Comments on: Anne Atkins and the poisoned olive branch http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/ occasionally acerbic, cultural and political comment Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:19:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: tyger http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-193015 tyger Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:04:06 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-193015 That's a heart-warming story Louise and it sounds like you're a good, strong mother. My above post has little to do with the issue of abortion per se, which I'm sure all readers would agree is regrettable and sad. I think everything should be done to encourage the pregnant woman to keep her baby, and as a society we all have a vested interest in ensuring the child is born and supported. My post above was about the vile techniques of Mrs. Atkins, a wholly revolting kind of 'Christian.' That’s a heart-warming story Louise and it sounds like you’re a good, strong mother.

My above post has little to do with the issue of abortion per se, which I’m sure all readers would agree is regrettable and sad. I think everything should be done to encourage the pregnant woman to keep her baby, and as a society we all have a vested interest in ensuring the child is born and supported.

My post above was about the vile techniques of Mrs. Atkins, a wholly revolting kind of ‘Christian.’

]]> By: Louise Bush http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-192999 Louise Bush Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:52:31 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-192999 I got pregnant into my first year at University, the father wanted me to 'get rid of it'. I was an Atheist at this point, Christianity didn't figure in my decision. Although having my baby would be a huge interruption in my education/career/social life, I braved it and decided to go ahead without any support from the father, which was even scarier! It wasn't easy having my son Joel, it was bloody hard work (he has been diagnosed with autism). Lots of friends of mine have had abortions and after seeing how much pain, regret, sadness and mental illness it has caused them my option to have Joel was actually way more bearable. Mourning the loss of a few drinks down the pub and getting a degree at 23 rather than 43 is alot easier than mourning the loss of an unborn baby. I have since gone on in the last 2 years to get married have girl (6 months old now) and I have become a Christian. Abortion will always be sensitive issue because when it comes down to the basics it is horrific, if it wasn't then there would be no argument. I got pregnant into my first year at University, the father wanted me to ‘get rid of it’. I was an Atheist at this point, Christianity didn’t figure in my decision. Although having my baby would be a huge interruption in my education/career/social life, I braved it and decided to go ahead without any support from the father, which was even scarier!
It wasn’t easy having my son Joel, it was bloody hard work (he has been diagnosed with autism). Lots of friends of mine have had abortions and after seeing how much pain, regret, sadness and mental illness it has caused them my option to have Joel was actually way more bearable. Mourning the loss of a few drinks down the pub and getting a degree at 23 rather than 43 is alot easier than mourning the loss of an unborn baby. I have since gone on in the last 2 years to get married have girl (6 months old now) and I have become a Christian.
Abortion will always be sensitive issue because when it comes down to the basics it is horrific, if it wasn’t then there would be no argument.

]]> By: Finnieston Crane http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-143685 Finnieston Crane Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:42:10 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-143685 Grim though the 'comparison' is, it's worth pointing out that it is no comparison at all. Unless- unbeknown to me- swathes of pregnant mothers have been banding together and heading down to the abortion clinic en masse for the unadulterated pleasure of terminating lives for no other reason than that they are not yet born. As I say I may have missed that. Grim though the ‘comparison’ is, it’s worth pointing out that it is no comparison at all. Unless- unbeknown to me- swathes of pregnant mothers have been banding together and heading down to the abortion clinic en masse for the unadulterated pleasure of terminating lives for no other reason than that they are not yet born. As I say I may have missed that.

]]> By: tyger http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-137076 tyger Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:46:16 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-137076 Jose, Indeed. Laws that do little but feed conspiracy. Jose,

Indeed. Laws that do little but feed conspiracy.

]]> By: Jose http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-136181 Jose Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:17:13 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-136181 Interesting, Tyger. It risks being branded anti-semite. The EU has put its foot on it by agreeing on laws to fight anti-holocaust, which will eventually raise protests from everywhere and many more anti-holocaust sympathisers. Interesting, Tyger. It risks being branded anti-semite. The EU has put its foot on it by agreeing on laws to fight anti-holocaust, which will eventually raise protests from everywhere and many more anti-holocaust sympathisers.

]]> By: tyger http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-135113 tyger Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:51:44 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-135113 anticant, Yes, the fundamentalist position leaves little room for persecuted groups that don't fit with the lifestyle. Jose, I read a great piece on CiF, which deals with this: - http://tinyurl.com/2bwhly The author is the London-born Jewish journalist Seth Freedman, who now writes from Jerusalem. anticant,

Yes, the fundamentalist position leaves little room for persecuted groups that don’t fit with the lifestyle.

Jose,

I read a great piece on CiF, which deals with this: -

http://tinyurl.com/2bwhly

The author is the London-born Jewish journalist Seth Freedman, who now writes from Jerusalem.

]]> By: Jose http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-135056 Jose Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:29:09 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-135056 I observe at this pace the Holocaust is going to be considered of a higher rank than the very Jewish religion. And as Anticant says it seems all people are not the children of God. I observe at this pace the Holocaust is going to be considered of a higher rank than the very Jewish religion.

And as Anticant says it seems all people are not the children of God.

]]> By: anticant http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-133219 anticant Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:50:16 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/19/anne-atkins-and-the-poisoned-olive-branch/#comment-133219 I notice she omits gays from her list of persecuted groups. She would, wouldn't she? Nor does she observe that some of the worst atrocities against blacks, Jews, gays and other persecuted groups were committed by God-fearing Christians. I notice she omits gays from her list of persecuted groups. She would, wouldn’t she? Nor does she observe that some of the worst atrocities against blacks, Jews, gays and other persecuted groups were committed by God-fearing Christians.

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