It's a good idea to keep your expectations low when it comes to Alabama Republicans. Alabama has some of the worst social metrics in the country, so they don't value life all that much. They aren't about to try taking guns off the street, or pushing for universal healthcare. They just keep giving people fewer and fewer reasons to live there.
SERIOUSLY? When religious nonsense and biblical quotes somehow manage to find their way into a judicial ruling, it becomes obvious that the person making such a statement is NOT operating according to the law but doing so from his or her own personal beliefs. Granted that I am NOT a lawyer (retired electrical engineer, in fact), but how this could hope to be proper behavior for a sitting judge is utterly beyond me.
Sadly, though, this is Alabama, where I have no doubt, if someone wanted to read the bible into the record as a part of their law, they would. Wouldn't surprise me if they have already. And once again, I weep for the integrity of this country and its 𝑑𝑒-𝑗𝑢𝑟𝑒 secular structure.
There is no longstanding religious tradition of “life begins at conception.” This is a recent construct arising from modern biological science. The irony (is it really irony? Who the fuck knows?) is that modern biological science proves the fact of common evolutionary descent of all species and the myth of the Biblical creation narrative.
“The Alabama Constitution's recognition that human life is an endowment from God emphasizes a foundational principle of English common law, “
And is unconstitutional in the United States of America.
But then I looked at the Alabama constitution and it does not state that rights are granted by God, it says human rights are granted by their creator. Which, as we know, is not the Bible God, but based on the Enlightenment deity of the founders and interpreted to be the deity (or parents) of any given individual citizen. The Alabama Constitution goes on to delineate that no religion can be established for the state, therefore the decision demanding we recognize the Bible God’s rules about murder and when a life begins (which isn’t even close to what this jackanape claims it is. Jeremiah 1:5 was specifically about one man, other verses claim a baby isn’t even human until a year, or at their first breath or other nonsense, that doesn’t apply since the Bible is not the country’s or state’s law book.) doesn’t apply to the law and should be struck from this decision.
This justice should be removed from the bench because he’s unqualified due to his unconstitutional biases.
It is undeniably obvious that none of the seven justices, especially Chief Justice Tom Parker, have ever read their holey book.
Genesis 2:7 (KJV)
"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒; and man became a living soul."
Ezekiel 37:6 (KJV)
"And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒; and ye shall know that I am the Lord."
God himself has killed and had others kill the unborn plenty of times so I don't know where this justice gets off on the “Wrath of a holy God” blather.
In summary, the theologically based view of the sanctity of life adopted by the People of Alabama encompasses the following: (1) God made every person in His image, except groups of people that I do not consider my equal which can be defined by creed, race, sex or orientation; (2) each person within the in group, and excluding the outgroup, therefore has a value that far exceeds the ability of human beings to calculate, except when it comes to providing basic goods and services. Then a monetary worth of the individual can be determined and contrasted with the cost of providing these services; as long as the cost is abstract and not tangible human life has an infinite value, if the cost is tangible the human life is fungible and (3) human life cannot be wrongfully destroyed without incurring the wrath of a holy God, except in those cases where the holy God commands the death of the individual or group of individuals, but in which case, the human life destroyed would be rightfully destroyed, who views the destruction of His image as an affront to Himself, except for when its not. Section 36.06 recognizes that this is true of unborn human life no less than it is of all other human life, -- that even before birth, all human beings bear the image of God, and their lives cannot be destroyed without effacing his glory. That is until it is born, and then depending of certain physical attributes and circumstances can be worth less or more.
"To put that another way: They sued the hospital for killing their babies, arguing that life begins at conception, not birth."
This could be used against the parents. If the frozen embryos are "babies," then they're guilty of child abuse and false imprisonment. They're keeping fully rightful human beings (according to them) under torturous and inhumane conditions, and denying them the right to live their lives.
"..human life cannot be wrongfully destroyed without incurring the wrath of a holy God, who views the destruction of His image as an affront to Himself."
If this is all about a crime against God, then Justice Parker and the "People of Alabama" should get the hell out of the way and let God handle it in whatever way He chooses. It's the height of arrogance to declare that such events are within the purview and jurisdiction of their "Almighty Creator," and then be so presumptuous as to intercede on His behalf to punish those who have offended Him. "Here, God, I know you're pretty busy, so I'll just kick these sinners' asses for you. Okay?"
They're against a married couple having a baby via IVF because it's "ungodly" but a child victim of rape who's in the 4th grade, should be forced to have a baby because THAT'S godly? What in the ever-loving hell.
The contents of test tube A-47-1113-C, according to Alabama, take precedence over the entirety of the natal ward one floor up. Hospitals should revise their emergency evacuation plans accordingly.
The self-proclaimed pro-life* crowd is entirely too obsessive about the imaginary people they claim to be concerned about. They need to calm down, switch off their circuit diagrams, get out of their blueprints, sit in the shade of their acorns, have a nice slice of batter, listen to the pleasant songs of the eggs, and stop to smell the pollen.
"All three branches of government are subject to a constitutional mandate to treat each unborn human life with reverence."
Does this mean the klutz who dropped the embryos is going to be charged with murder for every embryo?
Life begins at conception ? OK, let all theses embryos live outside their vats or a women womb and see how much time they will stay alive.
