JT and Night Breeze........
please re-read what I said.
I do NOT love abortions. I do think sometimes it's the lesser of two evils - in that I don't think a rape victim should be forced to continue to suffer nine more months and give birth in more pain and blood, nor do I want to see a woman die from an illegal abortion ever again. I've wanted a child all my life and I think I'd consider myself blessed to conceive, by whatever means at this point.
Since I'm a devout Lutheran, and, incidentally, an ordained lay minister, it would be pretty stupid for me to hate God, now, wouldn't it???
The Shrub thinks he's chosen by God. I find that terribly pretentious and downright sacreligious, to say the least. Also dangerous. Be afraid of ANYONE who claims to speak for God. Pretty soon he'll be saying that since God ordained his election, God has approved his policies, so any Christian who doesn't support him is not a real Christian. OOps, sorry, you already think that.
Faith is a private matter. Furthermore, God gave us all the choice to choose Him or not. If people choose to accept or not accept God, that's between them and heaven.
Christians can't even agree on matters of dogma and Biblical interpretation. The Catholics think the Baptists are wrong, the Mormons have different beliefs, and I'm sure you dont' want to live by my Lutheran beliefs any more than I want to live under pentecostal doctrine. It's fine to have faith, it's fine to profess faith....but legislating faith??? I don't think so.
Night Breeze, the fact that searches are done by same sex or in privacy is irrelevant. I don't allow my DOCTOR to examine or touch my private parts. Why the hell would I let your kid do it, or should I???? Were the terrorists on 9-11 female American citizens??? You seem to have bought into the "well, it's just a little inconvenience, and it's for your own good, and there's no reason why you should find it embarrassing" crap. Yeah, I guess if they get to strip searches "there's no reason why I should be embarrassed since it's for safety" and "another woman will be doing it." Sorry, you can stuff that one.
one of my friends flew out of DFW right after 9-11. Because of the extra security, she tried to be helpful by not taking any carryon stuff other than her purse, wore stirrup pants and sandals and a tee shirt, and was traveling with her daughter. No good. She got pulled aside and when the ASSHOLE frisked her, he grabbed her breasts and squeezed. She had to submit to this SEXUAL ASSAULT and not defend herself because if she punched the jerk, as any woman would, SHE would go to jail. And what about the woman flying from NYC to Orlando who was forced to drink her own breast milk???? Sorry, I have zip sympathy for your son.
Save your suggestion that if I don't like it, quit flying. I ALREADY HAVE. But I will continue to voice displeasure since I think your "Put up or shut up" and "this is just how it has to be" is wrong. I have a right to do this (for now, anyway, till somebody destroys what's left of free speech.) If you find it offensive, I suggest that you put me on ignore. That's what it's for.