In this article, I will talk about the topic of abortion, the march for life, and the political events associated with it. I will also expand the article to include the topic of registered partnerships.
We all agree that ideally there should be as few abortions as possible. On the other hand, I see no point in banning abortions, abortion is a woman's right and there is no point in banning it, because it would not solve any problem.
An important thing that will reduce abortions is sex education, training young people about contraception. Religious Catholic conservatives, who are so very much against abortions, consider contraception to be almost a greater evil than abortion itself, more here . They also fight very radically against sex education in schools.
How do Catholics want to fight for life when the foundation, the basic symbol of their faith, is death, the cross, the dead body on the cross? Christianity is a religion of death. The basis of every mass is the remembrance of Christ's death. Religious fanatics should reflect on themselves!
How do Catholics want to fight for life when their church has done so much evil throughout its history? The bloody Christianization of pagans, the Ustaše, the Crusades, the wars between Catholics and Protestants, and the Inquisition need no comment. The most criminal organization wants to teach how much it is for life.
The name of the religious event "March for Life" is wrong
The very name of the religious event "march for life" is a mistake, it is cynical misleading. Even Catholics themselves are embarrassed that they are still fighting against something, against abortions, against contraception, against homosexuals, so they try to impress the public with at least some positive slogans, that they are "for something" and "not against something". Catholics are not for life but against abortion.Why am I against the restriction of abortions? What bothers me about the amendments?
Another reason is that it is not only about what amendment is proposed, but also about who proposes it. Proposals to restrict abortions have come from crazy religious fanatics. It would be very sad and controversial if MPs voted for a law backed by a handful of religious radicals. Catholic radicalism is represented in the population by about five percent, so MPs would be going against the will of 95% of Slovak citizens. Voting for such an amendment would mean questioning the secular state, and the parliament would remind us more of a church than a neutral ground that is not bound by any religion or ideology, as stated in the constitution.Another aspect of the matter is that the proposed amendments were not only about restricting abortions but also about strengthening the information provided to women about alternative solutions. Yes, I am also in favor of women being better informed, especially about the possibility of anonymous childbirth, which is an option that already exists today but is rarely discussed, and many people are unaware of it. There are huge waiting lists of people who want to adopt children born anonymously. However, the downside of the proposed amendments is that the law would give Catholic non-governmental organizations, Catholic radicals, the extended opportunity to inform about the risks of abortion, who would scare women with feelings of guilt about abortion and would scare and exaggerate the possible risks. For the sake of correctness, the law should, to a certain extent, regulate the communication of Catholic radicals or Catholic organizations with women who are going for an abortion, because a Catholic radical is as objective towards a woman who wants to have an abortion as a neo-Nazi is towards Roma in a concentration camp. Figuratively speaking.
The right place where women could be informed about the possibility of anonymous childbirth is schools, a neutral school environment within sex education, not furious religious fanatics.
It is also reasonable for a woman to be informed about the possibility of anonymous childbirth before requesting an abortion, but she must be informed by a secular person, not a furious Catholic radical. Also, the woman must not be psychologically pressured to decide one way or the other.
Popes vs. abortions
While Pope John Paul II made the Catholic Church a religion whose basis of faith is war against sexuality, abortion, and contraception, Pope Francis, on the contrary, criticizes Catholics for being obsessed with topics such as abortion, gays, and contraception.Pope Says Church Is 'Obsessed' With Gays, Abortion and Birth Control https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/world/europe/pope-bluntly-faults-churchs-focus-on-gays-and-abortion.html
Anton Chromík is a fanatical Kotleba supporter. The Klerofascist March for Life
Anton Chromík is a fanatical Kotleba supporter. Clero-fascist March for Life. Daniška. More info in the description https://youtu.be/ihMSwuXPg84Liberal theologian Tomáš Halík on the topic of abortion
https://youtu.be/LHWw5xNTFug?t=844Abortions as a politically populist topic
It's sickening to see how one politician after another competes to be the bigger Catholic conservative, when as many as 4 bills to restrict abortions were submitted to parliament. Slovakia and Slovaks are a secular society, but representative democracy often fails greatly, and parliament does not reflect the will of the vast majority of citizens at all – parliament sometimes reminds us more of a church than a secular independent institution.I consider any restriction on abortion to be a very dangerous precedent, because restricting abortion can become the rule. Every government, in order to populistically impress voters as to how Catholic they are, would restrict abortions until it ended up like in Poland, where abortions were completely banned. It is very easy to ban abortions, but it is very difficult for any government to reinstate them, as it is an extremely sensitive issue.
