Thursday, January 19, 2012

The Tankard lady can dish it out but can't take it



If she really is a committed Christian -- and it seems she is -- she is pretty pissweak to be offended by mention of it. Maybe she should read Matthew 10:33
"A blogger who characterised anti-porn activist Melinda Tankard Reist as a "fundamentalist Christian" says she has been asked to apologise - or be sued.

Tankard Reist - who briefed lawyers to warn off liberal blogger Jennifer Wilson - says it's not being called Christian she objects to, but the claim that she is "deceptive and duplicitous about her religious beliefs".

While Tankard Reist has not gone so far as to issue court proceedings yet, she complains social media has intensified the level of vituperation against outspoken figures such as herself.

The defiant blogger, who goes by the nom de plume No Place For Sheep, said she would continue to make strong criticisms of Tankard Reist - who can also dish it out. "I believe someone who makes public comment about morality really needs to be upfront about where they are coming from."

She insists that author Tankard Reist, whose resume includes advising anti-abortion senator Brian Harradine, is loath to discuss her links to evangelical Baptism.

"[Her] involvement with fundamentalist Christians opposed to abortion, contraception, surrogacy and homosexuality are well documented, and I have to wonder why she's singled me out at this point in time for writing about her religious beliefs," she said in a post written after the lawyer's letter.

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8 comments:

Stan B said...

"undamentalist Christians opposed to abortion, contraception, surrogacy and homosexuality"

Why is the left continuing to obsess over "contraception?" I am a Roman Catholic, and the Church's stance on artificial contraception is well known. Less well known is that in Baptist Churches (and I suspect other "fundamentalist" denominations) like the one I have been attending with my wife for 25 years, the issue of contraception is not even on the RADAR!

If you were to ask any Baptist about the use of contraception in marriage, they would probably tell you that it's a personal decision for couples to make in light of Scripture and their own circumstances.

Surrogacy is another issue that has been mentioned ZERO times in either the pulpit or the Sunday School classroom.

Of course "abortion and homosexuality" is a much shorter list, and MOST denominations (not just the Baptists or other "fundies") have strictures on those behaviors - as do Muslims and Jews.

Anything for a controversy, eh?

Bird of Paradise said...

Hugh Heffner and Larry Flint HANGED

Anonymous said...

Once again, we see how those on the left, those who demand tolerance from everyone, have absolutely none for anyone else's opinions.

Anonymous said...

It's always interesting to me how some of these words are thrown around. "Fundamentalist" = someone who has stricter views than your interpretation of a belief system. "Heretic" = someone who has less. "Fundamentalist" is thrown around to shut down opposition by labeling the person an extremist. So, I guess being pro-file and against murder for convenience as an appalling way to shirk responsibility makes me a "fundamentalist" is some people's view.

Go Away Bird said...

Liberals only beleive the U.S. CONSTITUTION pertians to them alone and gay marrage,illegal aliens and walking naked down main street

Anonymous said...

"have absolutely none (no tolerance) for anyone else's opinions."

Who gives a crap about conservative opinion? Conservatism has become irrelevant in today's modern society. Adapt or be brushed aside.

Anonymous said...

It appears reading both women's blogs that Wilson made claims of the religion and associations of Tankard Reist simply to demean and harm Tankard Reist's reputation by falsely associating her with some rather unsavory types.

Wilson claims Tankard Reist should disclose her religious associations as it will demonstrate the basis of her "radical" thought.

This is a smear campaign by Wilson. If she cannot debate the points Tankard Reist makes, she goes after her with a ad hominem and "guilty by association" attack, even if Tankard Reist has not associated with the people Wilson claims she has.

Anonymous said...

"Hugh Heffner and Larry Flint HANGED"

No, they are well hung.