Utah Quote of the Week

from a January 31 article in the Salt Lake Tribune regarding approval by the Utah House of Representatives' Health and Human Services Committee to impose a statewide ban on abortion:

Eagle Forum Secretary Marianne Christensen, the only member of the public to speak for the bill, said unborn babies need lawmakers to defend them. She predicted divine retribution if abortions continue.

"We are a nation founded with divine providence. We will continue to prosper if we adhere to principles that will cause those blessings to fall upon our heads. If we degenerate to the point where we kill our own offspring, that's not something God is going to tolerate for long," Christensen warned.

I like the not-so-veiled threat in Christensen's comments. And just how, one wonders, will God express his intolerance of abortion doctors and those inclined to let women do what they want with their bodies? A Level 5 Hurricane? A declaration of martial law by George W? Another season of American Idol? Or will some of Christensen's ideological allies feel justified in taking up arms in order to carry out God's will? Doesn't sound out of the question, does it? And that's the scariest aspect of this quote.

In semi-related news, I may get to see Children of Men tonight before it disappears from the local theatre. But I'm surprised it even showed up here.

Note on Chazzbot: Blogger has updated some of its features, so I might be playing around with fonts and formatting in the next few days. One new feature that I will definitely be taking advantage of soon is the ability to label and index my posts. And so we begin to find order through chaos.