In the end, everything turned out well because none of the four proposals passed to the second reading in parliament, and it was very close. People may consider this victory of good to be a matter of course, but at the time it was not considered a matter of course. A miracle happened in a positive sense when it did not pass even though the vote was held 3 days after the march, which is politically populist but quite disgusting. Two days before the vote, I was working on a huge energy emitter, coincidentally on the day of the autumn equinox, performing powerful magical rituals to prevent it from passing. On the day of the equinox, the energies are very strong. I asked beings from higher dimensions for help so that a handful of fools and psychologically disturbed populist politicians like Danko would not override the will of the majority of citizens. People do not realize how grateful they should be for the handful of individuals who selflessly and sacrificially fight for them.
The mentally disturbed politician Andrej Danko even signed a memorandum with the organizers of the march two days before the march. Pure disgust. Danko betrayed his voters and forgot that 95% of his voters were clearly secular-minded people. He wrote on his Facebook that he wanted to fight liberal madness with that memorandum, which is already grounds for psychiatric hospitalization. When Slota's SNS did not get into parliament, I believe that Danko's SNS will not get into parliament in the next elections either, because he is 10 times as big a psychopath as the drunk Slota was. Where were the good old golden times when Slota was the chairman of the SNS!?
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=577385952798143
https://www.facebook.com/andrejdanko.sk/posts/2463231007223491?__tn__=-R
Another politician who gained populist points in the most pathetic way was Boris Kollár. He even had paid advertising for his video on Facebook on the day of the march. In the video, he complains that the neutral university grounds did not rent their premises to crazy religious fanatics for their highly political and religious clerofascist event. As if the church didn't have enough of its own premises, such as churches, where it could organize its events. Boris, you make me sick.
In the video, Kollár also took a jab at the organization that represents gay rights. A bitter homophobe who lacks a shred of self-reflection. He doesn't realize that from the perspective of Catholics, his highly promiscuous lifestyle is just as bad a perversion as homosexuality. Even Milan Krajniak, a staunch Catholic conservative in his party, spoke about homosexuals far more cautiously and tolerantly. It would be good if Kollár had at least a little self-reflection and, since he himself suffers from the perversion of polygamy, he should be tolerant of the perversion of homosexuality. Having the same standard for himself and for others would be appropriate. Kollár also doesn't realize that his radicalism is driving away decent voters. A radical voter will vote for Kotleba or Harabin anyway, and it's very strange why Kollár doesn't try to appeal to moderate voters as well. That would require a bit of decent behavior.
His participation in the Rainbow Anti-March was also controversial, as his polygamy is not an example of a traditional family at all. Kollár did not understand that he is an undesirable guest among religious fanatics, who is barely tolerated there, and that it will do him more harm than good in terms of preferences.
Also, with frequent aggressive attacks on the Progressive Slovakia party or caricatures of the president, Kollár voluntarily gives up the opportunity to address moderately thinking voters. Sometimes I find Kotleba far more moderate and intelligent than Boris Kollár.
None of the four proposals to tighten abortion rules passed in parliament. The proposal by OĽaNO MPs had the greatest support – up to 68 MPs – they were missing only one vote. The fewest MPs, only 28, voted for Marian Kotleba's proposal. https://dennikn.sk/minuta/1595953//?ref=impm
Abortions: Danko mocked the March: https://www.postoj.sk/47423/danko-sa-vysmial-pochodu
The political and power action of the bishops. A reservation against the march for life
Although Christ preached poverty, the Catholic Church in Slovakia is the opposite. It is not for nothing that it is said that money, mammon, corrupts a person's character. Money equals power. Catholic bishops live in luxury, they have an unlimited source of money from the state, which generously supports them, bishops are obsessed with power and money.I would like to remind you that the organizer of the march was none other than the Conference of Bishops of Slovakia . What a coincidence!
