<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I really don't wish to carry this on much more, but I have to say that <i>"the chances that the American RC bishops should collectively slap themselves on the head and say "D'oh! We approve of abortion..."</i> is about 1: 10ˆ9 (give or take a few powers of ten). --mkb<div><br><div><div>On Feb 6, 2010, at 11:32 AM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>As Mort knows well but refuses to admit, my objections to abortion are ethical and philosophical, not theological. My objections would remain the same even if the American RC bishops should collectively slap themselves on the head and say "D'oh! We approve of abortion..."<br><br>If per impossibile Mort were interested in considering what those objections are, he could see (in addition to things I've written) e.g. <<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/abortion/philosophical/future.shtml">http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/abortion/philosophical/future.shtml</a>>. --CGE<br><br><br>Brussel Morton K. wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">This is pretty disingenuous. Most who have attended AWARE meetings know that on many occasions, AWARE has provided support for worthy movements or organizations that have not been directly tied to war and antiracism. The only reason Carl opposes this now is that the word "abortion" has appeared, an issue he is theologically hung up on. --mkb<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 6, 2010, at 10:13 AM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">People contribute to AWARE because it says it opposes war and the attendant racism. AWARE shouldn't pass the money on to groups not directly connected to its remit. CCHCC, for all we may praise its work, doesn't have much to do with war and racism.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Karen Medina wrote:<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">The NG sells ads to raise money. Buying an ad in the NG is a contribution.<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 8:14 PM, C. G. Estabrook <<a href="mailto:galliher@illinois.edu">galliher@illinois.edu</a>> wrote:<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">They sell ads in their book to raise money. Buying an ad is a contribution.<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">-- <br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">This message has been scanned for viruses and<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">dangerous content by MailScanner, and is<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">believed to be clean.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Peace-discuss mailing list<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net">Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net</a><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><a href="https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss">https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss</a><br></blockquote></blockquote><br>-- <br>This message has been scanned for viruses and<br>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is<br>believed to be clean.<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Peace-discuss mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net">Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net</a><br>https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div><br />--
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