Mourdock says "God intends pregnancies resulting from rape"

Using the word rape in the same sentence with the word "God" is probably always a bad idea. In the case of Richard Mourdock however, he should have avoided talking about rape at all.

This Republican candidate for the United States Senate seat in Indiana stated:

"I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize that life is that gift from God. And, I think, even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen," Murdock said.

Woah. Woah. Woah.

Here is one big problem with what he said: As a candidate for a national political body, the Senate, you'd imagine that there are at least a couple things that all of those politicians can agree on. I would think the fact that rape is a crime would be one of them. So how is it that Murdouch can step out of that rubric and justify that crime as something God intended to happened?

Moreover, how can he think that you can separate and pardon a crime resulting in a pregnancy and call the pregnancy God's will? If the pregnancy is intended than so are the means by which that pregnancy occurs- I feel like that is an incredibly obvious factor in his statement.

But Murdock doesn't think so.

"Are you trying to suggest somehow that God preordained rape, no I don't think that," said Mourdock. "Anyone who would suggest that is just sick and twisted. No, that's not even close to what I said."

Wait, is he saying that his God has his own intentions or not? Forget God for a second though. Okay. Rape is a horrible crime committed by sub-humans in my opinion. Rape victims are often treated as if the crime is their fault and many don't come forward because of that. Some are too ashamed or afraid to come forward and those who do can be treated very poorly by the very people that are there to take care of them. After you are completely violated and physically assaulted the worst news that you could find out is that you are pregnant.

Do you really need a male politician saying that though he has "struggled" with his beliefs they lead him to tell you not to worry because this is something God intended. No not the rape- just the pregnancy...

It's ignorant, ridiculous and insensitive to say the least and it isn't rare for male politicians to offer these asinine beliefs as if they should play a part in something that cannot ever happen to them.

"Rape is rape. It is a crime," President Obama, said on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. "This is exactly why you don't want a bunch of politicians, mostly male, making decisions about women's healthcare decisions."

Thank you Mr President, I couldn't have said it better myself.