Blood Money – Abortion Documentary
August 28th
Right wing documentarians. Why the fuck do they exist? Funded by the church, blind-sighted by faith, and entirely oxymoronic. If the shitheap intelligent design effort EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed is anything to go by, Blood Money looks set to be dead awful… Mad pun.
I suggest if you want more than the Christian side of the story, to check out the excellent and harrowing Lake of Fire which covers the abortion issue in a much less impaired and more considered manner.
Funny, the trailer actually has bereaved female actors mixed up in the sensationalised snippets of crapshooting. Do yourself a favour; steer well clear.
This looks a lot better than “Lake of Fire”
As to why they exist- God made them, and has great plans for them.
Er, it looks like a subjective, highly-slanted Christian wank-fest. Have you even seen Lake of Fire? Its power is undeniable.
“Lake of Fire,” huh? I watched the trailer, and it’s obviously slanted the OTHER way. For instance, it shows a close up of an angry, guy saying, “Abortionists are murderers, and should be executed!” Executed? Really?
I’m one of those “right-wing wackos,” and I’m here to tell you that is NOT the position of 99.9% of the pro-life people! Pro-LIFE has no room for excecutioners!! “Lake of Fire” is crap…
Lake of Fire is a balanced and pragmatic view of the abortion issue. Note: “balanced” and “pragmatic”, meaning its not the extremist Christian blindfold view.
Having said that, I don’t deny that most pro-lifers and Christians in general are opposed to execution, however there are those who exist on the fringe and are part of your “movement”. Army of God is another documentary that deals with the Christian anti-abortion terrorists. I recommend checking it out if you can.
It is a sad commentary on our society when the life of the most helpless and innocent is so devalued for the convenience of another. And what I find interesting from the liberals is that they cannot make comments about opposing views without using foul language or making sexual innuendo.
The hate displayed is disturbing.
Keep your pants on girls.
@robinspal I’m glad swearing ruffles your feathers so much. I find it interesting that Christians like yourself reinforce gender inequality when feebly attempting ridicule. We don’t use the word ‘liberals’ where I am from either.
This looks disturbing and highly skewed. I don’t think Planned Parenthood employees would say those things unless they no longer worked for Planned Parenthood.
Lake of Fire was intense, but I heard the husband and wife that made that film were also Pro-Life, and I think their bias came through as well.
I saw an interesting doc on Sex Education at a film festival last week called “Daddy I Do”. It also talks about abortion, but it was surprisingly unbias, if not a little on the left side. I would suggest seeing it, but it probably won’t be on dvd for a while.
Interesting. I believe it is exactly bias and subjectivity that distinguishes documentary from journalism.
I’ll definitely keep an eye out for Daddy I Do, sounds interesting.
Blood money seemed to intentionally steer clear of embellishments and exaggeration. As it was stated earlier – Every documentary is going to have a bias. I attended a viewing of blood money in Albany, NY and sat in on a Q and A with one of the producers.
He mentioned that the “actors” were real women who had been effected by abortion on some sort of personal level with great affect. This film did not show a bunch of chopped-up kids and oozing trash bins. It gave facts. It gave facts that could stir anyone, despite their ideology, who have a going concern for humanity, individual rights, and social injustice.
A point could have been made in the film that would have made the film quite slanted. Why did the former abortion clinic owner cease her business in abortion? I did not ask the producer why they chose to leave out such a powerful and compelling account of what had happened in the life of this woman. I deduced that it was left out so that the film would stand to seem more objective. It is a shame… I think this is a modern day life that reflects the well-known story of John Newton. (1725-1807) I will respect their decision and will just recommend that you discover this woman’s story.
I viewed the “Lake of Fire” trailer. I will watch it. It intrigues me from an artistic perspective that the entire film is in back and white. I will say the trailer seems to focus heavily on the “wolves in sheep’s clothing” that seem to “represent” all those who claim to follow Jesus Christ.
You will not find me telling you that your opinions are “crap.” You will not even find me asking you, “how can you think that way!” I am an average guy with some average Biblical literacy. You will not find me on a street corner yelling at you while equipped with a bull horn, banners, or leaflet propaganda. I will play basketball with you after work, make (and keep) a coffee date with you, and get to know you. Here are two non-biblical concepts I firmly believe in. “Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.” St. Francis of Assisi(1181-1226) and “Rules without relationship leads to rebellion.” – Josh McDowall.
Rules can also be expectations or opinion. Let’s face it, you cannot “win me over” with what you expect me to believe without establishing a relationship with me. You only listen to the advice of FRIENDS that you admire and respect. Nine times out of ten it is never a stranger (or film) that will incite a change of opinion, character, habit, or thought pattern. It is almost always someone we respect.
