religious right gets their "victory" taken away, they whine like a bunch of a children about how they want their money back.

Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:36:10pm

365 * 4,000 = 1,460,000

1,460,000 * 39 = 56,940,000

I don't think Keller is good at math.

Bulworth Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:36:21pm

re: #3 jaunte

“gangsterism”

How he finds the will to write such tripe is beyond me.

He's in the cocoon.

jaunte Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:36:41pm

Looks like they've settled that the story should be that "PP doesn't do mammograms on-site."

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:36:48pm

re: #4 Obdicut

Being angry at Planned Parenthood over the to pic of abortion is ludicrous, given that by educating about contraceptives and providing them they do immense work in preventing abortions.

Yeah, I know, logic, factual basis, etc.

Lots of folks who disagree with Griswold there.

Shvaughn Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:38:59pm

re: #7 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

The whine about refunds has gotta the most disgusting that has come out of this whole debacle. I heard many critics of Komen's decision in recent days say they would no longer support it, but none demanding refunds on their donations. But as soon as the religious right gets their "victory" taken away, they whine like a bunch of a children about how they want their money back.

Especially since none of the money the right-wingers donated to Komen will "be used to fund abortions" despite the lies by Kristen Walker of Live Action.

Not one penny of Komen's money ever went to an abortion.

Targetpractice Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:39:06pm

re: #10 jaunte

Looks like they've settled that the story should be that "PP doesn't do mammograms on-site."

Which itself is shaky, because there's plenty of other clinics that receive Komen grants that work on the "pass-through" model as well.

But I'm sure that there's not going to be a major announcement as such, rather they'll quietly deny future grant applications on such reasoning, as they know that one or two clinics on any given day being refused further funds won't cause a blip on most people's mental radar.

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Targetpractice Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:40:21pm

re: #12 Shvaughn

Especially since none of the money the right-wingers donated to Komen will "be used to fund abortions" despite the lies by Kristen Walker of Live Action.

Not one penny of Komen's money ever went to an abortion.

Their argument is the same one that's driving the Congressional "investigation," namely that money is fungible, thus although the money given is not going to abortions, it "frees up" other funding that does. So, their line of "logic" is that every dollar given to PP goes to abortion, whether directly or indirectly.

Charles Johnson Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:42:06pm

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Shvaughn Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:42:48pm

re: #15 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Their argument is the same one that's driving the Congressional "investigation," namely that money is fungible, thus although the money given is not going to abortions, it "frees up" other funding that does. So, their line of "logic" is that every dollar given to PP goes to abortion, whether directly or indirectly.

Yeah, which is an argument for cutting any and all government aid to faith-based programs, even those which only use the money to, say, give out free food instead of proselytizing.

Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:43:18pm

I think these nuts saw a miraculous victory, wrought by their own hands they believe, in the dissolving of ACORN, and now feel like there is no organization they can't destroy.

Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:43:44pm

re: #4 Obdicut

the attack on abortion is just one front in the war on sex altogether. After all these are the same people who rail against contraception.

SpaceJesus Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:44:04pm

Meanwhile, Freepers are also praying that Seattle get leveled by a disaster because gay marriage is likely to become legalized in Washington

[Link: www.freerepublic.com...]

goddamnedfrank Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:45:19pm

re: #7 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

The whine about refunds has gotta the most disgusting that has come out of this whole debacle. I heard many critics of Komen's decision in recent days say they would no longer support it, but none demanding refunds on their donations. But as soon as the religious right gets their "victory" taken away, they whine like a bunch of a children about how they want their money back.

Because the money the religious right gave to SGK over the last few days had nothing to do with the goal of fighting breast cancer, wasn't genuine support of the mission, and would not have continued. These donations were one time only statements of "fuck you" to Planned Parenthood, and now they're pissed of that they didn't get what they thought they were paying for.

Targetpractice Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:48:21pm

re: #21 goddamnedfrank

Because the money the religious right gave to SGK over the last few days had nothing to do with the goal of fighting breast cancer, wasn't genuine support of the mission, and would not have continued. These donations were one time only statements of "fuck you" to Planned Parenthood, and now they're pissed of that they didn't get what they thought they were paying for.

The legalese in their "apology," along with inside statements about their board, makes it pretty apparent that the "victory" is still there, just that Komen won't be vocal about it anymore. They'll now proceed to quietly kill funding to PP by finding various and sundry reasons to kill every grant application sent by them, which will take months to become apparent, by which time Komen will have worked on some means to repair the damage this whole incident wrought.

