Horatio Robinson Storer Quotes
There is little difference between the immorality of the man who visited prostitutes and the woman who aborted.
The men in political power however chose to stamp out the latter, but while decrying the immorality of the former, accept it with a “wink and a nod”.
Horatio Robinson Storer, 1830-1922, Physician & Early Anti-Abortion Activist, 1868
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Referring to his opponent, John McClellan. Attack campaigning and slandering one’s opponent has a long history in American Politics.
He was referring to Sandra Fluke, a student at Georgetown University, a Catholic school whose health plans did not cover birth control pills. The Heath advisory committees had concluded that birth control pills were a critical element of women’s health. Congress was debating a rule that would exempt religions from having to provide birth control as a part of their health insurance if it was against their beliefs. However, universities, hospitals, museums and civil activities run by churches were not exempt, Ms Fluke testified before Congress that her birth control pills cost her much money out of pocket. Many conservatives throughout the country opposed the requirement, some on religious conscience grounds and others like Limbaugh who opposed because they opposed birth control itself. So Limbaugh concluded that since with insurance paying for birth control for women, the women were getting paid to have sex. Therefore Ms. Fluke was a prostitute and a slut. There was a national outrage over Limbaugh’s statements and many conservatives, especially those running for office were put in an awkward position. They realized the inappropriate logic and use of language and the meanness that Limbaugh exhibited, but with few exceptions they were afraid that if they opposed him publicly, Limbaugh would retaliate on the airways and he was the major Republican spokesman at the time. Although not a politician, he was in many ways the leader of the party. However, this time his mean, twisted, venomous, attack had gone too far. It was not a politician he had attacked this time; just an innocent young student. A number of his sponsors dropped him.
Commenting on his refusal to give a life sentence to a murderer on the grounds that the murder victim was gay:. the year he would be up for reelection The Judge was later censured by State Commission on Judicial Conduct and failed to win an election as an appellate court judge. However, the judge was not removed.
He dispatched the army to eliminate sin.
What makes this quotation noteworthy is the Judge's personal distaste for the general social/sexual mores of many young people. Historically, it documents not only the sexual behavior of the culture but the fact that the Internet had become a common modality for people meeting others of the opposite sex.
There were many other confirmations of the crassness to which the Papacy had descended. While Church historians disagree as to the extent of the vices of Pope Alexander VI, all agree that his personal life was a disgrace. However, a previous Pope provided guidance for interpretation of Papal behavior that was undesirable or immoral. See {590453}.
Horatio Robinson Storer was an American physician, numismatist, and anti-abortion activist.
