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keep_left

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5. The article doesn't go into much detail about sectarianism...
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:35 PM
Jan 15

...in the anti-abortion movement, but there is a lot of it, including a rift between Protestants and Catholics. The latter tend to be the hardliners, particularly so when it comes to the radtrad Catholics. They have a large media apparatus (e.g. EWTN, Relevant Radio) which has been obsessed with maintaining the political hardline on "life issues" like IVF and (anti) contraception when it comes to Republican policy.

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Good. mwmisses4289 Jan 15 #1
Ditto. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 15 #7
Yep. calimary Jan 15 #10
My heart breaks for those miscreants! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 15 #2
What the hell do they want now? SergeStorms Jan 15 #3
The article doesn't go into much detail about sectarianism... keep_left Jan 15 #5
Scalia and such... SergeStorms Jan 15 #6
They need to be taxed back under their rocks. travelingthrulife Jan 15 #9
'their place'- suckers and losers. and mopinko Jan 15 #4
Worst christians ever. travelingthrulife Jan 15 #8
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