Rape as God's Will?

Please read this article. It's powerful, and infuriating. The senatorial seat in Nevada is open this election round and there is one candidate who sends chills down my spine. Her name is Sharron Angle and she is a member of the bigot-filled Tea Party. She has taken the "pro-life" rhetoric to the next level of nauseam. In a recent interview, she stated that she was "pro responsible-choice." Confused? Click the link and read the article.

Someone please explain to me how any type of spiritual being would want someone to be raped? I may not be Christian, but I remember learning about a loving father figure who gave up his only child to save the souls of humanity. Easter isn't about the chocolate bunnies or the colorful eggs (both pagan symbols actually) - but about this commitment from God the Father to the rest of the world. Perhaps I am biased as I have a very good man for a father - but seriously?!?? A person that believes it is OKAY for someone to be raped as part of the higher plan for that individual? That is not a person I want involved running my government. I may not live in Nevada, but a senator has great influence in shaping national policy.

Pro-Life or Pro-Choice, that's for you to decide. Oh wait, that means I outed myself as pro-choice as I'm willing to give you the right to make up your own mind. That's all it is, really. Being pro-choice. We're not pro-abortion. We don't go out killing babies while we take out the trash and make our first cup of coffee. We sit with women and their families who have unplanned pregnancies. We help them talk through ALL of their options and provide them with as much information as possible. Before this point, we teach them the TRUTH about sexual health and contraception, hoping to avoid this conversation all together in the aftermath of failed abstinence-only education. We help these individuals through the emotional turmoil and empower them to make their own choices. Most will choose to keep the baby or give it up for adoption. Some will choose to terminate. All we do is supply the information. Be pro-life. Make that your choice. But who the hell are you to tell me what I can and cannot do with MY body.

And along those lines. If you really like the whole abstinence-only approach as a solution to pregnancy? Consider changing your stance on gay rights. LGBTQI folks won't have to deal with pregnancy when dating a same-sex partner. So if you're so pro-life, maybe support this large segment of the population that cannot have unplanned, accidental pregnancies (with one another). Gay families are very thought-out choices - the type of family planning that pro-lifers advocate for straight couples.

Okay, ranting done for now. Just... wow. I've known the Christian God before and I'm pretty sure he's heavy hearted by people like this woman. I know the Goddess that holds my heart now is crying.