Some Babies Are More Equal Than Others

From: OG Magazine

 By Gretchen Garrity

The recent unpleasantness concerning a satire authored by David Rice (see HERE and Rice's satire HERE) has made me think further about the implications of the knee-jerk support for the enemies of pre-born babies, among whom it must be counted state senators Adam Schnelting and Rick Brattin, as well as their respective chiefs of staff Sherry Kuttenkuler Arthaud and Tom Estes (a pastor).

Let us be clear what the stakes are here. Surgical abortion entails wrenching open a womb and cutting up a pre-born baby as it struggles to avoid the scissors. The mutilated baby is then sucked into a bucket.

Chemical abortion causes a pre-born baby to be expelled from the womb, most often ending up in a toilet--to be flushed away to the sewer as so much shit. Imagine the horror that a young woman sees as her tiny child is expelled into the toilet. The pictures are out there on the internet if anyone cares to see. The reality of abortion becomes a true-life nightmare almost beyond belief. The ones shown are tame in comparison.

Many times more than one life is destroyed. The emotional repercussions echo throughout a woman's life, affecting not only her own mental health, but affecting her future relationships with her spouse and children.

I dare you to tell me that David Rice's depiction of the spiritual sin of supporting Amendment 3 is worse (which allows for the abortion of children based upon the circumstances of their conception or their physical condition).

From: Wikimedia

 Do you really want to know how the sausage is made in Jefferson City? Do citizens believe they have actual representation there? I regret to inform you that your representation is controlled and directed by a very small group of people. They select and place the party leaders who will enact their agenda.

Any representatives who oppose them are shunned, opposed and sidelined. Bills are heard or not heard based on how your representative adheres to the directives of their leadership. A good bill, a proper bill, is often amended in ways that pervert the original intent. Representatives and senators are forced to play by the system's rules in order to get even a smidgen of a proper law passed.

Citizens think they are electing representatives to represent their interests and values. But that system is long gone. Representatives and senators are reduced to supplicant beggars, hoping against hope to have their constituents' voices heard.

It is far past "taxation without representation." The elephant in the room is this: How has a Republican Super Majority managed to do almost nothing of substance in two decades for Missourians? Elected representatives outlawed abortion in Missouri only to have it ENSHRINED IN THE MISSOURI CONSTITUTION in the next election cycle. And you think elections are free and fair in Missouri.

Are taxes lower? Are schools improved? Are unborn babies safer? Are God-given rights being protected? Are your utilities lower? Is your food safer?

What exactly has a "Republican" super majority accomplished? Say it. NOTHING.

But let us get back to unborn babies.

The outrage over Rice's depiction of the sin of supporting abortion through Amendment 3 has  overshadowed the reality of abortion. Think about it. Lisa Pannett and her friends Cyndia Haggard and  Melissa Thomas and Gary Ridenhour (and others) are MORE OUTRAGED OVER RICE'S SATIRE than the reality of abortion.

From: Catholic Business Journal

 In fact, Pannett noted on her Facebook page, "I will also add I know these people portrayed in this article. They are not sexual deviants or looking to cut up babies. It’s sad we can’t disagree on policy without blatantly lying about people’s character. Know I will stand up for people that even hate my guts."

I beg to differ, Lisa. The people you are standing up for are supporting an amendment that allows for the dismemberment of babies up to 12 weeks (well after a heartbeat can be detected). This is not just policy. This is the intentional murder of children based upon the circumstances of their conception and their possible physical condition.

You must face up to the fact that the people you know are advocating for the cutting up of babies. It is not simply policy, Lisa. It is the lives of children. David Rice was not lying about their character. He was exposing their politics. In fact, I would say that your spirit was not so affected by the heinous description in his satire, but by the foundational truth he exposed.

These individuals are going about convincing citizens to vote yes on Amendment 3 in November. They are compounding their sin. It is disgusting that you and Cyndia Haggard and Melissa Thomas and Bill Eigel and Gary Ridenhour and others are so deeply deluded you protect the supporters of abortion. God have mercy on your delicate souls.

"For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ." -- Gal. 1:10

Tell me, ladies and gents, is it true that our elected officials are being pressured to repudiate David Rice? In Sen. Mike Moon's latest Capitol Report, he stated: 

"In the article, I was presented in a good light.  Nonetheless, I derive no satisfaction in the depiction of those with whom I vehemently disagree.  I would much rather witness the defense of their position in a public debate.  I understand invitations to support their beliefs have been extended.  I also understand there has been no acceptance of these invitations – not one.

Why not?"

While Sen. Moon is the ultimate gentleman, as befits his status as a state senator, I also ask the question, 'Why has there not been acceptance of invitations to support the beliefs' of individuals like Sen. Schnelting or Sen. Brattin?'

We know why. There is no defense of their position. Psalm 139 speaks to God's knowledge of Man. Beginning in Verses 13-14, "For You formed my inward parts; you covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made..."

But the Psalm continues in verses 19-20, "Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men, For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain."

To accede in any way, shape or form to the murder of pre-born babies is to place oneself in the category of a bloodthirsty man. I hope and pray that Pannett, Haggard, Thomas, Ridenhour and anyone else who has decried a political satire over the support of abortion publicly repudiate the position of those who support Amendment 3.

In the end, silence is consent.

Missouri Liberty Radio

  

David Rice and myself were guests during Sam Britton's Off the Cuff radio show at Missouri Liberty Radio. The subject was libraries. We were on during the second and third hours--beginning around the 56-minute mark:

January 18, 2026 Off the Cuff

The State of Journalism Today

 By Gretchen Garrity

Yesterday, David Rice and myself spent some time with Tom Martz of the Locke and Smith Foundation, a non-partisan constitutional organization that keeps track of our Missouri legislature.

