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- From: chrisl@stpaul.gov (Chris A Lyman)
- Subject: Re: Did someone ask about misogynist pro-life loons?
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- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 15:34:19 GMT
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- nyikos@math.scarolina.edu (Peter Nyikos) writes:
- > chrisl@stpaul.gov (Chris A Lyman) writes:
- >> nyikos@math.scarolina.edu (Peter Nyikos) writes:
- >>> chrisl@stpaul.gov (Chris A Lyman) writes:
-
- >>>> Just in case there was any doubt about the mindset of some of the
- >>>> Republican Party's leading lights, Pat Robertson recently wrote a
- >>>> letter criticizing the Equal Rights Amendment, suggesting that
- >>>> feminists want women to kill their children and practice witchcraft.
-
- >>> Interesting use of the word "suggesting." Just how strongly did he
- >>> suggest it? Robertson is much too astute to make blanket statements
- >>> like the one you say he suggested.
-
- >> Funny you should say that. I came across the AP report about an hour
- >> later and posted it. He said pretty close to the following:
-
- >> "It is about a movement that encourages women to leave their
- >> husbands, kill their children, destroy capitalism, practice
- >> witchcraft and become lesbians." [quoted from memory]
-
- Here's the relevant extract from the AP story:
-
- But Mr. Robertson's letter, distributed late last month to supporters
- of the evangelical organization Christian Coalition, described the
- proposal as part of a "feminist agenda" that "is not about equal
- rights for women."
-
- The 'proposal,' incidentally, is a proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Iowa
- State Constitution, to be voted on in November. Note the use of the term
- 'feminist agenda.'
-
- And here is the exact quote. My memory isn't _too_ defective. :-)
-
- Instead, the letter said, "it is about a socialist, anti-family,
- political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands,
- kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and
- become lesbians."
-
- > Hmmm. Maybe I gave Robertson more credit than he deserves. On the other
- > hand, the quote does not say which "movement" he is referring to. From
- > the wording, I would guess that he is talking about a book, and what it
- > is about, and my one remaining question (unless the answer raises new ones)
- > is whether this movement is the whole feminist movement, or some subset
- > of it, like Wicca.
-
- He wasn't talking about a book, Peter, he was talking about the Iowa ERA.
- And here's a free clue: Wicca is _not_ a subset of the feminist movement.
-
- --
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- "No I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should
- they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God." -- George Bush
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