Anti-Abortion Leaders Jailed Protesting Focus On The Family

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First Posted: 06-11-09 01:21 PM   |   Updated: 06-11-09 01:34 PM

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Anti Abortion Infighting

Colorado Independant:

The longstanding feud between hard-line abortion foes American Right to Life Action and Focus on the Family founder James Dobson came to a head in a Colorado Springs courtroom Thursday.

Rev. Bob Enyart, a pastor at Denver Bible Church who proudly refers to himself as "America's most popular self-proclaimed right-wing, religious fanatic, homophobic, anti-choice talk show host" was sentenced to nine days in the city pokey after refusing to pay a $400 fine for trespassing on the Focus campus.

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The longstanding feud between hard-line abortion foes American Right to Life Action and Focus on the Family founder James Dobson came to a head in a Colorado Springs courtroom Thursday. Rev. Bob Enya...
The longstanding feud between hard-line abortion foes American Right to Life Action and Focus on the Family founder James Dobson came to a head in a Colorado Springs courtroom Thursday. Rev. Bob Enya...
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Nothing an extremist hates more than someone who agrees with them, but is not as extreme. Al Queda hates Islamic realms that allow some secular bits more than a non Islamic realm (they hated Saddam, IOW), and an anti-abortion group is hated by this extremist for not being as extreme as they htink they should be.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:08 PM on 06/11/2009
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Susan, perhaps you're more familiar with, and projecting on us, the hatred of left-wing liberals critical of other liberals.

We're right-wing Christians. We love Dr. Dobson, and hope to correct him. My wife Cheryl and I have raised our seven boys on Dr. Dobson's classic, Dare to Discipline, and most recently, his Bringing Up Boys. After my sentencing, as I was cuffed and brought to jail with Focus as the complaing witness, since my family was there, in Colo Springs, Cheryl brought our three youngest boys to Focus on the Family's Whit's End and their Kids Corner in their Welcome Center. We don't teach our boys to be angry at Dr. Dobson, but to love him.

-Bob Enyart
American RTL member

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:59 PM on 06/27/2009
- Squeglen I'm a Fan of Squeglen 18 fans permalink
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I for one am glad that they got jail time. Who are they to say what anyone else can do with their bodies? I for one know that when I leave this earth, I won't be standing in front of them professing my sins to get into heaven.

They should just worry about their bodies and leave women to make their own choices as to what they want to do.

Where are they when women are raped and get pregnant and have that child only to leave it in a dumpster or on the side of the road? Where are you seld righteous a$$holes?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:49 PM on 06/11/2009
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When they put red tape over their mouths, does that symbolise the value they place on the opinions and choices of raped and impregnated women?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:02 PM on 06/11/2009
- roshni I'm a Fan of roshni 182 fans permalink

Just a wish for all women...........

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:29 PM on 06/11/2009
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I love they they tape their mouths shut to protest. That can't be very effective.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:57 PM on 06/11/2009
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Why don't the anti-abortionists focus on the life that is in the here and now? Plenty of foster kids around.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:51 PM on 06/11/2009
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Exactly right. Just tonight the local TV news station was requesting foster parents for the many children in care, waiting to be placed in homes.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:25 PM on 06/11/2009
- roshni I'm a Fan of roshni 182 fans permalink

But they only care about fetuses, not children once they are born.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:29 PM on 06/11/2009
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Isn't that the truth! And their protests have even less credence when most of them are for the death penalty and against helping the economically, physically and psychologically disadvantaged.

As many have commented before, they only care until after the womb. After that, it's an individual responsibility because "it's not my problem!"

What hypocrites these people are. They'll save a fetus, but won't save a fellow human being. They'll travel to other countries to convert them to christianity without doing much else, but they won't help the disadvantaged in our own country through better education and health care because "why should I pay for those people?"

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:11 PM on 06/11/2009
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These are mentally ill people. They pray to god and when it's their turn to die they search the ends of the earth for medical interference to avoid meeting their creator crying during their last month of life wishing they had more time in the devil's earth.... NUTS!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:38 PM on 06/11/2009

So the police are giving more protection to Dobson than to the doctors, nurses and patients at family planning clinics. Love those priorities.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:54 PM on 06/11/2009
- GeorgeP922 I'm a Fan of GeorgeP922 108 fans permalink
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Two groups of clowns, trading in red bulbous noses for red tape.

Too cute, I wonder if the two dated in the 70's or something.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:59 PM on 06/11/2009
- Phenlandia I'm a Fan of Phenlandia 8 fans permalink

Thank you, crazies! Please keep imploding!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:44 PM on 06/11/2009
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At last a positive development !

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:09 PM on 06/11/2009
- roshni I'm a Fan of roshni 182 fans permalink

Please - go ahead, attack and destroy each other.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:51 PM on 06/11/2009
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I guess the right to lifers are getting anxious over the current political climate and the current law enforcement climate. But it is good to see them attacking each other for a change.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:51 PM on 06/11/2009
- avchavis I'm a Fan of avchavis 231 fans permalink
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Wow - this is just crazy - now the anti-abortionists are protesting each other! Put them all in jail.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:39 PM on 06/11/2009

Just goes to show you how the right wing eats their own.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:25 PM on 06/11/2009
- greenie 61 I'm a Fan of greenie 61 30 fans permalink
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Eating their own...how delightful!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:19 PM on 06/11/2009
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