Yep, and the supposed anti-abortion verses they do use are very out of context. For example, Jeremiah 1:4-5, which you can see on the signs they're holding in the top image on this article, is rarely used in its entirety since doing so would make it clear that it refers to a very specific person, unless every aborted…

That was my first thought as well. I wonder how many of the women they claim "chose life" by not going through with an abortion were actually there for another reason entirely.

HIPAA only applies to healthcare providers/staff. It would be a violation if clinic employees were giving out this information.

Louise was just teasing her. Bob was there too and says she isn't.

It's such a sweet show. I love how even the characters who don't get along (like Bob and Hugo) help each other out when push comes to shove. But I am sappy like that.

You are good people. ;)

No problem. And if you want links to how dominance theory ("alpha dog") doesn't apply to dogs, I can give approximately a gazillion links, including veterinary behaviorists' associations in multiple countries. ;) I realize it's rather irrelevant to the horror that Christy Mack went through, but I think the alpha wolf…

Thank you for sharing that! I was vaguely aware of latex allergies but it never would have occurred to me in this context, so I really appreciate you bringing it up.

Thank you so much for bringing that up. I was vaguely aware of latex allergies but I didn't even think of that aspect.

I'm on my phone so it's not the best link, but here's a link to David Mech's site (he's a wolf researcher who originally helped popularize the alpha/beta theory based on studies of captive, unrelated wolves and then with more research on wolves in natural habitats realized he was wrong). It has some links to…

I would imagine that the target demographic is women who don't really have an option of using a barrier method, like women in abusive relationships or in countries where condoms aren't regularly used for religious/cultural reasons. I could also see it being useful for HIV- women in long-term committed relationships…

It's not even true in wolf packs. They live in cooperative family units; the whole "alpha/beta" thing is a myth based on bad science.

No problem, it's something that is out of most people's experience so I'm happy to share my (limited) knowledge. Also, sorry for the typos, I wrote it on my phone and didn't notice them. ;)

I'm not an expert on this but I do have some basic crime scene training and we were taught not to touch anything, not even to cover the body. Once we find a body, we're supposed to retreat and set up a perimeter of at least 20' around the body with tape, then make sure no one crosses it until investigators arrive. I'm…

That link is to a notorious blog that's the subject of ridicule even in feminist circles and has no connection to Valenti, just FYI. It's a really fringe perspective that only a handful of crazies believe. The "all hetero sex is rape thing" is sometimes trotted out in more mainstream circles as a thought experiment,…

I would guess that, since the "victim" does know about it ahead of time, she doesn't come to the door when they knock and they enter without her help.

I am Christian too and I know Driscoll has long been a target of criticism in my church groups. He has/had a great deal of power but has preached a toxic message and a perversion of the Gospel from the start. I, too, am really happy to see this.

In addition to what people have said about it being a small town and the possibility of him owning a scanner, if he was even just parked somewhere where he could see her house it would need to look convincing. I have some experience with homicide investigations and they all follow a very similar pattern. The body is…

There's a weird thing where there are two different places to upload the avatar in the settings tab, and if you only upload it to the one place, it will only show up on your personal page. Sorry, I don't remember the details better than that, but it took me awhile to figure out too.

That's not scary. The ghost is obviously friendly. It just wanted to hold the cameraman's hand, and even closed the door when asked! Check your corporeal privilege, Mark.