re: #372 ShanghaiEd

For some reason, the word “childlike” comes to mind when I read those paragraphs. Maybe it’s the “I want to be the little girl” part. Were little girls actually midwives?

And in the Bible story, what did the midwives “sacrifice” for “standing up”? The Lord rewarded them with families. Sounds like a deal, to me. I think she has a fantasy of being a martyr without the downside.

The Biblical character Rachel is an icon of the radical antiabortion movement; they actually bought a slice of land next to the local clinic upon which they erected a statue of her.

They love to blow trumpets during protests, recalling the Battle of Jericho, where after trumpets were blown, the walls fell down and Joshua’s army killed every human being inside.

Their favorite days to firebomb clinics are Christmas and Mother’s Day.

They have developed an entire alternative antiabortion theology.