In my opinion, the Bible trumps all that was said above. “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,” 1 Peter 3:15 I chose to focus on the words gentleness, respect, prepared, and asks. My life in Christ should be compelling to all. Christ in me should make such an obvious and desirable difference that others would ask me “to give the reason for the hope” that I have in times of happiness and travail.
The original blogger probably does not have much beef with “Blood Money.” I will not judge their language and will assume that they are probably passionate about film, others, and are more-than-likely reasonable on some level. It probably (and should) make them sick to their stomach that as people of peace and love; we Christians are often times deplorable, rude, judgmental, hypocritical, offensive, unrelenting, abrasive, and over zealous. Unfortunately, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease.” The Latin proverb Experientia Docet states, “Experience Teaches.” We have taught others to detest the cross by how we or the ones who represent us represent the cross.
How are we to expect (a rule) this blogger to have an open mind when we have been closed-off to give and show the grace, love, joy, peace, and comfort that only Christ can give.
Sorry for the tangent… I just have a personal struggle with some of the things I mentioned. Superficially, we are speaking about a film. There is more to it than that. I am sorry for the ridicule that was given to the initial blogger.
I would like to hear of more documentary titles from you. RB, you seem to know of many. Please be encouraged that there are those with a different train of thought that know and use better manners when speaking about tough and volatile issues. Have a great day.
Wow, noted. Thanks for showing some love.
Here’s what liberals fails to understand: you can’t just slam something as “biased” and think that’s a refutation of the thing you disagree with. You actually have to present an ARGUMENT (based on objective facts and evidence) and make a case for the legitimacy of your viewpoint, in this case the legitimacy of legalized abortion. If the film was as “biased” (read: inaccurate) as you claim it to be, its refutation would be much easier than casting it as a partisan strawman.
And, ff you were really open-minded you would be able to watch the movie without presupposition anyway.
Too bad the makers of this “documentary” weren’t aborted! HAW HAW HAW!
Relax Friend,
You make it sound like you have not even seen the film. You appear to be whole lot more fundamental and “blind sided”in your views than this film even comes close to being. An essential component of America is free speech; attempt to be intelligent in your speech. Your cursing says much about the weakness of your point. If your opinion is valuable, you would not need to falsely strengthen it with your obscenities.
Hello,
I am speaking to you on this subject not as a pro – life Christian or a pro – choice liberal.I am neither.Political and Religious views…I have none.I do independent research on the physical and mental effects of abortion on women.I am unbiased on the subject of abortion.Scientifically,
abortion affects the womans body after the proceedure…most women face loss of future children,outright sterility and can suffer PID’s and placenta previa…which can result in death for mother and fetus.
Mental effects of abortion are wide and effect self worth of most women resulting in a 25 percent rise in mental hospital admissions.A woman feels the mental effects of an abortion for up to 30 years or longer.
Women also have breakdowns in relationships with men concluding an abortion.45 percent of women who have abortions are from white, well to do families.Most are teens…and a big chunk of those are repeat offenders.
In the doctors I have visited who perform abortions have done more than 10 abortions a day sometimes without having eaten and with little sleep.
They all say they do them blindly by feel.Most doctors are men in this profession. Most women had the proceedure and what to expect toned down to them. They all experienced greater pain than they expected to feel.
They all have had guilt, remorse and anxiety hours or day later.The one who got birth control afterward (ie:the pill)were not told even the pill has to be used with a secondary form of birth control.
In the case of teens and judicial bypass( a system used for teens from abusive families) 90 percent have said they obtained the bypass and were not from abusive homes.Most were coached prior to meeting the judges and were told to say they were afraid for their lives, even if it was not so.
Most Judges are male.
A grandparent or family member by law is not allowed to take said teen to a doctors visit or get them medical help without written consent from a parent. But, an abortion(which by the way is a medical proceedure) get’s a bypass without a parent’s consent.
Most girls go to clinics with the boyfriend who impregnated them.Of those, every girl was dumped very soon afterward, with the boys stating he could’nt look at her after that.
The stigma attached to these teens and women is that they are whores, after the fact. In all cases the male told friends and family about the abortion and the girl/woman was shunned and called a whore.
Almost always a parent finds out about the abortion after the fact.
These same girls loose thier friends after they find out about the abortion.
Most men will not date a girl when they find out about them having aborted whether recently or in the past.
With the rising percentage of women having abortions in the US, most men are either married too have a child who has had an abortion in secret.The majority of these men are ignorant of that fact.
Ok the facts are as follows:
Most pro-choice advocates are men. The numbers of pro – choice women are dwindling.The majority of Pro- choice women are gay (this has nothing to do with religion and I do not care if they are gay, I am stating a fact).
The laws and legislation concerning abortion are written by men.
