CounslerCoffee
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In an odd twist, and a new way to look at the abortion debate, a church buried the ashes of over 1,000 aborted fetuses.
Now, from the way the clinic director is talking, it sounds like the church pulled up behind the clinic and ransacked the dumpster that stored the fetuses’ and drove off in a frenzy to bury them-- this is not the case.
I would have to assume that the church also takes the remains of dead homeless people and buries them as well?
In order for it to be grave robbing, wouldn't it have to be in a grave?
What startles me the most is that the women were willing to get abortions, but not bury the remains. Burying something in a ritualistic manner makes it valid: when you bury something, it must have once been alive.
The Church, in essence, is saying to the people "You shitted this out of your vagina and said it wasn't life, so we're going to bury it because it is life."
Very interesting.
Yahoo News - Church Plans to Bury the Ashes of Aborted Fetuses'A Catholic church plans to bury the ashes of as many as 1,000 aborted fetuses Sunday, raising a storm of protest from those who accuse it of exploiting the pain and grief of women for political purposes.
The Sacred Heart of Mary Church obtained the ashes from a mortuary that had a contract to cremate remains from the Boulder Abortion Clinic. But the clinic said it didn't know the ashes were being given to the church.
"They have taken it upon themselves to make a macabre ritual out of this, inflicting pain on everyone," said clinic director Dr. Warren Hern. "I have women calling me who are very upset over this. These fanatics simply cannot leave other people alone with their most intimate sorrow."
Now, from the way the clinic director is talking, it sounds like the church pulled up behind the clinic and ransacked the dumpster that stored the fetuses’ and drove off in a frenzy to bury them-- this is not the case.
"First of all, Crist Mortuary obviously cremated these fetal remains at the request of the clinic, and the church had a site and was willing to take them," said Terry Hemeyer, managing director of Service Corporation International in Houston, which operates Crist. "There was no intent of the mortuary to make any political or religious statement at all. They were trying to do the right thing, which I think they are doing."
I would have to assume that the church also takes the remains of dead homeless people and buries them as well?
Guardian UnlimitedA crowd of 250 parishioners prayed as the ashes were buried in the Sacred Heart of Mary Church cemetery, while a handful of protesters gathered nearby holding signs that read, ``This church is a grave robber.''
In order for it to be grave robbing, wouldn't it have to be in a grave?
What startles me the most is that the women were willing to get abortions, but not bury the remains. Burying something in a ritualistic manner makes it valid: when you bury something, it must have once been alive.
The Church, in essence, is saying to the people "You shitted this out of your vagina and said it wasn't life, so we're going to bury it because it is life."
Very interesting.