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Again, I'm stepping away from the teachings, tonight. In fact, I'm so far out of the fold that I'm not even thinking about that circle made up of dots right now.
I don't care where on the circle this guy is— I believe he's in the wrong place simply by virtue of the fact that he is sharing this earth with me. There's got to be something wrong with that scenario.
Here's what's got me so enraged:
What Was He Thinking?
More to the point—does he think? Does he have a brain?
Senator Schultheis of the Colorado General Assembly stated publicly that he opposes the AIDS testing of pregnant women. Even having a private thought like this, imnsho, disqualifies him from holding office.When he received the inevitable and well deserved flak for making such a statement, he defended it. He said that he hoped the child born to a woman with AIDS would contract the disease—thereby causing its mother to feel guilty.
To his mind, the child’s suffering and premature death takes second chair to making a statement about the woman’s “promiscuity”.
Of course, it is not a given that the mother had engaged in promiscuous sexual behavior. Furthermore, if she had, by Schultheis’ lights, acted in such a fashion, that does not mean that any objective observer would agree with his view.
And if she had, even in an objective light, acted irresponsibly? According to Schultheis, we should condemn her child to this deadly disease.
Oh, and by the way—Senator Schultheis is on the Health and Human Services Committee of Colorado's Senate. I'm not kidding—I couldn't make this stuff up.
For what it’s worth, I sent an email to Senator Schultheis calling him out as the misogynist and child-hater he is and urging him to step down from office. I think we should stuff his inbox!
In case you’re interested in joining the fray, here is his email address:
senatorschultheis@gmail.com