A law right now is trying to get pushed thru forcing Hospitals and Doctors regardless of their belief who are not trained as abortionist, to perform abortions regardless.Many docotrs are pushing back citing the hypocratic oath “Harm none”. as reason.Many Abortionist are quitting the profession with such phrases as “it get’s to you after awhile”.
Just the facts mam Just the facts.This information was brought to you free and unbiased without policical or religious motivation.
I find it interesting that the foul language used by pro-choicers is so rampant and consistent. It illustrates the evil that is powering this industry.
I hate to heart people talk about ‘sides’ of the abortion issue. Abortion kills very small members of the human species.In order to disprove that you would have to leave biology out of the argument. Abortion is the worst form of child abuse and the ultimate act of bullying. One of the more ridiculous aspects of this issue is the question of whether abortion affects a woman’s mental health. all the women i’ve spoken to who have had miscarriages express sadness over the loss of their child as much as 40 years later. Now how much more acute would that sadness be if she were responsible for that loss?
Does anyone here actually believe abortion is a good thing, that it should be promoted and that we ought to try and have MORE of them? If so, then you are not Pro Choice, you are Pro abortion. Are these same folks looking to euthanize more and more stray cats and dogs each year as opposed finding ways to lower euthanasia rates. It appears you would place more value on a cat or dog than on a human fetus.
The majority of people in the US think that, setting aside the legalities of it, abortion is NOT something we ought to be proud of and should not try to promote, to these folks more abortions are not a good thing. And although these folks may be Pro-Choice, they are tolerant of BOTH choices. To me it seems one would have to be Pro-Abortion to feel so strongly against any message that is Pro-life, such as this movie.
1. Federal money cant be used on Abortion thats called the hyde amendment So there goes the first lie I can prove right there
Only response is to pray for God to have mercy on your damned to eternal suffering soul. Are you even aware you have a soul that will live forever after your ignorant mind and body die?
WAR (Documentary trailer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvO8XiPyiq8
“Right-wing documentarians” exist to expose the lies that are so prevalently accepted in this world. They are not blinded by faith, you are blinded by lies and evil. People will readily accept any lie that is told to them in order for them to continue to lead lives of sin and indulgence. The fact that God exists is so obvious that you have to be blind not see it. The world will accept any explanation for creation besides the Lord, including aliens, life spawning out of nothing (which is impossible), and another race of creatures creating us, because they do not want to accept the fact that there are consequences for our actions. Everyone has experienced that sense of guilt that is our “conscience”[God]. Everyone has a desire for something greater, and an emptiness that cannot be filled by anything other than the Holy Spirit. Look beyond yourselves and this world and open your eyes. All you have to do is try to see and you will see. But many do not want to see and that is why they live in complete blindness to God and His will. The intelligent thing to do is at least ponder other viewpoints and consider that they might be true. At least do that much.
P.S. Have you ever wondered why non-Christians do not want you to know about what the Christians have to say? They do not allow creationism to be taught in school (as a theory just like the THEORY of evolution), the person who wrote the description of this video doesn’t want you to watch it, and those who speak about Christianity or creationism are constantly stifled and often fired from their jobs just because they used their freedom of speech. Have you ever considered that maybe they don’t want you to hear about it because the arguments for it are too good? That maybe it would bring doubt to the arguments of the non-Christians? If the teachings of Christianity were so ridiculous and outlandish, why are they so afraid of people hearing about them?
You don’t know what you’re talking about, do you. Christians don’t kill. These people are not Christians. I can call myself an electrician in name only, too. If I constructed an abortion clinic, would you then satanize all electricians? So be careful who you call Christian or not.
@Matt
how about the fact that they are consulting religious figures/authorities (male no less) about abortion? they are trying to justify removing abortion as a choice altogether for all women, by saying that this handful of specific women were coerced into having abortions, therefore it isn’t really a choice, ever, at all. a lot of the women were not coerced by an abortion organization but by friends, family, boyfriends, etc…what does that have to do with anything? abortion isn’t really a choice for any woman because your piece of crap boyfriend gave you an ultimatum? then MLK’s niece (who is an awful narrator btw) tells us that these women also are not informed about the “adverse effects” of abortion such as “breast cancer, barrenness, and other “female trauma” (that’s really specific.) hmmm. turns out that according to U.S. National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, abortion does NOT cause cancer. i guess this documentary must know more about it than several major medical authorities. no, they’re just touting misconceptions and lies to further their cause and frighten women. oh! also turns out there’s no known link between abortion and barrenness either!! but it’s an anomaly as to how i’m able to point out actual flaws in the logic of, and false information provided in this “film,” because i’m a “liberal” and don’t understand how to actually present an argument…
@Bethany
you maaaay want to check this out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_as_fact_and_theory
Christians are totally being oppressed in this country…why is Chanukah everywhere and I never hear anything about Christmas? That’s not fair. Christians make up more than an 80 percent majority in this country…what are you talking about?