It's a good idea to keep your expectations low when it comes to Alabama Republicans. Alabama has some of the worst social metrics in the country, so they don't value life all that much. They aren't about to try taking guns off the street, or pushing for universal healthcare. They just keep giving people fewer and fewer reasons to live there.
Basing the law upon woo
Is what 'Bama justices do
Ban slavery or bacon
That choice it be makin'
Their deity's brain is hog poo.
... 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒 ... “𝐵𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝐼 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑏 𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢...”
SERIOUSLY? When religious nonsense and biblical quotes somehow manage to find their way into a judicial ruling, it becomes obvious that the person making such a statement is NOT operating according to the law but doing so from his or her own personal beliefs. Granted that I am NOT a lawyer (retired electrical engineer, in fact), but how this could hope to be proper behavior for a sitting judge is utterly beyond me.
Sadly, though, this is Alabama, where I have no doubt, if someone wanted to read the bible into the record as a part of their law, they would. Wouldn't surprise me if they have already. And once again, I weep for the integrity of this country and its 𝑑𝑒-𝑗𝑢𝑟𝑒 secular structure.
There is no longstanding religious tradition of “life begins at conception.” This is a recent construct arising from modern biological science. The irony (is it really irony? Who the fuck knows?) is that modern biological science proves the fact of common evolutionary descent of all species and the myth of the Biblical creation narrative.
“The Alabama Constitution's recognition that human life is an endowment from God emphasizes a foundational principle of English common law, “
And is unconstitutional in the United States of America.
But then I looked at the Alabama constitution and it does not state that rights are granted by God, it says human rights are granted by their creator. Which, as we know, is not the Bible God, but based on the Enlightenment deity of the founders and interpreted to be the deity (or parents) of any given individual citizen. The Alabama Constitution goes on to delineate that no religion can be established for the state, therefore the decision demanding we recognize the Bible God’s rules about murder and when a life begins (which isn’t even close to what this jackanape claims it is. Jeremiah 1:5 was specifically about one man, other verses claim a baby isn’t even human until a year, or at their first breath or other nonsense, that doesn’t apply since the Bible is not the country’s or state’s law book.) doesn’t apply to the law and should be struck from this decision.
This justice should be removed from the bench because he’s unqualified due to his unconstitutional biases.
It is undeniably obvious that none of the seven justices, especially Chief Justice Tom Parker, have ever read their holey book.
Genesis 2:7 (KJV)
"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒; and man became a living soul."
Ezekiel 37:6 (KJV)
"And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒; and ye shall know that I am the Lord."
You care so much about life, Parker? Where was your god's alleged holy wrath during the Holocaust?
God himself has killed and had others kill the unborn plenty of times so I don't know where this justice gets off on the “Wrath of a holy God” blather.
FIFY
In summary, the theologically based view of the sanctity of life adopted by the People of Alabama encompasses the following: (1) God made every person in His image, except groups of people that I do not consider my equal which can be defined by creed, race, sex or orientation; (2) each person within the in group, and excluding the outgroup, therefore has a value that far exceeds the ability of human beings to calculate, except when it comes to providing basic goods and services. Then a monetary worth of the individual can be determined and contrasted with the cost of providing these services; as long as the cost is abstract and not tangible human life has an infinite value, if the cost is tangible the human life is fungible and (3) human life cannot be wrongfully destroyed without incurring the wrath of a holy God, except in those cases where the holy God commands the death of the individual or group of individuals, but in which case, the human life destroyed would be rightfully destroyed, who views the destruction of His image as an affront to Himself, except for when its not. Section 36.06 recognizes that this is true of unborn human life no less than it is of all other human life, -- that even before birth, all human beings bear the image of God, and their lives cannot be destroyed without effacing his glory. That is until it is born, and then depending of certain physical attributes and circumstances can be worth less or more.
"To put that another way: They sued the hospital for killing their babies, arguing that life begins at conception, not birth."
This could be used against the parents. If the frozen embryos are "babies," then they're guilty of child abuse and false imprisonment. They're keeping fully rightful human beings (according to them) under torturous and inhumane conditions, and denying them the right to live their lives.
"..human life cannot be wrongfully destroyed without incurring the wrath of a holy God, who views the destruction of His image as an affront to Himself."
If this is all about a crime against God, then Justice Parker and the "People of Alabama" should get the hell out of the way and let God handle it in whatever way He chooses. It's the height of arrogance to declare that such events are within the purview and jurisdiction of their "Almighty Creator," and then be so presumptuous as to intercede on His behalf to punish those who have offended Him. "Here, God, I know you're pretty busy, so I'll just kick these sinners' asses for you. Okay?"
They're against a married couple having a baby via IVF because it's "ungodly" but a child victim of rape who's in the 4th grade, should be forced to have a baby because THAT'S godly? What in the ever-loving hell.
The contents of test tube A-47-1113-C, according to Alabama, take precedence over the entirety of the natal ward one floor up. Hospitals should revise their emergency evacuation plans accordingly.
The self-proclaimed pro-life* crowd is entirely too obsessive about the imaginary people they claim to be concerned about. They need to calm down, switch off their circuit diagrams, get out of their blueprints, sit in the shade of their acorns, have a nice slice of batter, listen to the pleasant songs of the eggs, and stop to smell the pollen.
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*short for “proliferators”
Mothertrucker, don't tell me you care about children then accept gun lobby money to not prevent mass shootings.