abortion – hugmamma's MIND, BODY and SOUL

Thus far, 7 states…ALABAMA, ARIZONA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, and UTAH…are asking independent-minded women to take themselves and their business elsewhere. These states are still controlled by white men who claim God’s mantle in denying women the right to decide what they can do with their own bodies. Unfortunately, there are women in these states who support the same agenda. Whether it’s because that’s what they’re use to doing, or because they too believe God has asked them to serve as his stand-in on earth.

Perhaps it’s time for women, who believe in their own equality under the U.S. Constitution, to choose where it is they reside and where they spend their hard-earned dollars. Granted, not all such women can exercise their rights due to circumstances beyond their control. However, for those of us still able to exercise our equal rights, it is imperative we stand against their oppressors. We can boycott those 7 states. And any others that follow suit. It is a small sacrifice in the furtherance of women.

When are women finally allowed our rights under the law? If not now, when? Why does the fate of all humankind rest only with men? Why did 25 white men decide the fate of all women in Alabama?

WHY?

America was founded by those who escaped persecution from religious fanatics. Like those ancestors, women are being subjected to the tyranny of so-called Christians. Folks who want to strip the rights of some in furtherance of their own dogmatic beliefs. Not satisfied with controlling their own lives, they feel empowered to control all lives according to their own whims. Again, they do so in the name of God.

I believe in the God who gave us free will. The God who bestowed upon us gifts with which to make our own lives. He who loved all creatures equally. He who will judge all when we stand before Him, bereft of all material trappings. Only then will we be judged for our earthly deeds.

Who are these men and women who dare take God’s place, and stand in judgment of others before He makes Himself known? They set themselves up as “false gods” before us. He will deal with them when they stand before Him.

Meanwhile, God charges us with the duty to help the oppressed. Those whose voices and whose lives are made miserable by the oppressors. God does not ask us to judge them for that is within His realm, and His realm only. We are but His disciples, called upon to lift up the downtrodden.

We can protest such oppression, but if it is within our economic power to boycott the oppressors then we should have the courage to do so.

Remember…GOD IS ALWAYS ON THE SIDE OF THE OPPRESSED.

Let us reflect upon that truth…

………hugmamma.

A poignant reminder for all of us…sisters in spirit…from one of mine.

One Flaw In Women

Women have strengths that amaze men…They bear hardships and they carry burdens,but they hold happiness, love and joy.

They smile when they want to scream.

They sing when they want to cry.

They cry when they are happy

and laugh when they are nervous.

They fight for what they believe in..

They stand up to injustice.

They don’t take “no” for an answer

when they believe there is a better solution.

They go without so their family can have.

They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.

They love unconditionally.

They cry when their children excel

and cheer when their friends get awards.

They are happy when they hear about

a birth or a wedding.

Their hearts break when a friend dies.

They grieve at the loss of a family member,

yet they are strong when they

Think there is no strength left.

They know that a hug and a kiss

can heal a broken heart.

Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
They’ll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you

to show how much they care about you.

The heart of a woman is what

makes the world keep turning.

They bring joy, hope and love.

They have compassion and ideas.

They give moral support to their

family and friends.

Women have vital things to say

and everything to give..

HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN,

IT IS THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH.

Please pass this along to all your women friends and relatives to remind them just how amazing they are.

(from one of our own…Wendy Gibson)

It’s good to remind ourselves of our worth, especially in light of what’s been said recently by U.S. Senatorial candidates Todd Aiken and Richard Mourdoch.

Earlier this year, the Missouri senate race between Todd Aiken and Claire McCaskill gained the attention of a lot of the nation when Aiken said he believed a woman’s body had ways of preventing pregnancy in the case of “legitimate rape.” Aiken’s comments called for many from his own party to call for him to drop out of the race. He did not.

and…

Half way through the debate Tuesday at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany between the three candidates vying for U.S. Senator Richard Lugar‘s seat, Republican candidate Richard Mourdock was asked about a woman’s right to choose an abortion in the case of rape.

Mourdock said, “I just, I struggled with it myself for a long time but I came to realize that life is that gift from God and I think that even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen.”