Witch Hunt

A few hundred years ago, we had witch trials in our country. How to determine if a woman was a witch? Tie her to a big rock and toss her in the nearest body of water. If she floats, she's a witch. If she sinks, she is not. Either way, the girl is dead.

I learned today that there is a test to determine if a woman has been raped. This scientific discovery comes to us from Missouri representative Todd Akin. Staunchly no-choice, he was asked if a woman who is raped should be allowed to have an abortion. Well, there is no need to debate that because if a woman is "legitimately" raped, the female body has "ways to take care of it." He has been told this by "doctors."

If a woman has not been "legitimately" raped, she will become pregnant. And in that case, she is a liar for saying she was raped, probably a slut and possibly a witch. Either way, she has no reproductive rights.

(Words in quotes are from Akin.)

Susan

Road Trip

It's the ultimate road trip for 81-year-old Diane Donoghue, whose bus will be making 30 stops in 15 days as it travels from Iowa to Washington, DC. The Roman Catholic nun is the only one of the sisters on the bus who will be making the entire journey. The women are unhappy with the House Republican budget which will affect Head Start, food stamps and other types of public assistance for those in need. They thought a road trip would be the perfect way to spread the message. They are scheduled to arrive in Washington on July 2.

Recently the Vatican scolded The Leadership Conference of Women Religious, a group to which 80 percent of all the nuns in the world belong. Their greatest sin, according to Rome, is being too concerned about social justice and not concerned enough about homosexuality, gay marriage, abortion and contraception. Hmmmm. Sounds suspiciously like Jesus Christ as the gospel narratives describe him.

You can learn more about the sisters at www.nunsonthebus.org.

Susan