The bishops, of course, had no sincere intentions; as people obsessed with money and power, they just needed to prove how influential they were. A few months ago, against the will of 95% of Slovak citizens, the bishops managed to get politicians to increase state subsidies for the church, thereby spitting in the face of their voters. The bishops thought that nothing would stop them. They were absolutely sure that after their clerofascist march, they would succeed in pushing through restrictions on abortions, at least one proposal out of four. They were wrong because they did not realize that Slovak society is secular and that parliament is not a church.
50,000 people participated in the march, which is actually a small number, as the bishops had their pastoral letter read in every church, inviting the faithful to this clerofascist march. The faithful were literally brought to the march by buses. At least one bus departed from each deanery. No other organization than the Catholic Church can afford such a luxury of having a branch of its organization in every village; there is a church in every village.
It is high time for a separation from the state so that the state stops drugging bishops with money. With the separation of the church from the state, the bishops would not be able to afford such costly political agitation actions.
Registered partnerships
What exactly is a registered partnership? A registered partnership is a legal union that has some common and other different elements than marriage. Most people in Slovakia do not even know what a registered partnership is. In the media, this topic is associated exclusively with homosexuals, but the truth is that a registered partnership also allows heterosexual couples of the opposite sex to form a union. The media is failing very seriously in informing the public about what a registered partnership actually is. Registered partnerships would have much greater public support if the media told the whole truth, that it is an extension of rights not only to homosexuals but also to heterosexuals. I am afraid that some politicians who do not have a legal education, who so vehemently fight against registered partnerships, such as Boris Kollár, do not even properly know what a registered partnership actually is.Registered partnerships unnecessarily divide society. This is due to orthodox Catholics and disinformation propaganda from alternative media, supported by Russian secret services, whose main goal is to incite people against each other.
Even a moderate Catholic who does not condemn homosexuals should have no problem with registered partnerships.
While Catholic media in Slovakia censor the Pope in all his inconvenient liberal statements, on the contrary, in English-language media we can also find statements by the Pope that openly support registered partnerships. For example, here and here . In English, a registered partnership is called a "civil union".
While much more Catholic and conservative Croatia already has registered partnerships, Slovakia does not. Among Slovak politicians, this topic has been populistically misused to race to divide society, to see which politician is a bigger conservative. A race between Kotleba, Danko, Kollár, Fico, Matovič. Representative parliamentary democracy has its flaws. Everything is about party leaders. If the party leader is an idiot, then the whole party suffers. Party leaders in Slovakia are not personalities. It would be enough to replace the party leaders with others, and suddenly political parties would have no problem with registered partnerships.
Igor Matovič is a strange person. In the presidential elections, he criticized Bishop Orosch for discouraging people from voting for Čaputová, and he also urged voters not to divide themselves on the issue of registered partnerships. I appreciated that about him. Also, a few months ago, in an interview for Denník N, he said that he would give MPs a free hand on registered partnerships. It seemed that Matovič had a generally tolerant worldview. As Matovič's preferences are falling and he is worried about whether he will even get into parliament, he has started taking desperate steps in a desperate situation. I am afraid that these populist steps of his could definitively bring his party to its grave. Since the treasurer of his party is the Catholic radical MP Eduard Heger, who, as far as I know, also preaches in some Catholic sect, he might have encouraged him to change his stance on registered partnerships. Information here , here . Alojz Hlina was also offended by Matovič's populism. Matovič wants the issue of registered partnerships not to be discussed, yet he himself is discussing this issue by clearly expressing his opposition. Matovič is contradicting himself.
Another positive aspect of the approval of registered partnerships is that it is an indicator of the maturity and secularity of society, that we are free from the egregore of religion. The biggest objections against gays are held by religious people, but even people without a religious identity can be homophobic because they are still under the influence of a certain part of the egregore of religion, which is not very praiseworthy. The reason why Christianity has objections to homosexuality is its very negative attitude towards sexuality as a whole.
Other reasons for homophobia are the ignorance and lack of information of people in the field of medicine and history.