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Now the GOP Wants to Permit Any Employer to Deny Contraception Coverage

Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 9:35 am PST

The Republican Party's descent into Dark Ages misogyny continues; now Mitch McConnell, sensing that the GOP is on a reactionary roll, is planning to introduce legislation to let any employer deny contraception coverage. Just amazing. In the space of a few months the Republican Party has gone from opposing abortion to ...

Republican Party, Mitch McConnell, Contraceptives, Birth Control, Misogyny, Religious Right, Dark Ages

Republicans Obsessing Over Uteruses Again in Iowa

Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 10:10 am PDT

In Des Moines at a forum organized by the extreme right wing Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition, the Republican candidates are enthusiastically trying to portray themselves as the most misogynistic, repressive assholes in America. Their strategy to "rebuild America" starts with controlling women's uteruses: Abortion Takes Center Stage at Iowa ...

Republican Party, Reactionary, Misogyny, Women's Rights, Abortion, Religious Right, Dark Ages, Bad Craziness

Ireland's Ridiculous Blasphemy Law Goes Into Effect

Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 1:31 pm PST

As of January 1st, Ireland has enacted an atavistic law that makes “blasphemy” punishable by a fine of up to $35,000. It’s amazing that a civilized country in 2010 is deliberately putting in place laws from the Dark Ages. An Irish atheist group immediately challenged this stupid and dangerous legislation by ...

Ireland, Blasphemy, Dark Ages, Theocracy, Atheism

Our Friends the Saudis

Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 11:05 am PST

Our medieval pals are about to execute a woman for witchcraft. A leading human rights group appealed to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Thursday to stop the execution of a woman accused of witchcraft and performing supernatural acts. The New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a statement that the kingdom’s ...

Dark Ages, Witchcraft, Theocracy, Wahhabism, Women's Rights, Misogyny, LGF, Saudi Arabia, Islam