Bulworth Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:50:12pm

re: #20 SpaceJesus

Meanwhile, Freepers are also praying that Seattle get leveled by a disaster because gay marriage is likely to become legalized in Washington

[Link: www.freerepublic.com...]

It's all about the love. //

Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:50:28pm

re: #21 goddamnedfrank

I rarely feel a sense of schadenfreude, because it's just not healthy for a stable mind, but I am feeling a bit of it right now.

Shvaughn Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:51:47pm

Liberty Counsel Action is encouraging its members to cancel any checks and credit card contributions made in the wake of Komen’s initial decision to defund Planned Parenthood and asking any pro-life participants in Komen’s June 2 Global Race for the Cure run in Washington, D.C. to withdraw.

The poor babies.

Wait, isn't what LCA suggesting some sort of "gangsterism"? Or is it only gangsterism when my side does it?

Daniel Ballard Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:51:50pm

I'm sure god will unleash his lighting bolts.
//

Actually I'd expect his version of the worlds smallest violin.
Static electric shock from a wool carpet.

[deleted] Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:52:07pm

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:52:49pm

Many of us in eastern WA are impressively provisioned with emergency supplies should/when the big one hits the Puget Sound area. As far as I am concerned it should come sooner rather than later. At the same time, liberal Seattlites predictably jeer and belittle when one warns that there might be divine consequences of their actions. That is the reaction I got on a Seattle newspaper website the other day. Some of them actually express the blasphemous idea that God actually approves of the "fairness" in same-sex marriage.

Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:52:57pm

re: #22 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Most people aren't as plugged into the political scene as the folks here are.

The only blurb on broadcast news so far was that Komen reversed their decision and will continue funding PP, and that's all most people will understand on this issue.

goddamnedfrank Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:53:28pm

re: #22 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

The legalese in their "apology," along with inside statements about their board, makes it pretty apparent that the "victory" is still there, just that Komen won't be vocal about it anymore. They'll now proceed to quietly kill funding to PP by finding various and sundry reasons to kill every grant application sent by them, which will take months to become apparent, by which time Komen will have worked on some means to repair the damage this whole incident wrought.

If true that's a weird strategy. They've now managed to piss off and be viewed as untrustworthy by everyone. The off site mammogram critique of PP will need to be applied equally to SGK's other partner organizations, very few of whom I'm guessing possess the required radiology staff and specialized technology themselves.

They've dug themselves into a deep hole here.

jaunte Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:54:09pm

re: #27 MikeySDCA

“You don’t have to be a Biblical scholar to know that we are on the verge of seeing the wrath and punishment of God unleashed on this wicked nation at any moment..."

He's still mad about the passenger pigeons.

Bulworth Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:54:33pm

re: #25 Shvaughn

The poor babies.

Wait, isn't what LCA suggesting some sort of "gangsterism"? Or is it only gangsterism when my side does it?

"Cry me a river".

Targetpractice Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:57:16pm

re: #29 Slumbering Behemoth

Most people aren't as plugged into the political scene as the folks here are.

The only blurb on broadcast news so far was that Komen reversed their decision and will continue funding PP, and that's all most people will understand on this issue.

And that's really what all the religious right's anger is largely about, Komen publicly being seen as "backing down," that they're showing "weakness" when the RRs want them to spit in Planned Parenthood's face for all to see. If there's anything that the religious right loves more than "winning," it's when their "wins" are publicly acknowledged. It gives them a feeling of power, that they have the ability to sway public opinion if they screech loud enough.

Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Fri, Feb 3, 2012 3:01:14pm

It gives them a feeling of power, that they have the ability to sway public opinion if they screech loud enough.

They do, but not in the way they think they do.

I want them all to screech as loud as they can, for as long as they can, about anything and everything they oppose, so the general public can finally see what asshats these screechers are.

William of Orange Fri, Feb 3, 2012 4:00:48pm

In other words, the usual crap of fire and brimstone...

JEA62 Sat, Feb 4, 2012 5:37:06am

This is democracy in action - which I thought they advocated. And if they don't like it they can take Allen West's advice.

OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Feb 4, 2012 10:34:20am

re: #36 JEA62

This is democracy in action - which I thought they advocated. And if they don't like it they can take Allen West's advice.

Huh, interesting.

I thought rwe live in a republic and not a democracy. //

So which is it?

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