Martz, a local talk radio host on KSGF 104.1 who was filling in for Nick Reed, was interested in local independent journalism. You can listen to the show HERE. It's in two parts, with the first part (dated 12/26/25) beginning about 20 minutes in.

As an illustration of how bankrupt and useless corporate media is, watch how a young man busted wide open the fraud in Minnesota. As Martenson says, "This can only mean they [media] are complicit in covering up fraud as long as it's being done by 'their team." 

Exactly correct. My hope is that young journalists will push back on the indoctrination they are inevitably confronted with in journalism school. Expose it! It would make a great story and it might just help to reform the fetid mess in journalism. Seek truth and not a journalistic tribal narrative. There are lots of great independent journalists out there like Glenn Greenwald and Max Blumenthal.

It's quite telling that a 23-year-old in a hoodie did what every major news organization in the US could not manage to do: Real investigative journalism. This can only mean they are complicit in covering up fraud as long as it's being done by 'their team.' https://t.co/uhGURDda1C

— Chris Martenson (@chrismartenson) December 27, 2025

Cross Post: A Prayer to St. Dudash-Buskirk, Patron Saint of Rhetoric and BDSM (Satire)

An Intercessory Appeal to the Only One With Power to Actually Help In the name of the ALA, and of EveryLibrary, and of the Holy Institutional Backing, Amen.

By David Rice

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 St. Dudash-Buskirk, PhD in Rhetoric, Professor at Missouri State University, backed by the American Library Association and EveryLibrary, hear my prayer.

I come before you as a supplicant, a lone citizen without credentials, without institutional backing, without the organizational power that you wield so effortlessly. I have already prayed to St. Michael the Archangel at a library board meeting (at the 4:00 minute mark) and you found that offensive. But I understand now my mistake.

 St. Michael cannot help me with earthly institutions. He has no PhD. He holds no university position. He commands no professional networks. He cannot call the Attorney General or write academic papers or leverage organizational backing. He only fights as the commander of God’s angelic armies, so it’s not real power.

But you have real power and you can help me.

So I pray to you instead, O Patron Saint of Rhetoric and Institutional Power, that you might intercede on behalf of the marginalized—a role you claim as your sacred calling.

First Petition: For Sight to See Who is Marginalized

St. Dudash-Buskirk, grant me understanding of your Critical Theory of Power.

You teach that we must identify who holds power and who is powerless. You proclaim the importance of protecting marginalized voices against institutional authority. You celebrate speaking truth to power and challenging entrenched systems.

So I ask: Why do you not intercede on my behalf?

What you claim to value:

• Speaking truth to power

• Challenging entrenched institutions

• Protecting marginalized voices

• Exposing institutional corruption

• Resisting institutional authority

What I actually do:

• Expose institutional corruption (staff illegally suing the board)

• Challenge entrenched power (administration covering up violations)

• Speak truth to power (one citizen vs. PhDs, ALA, MSU, EveryLibrary)

• Protect citizens from institutional overreach (BDSM instructions for teenagers)

• Resist institutional authority (refuse to be “handled” by administrators)

Your institutional backing:

• PhD in Rhetoric from a major university

• Teaching position at Missouri State University

• American Library Association

• EveryLibrary (national lobbying organization)

• Professional credentials and networks

• Executive Director Will Blydenburgh (your ally)

• Media sympathy

• Friends who rally around you

• Career advancement opportunities

My backing:

• A library book

• A prayer you found offensive

• No credentials

• No organization

• No church support (they reject this fight)

• No professional network

• Lost friends

• Increasing isolation

Under your own framework, I am the marginalized voice. You are the institutional power.

Yet you defend the institution and attack me.

St. Dudash-Buskirk, intercede that I might understand this mystery.

Second Petition: For the Contradiction of Words

Holy Mother of Relativism, you teach that all truth is constructed, that moral claims are mere power plays.

Yet you called my reading “salacious.”

If the book isn’t salacious on the shelf for teenagers, why is it salacious when I quote it?

The content didn’t change. The speaker changed.

You cannot claim both that books are neutral information AND that my speech is harmful. If words have no meaning, then “salacious” is meaningless, your objection is meaningless, your entire Facebook post is meaningless.

But if words have power—if language shapes reality—then my prayer has power (that’s why you objected), my reading has power (that’s why you called it salacious), and the book’s content has power (that’s why it matters what’s in the library).

You use language to convey meaning while teaching that meaning doesn’t exist.

The word “salacious” has no place in your worldview. But you used it anyway, because you know words carry moral weight. You just don’t want to admit that truth applies to the books you defend.

St. Dudash-Buskirk, intercede that you might recognize the contradiction you embody.

Is it wrong for adults to participate in BDSM or Kink? If so, why? If not, why not?

You won’t answer. You deflect to authorities (ALA, Freedom to Read), make pop culture references, claim I violated decorum.

But here’s the simplest question: Why should strangers instruct children in sexual practices?

This isn’t a parent answering their child’s questions. This is institutional strangers giving sexual values to children as if values don’t exist.

If sex has no value, then rape is not a crime.

Answer the question or admit words mean something.

St. Dudash-Buskirk, intercede that you might answer what you refuse to address.

Third Petition: For Justice in the Matter of the Edited Video

O Defender of Institutional Prerogatives, I bring before you a documented case of public records destruction.

The public meeting video was edited to remove Tory Pegram’s challenge to the board’s oversight authority. This is a Sunshine Law violation—the destruction and alteration of public records to hide inconvenient challenges to institutional power.

Read the rest here.

Hick Christian Weighs in on WAC

An exorcism from Très Riches Heures (1412-16)

 David Rice of Hick Christian comments on the ever-evolving accusations from the WAC blog. "Criminal intent" and "embezzlement" did not work out, so now they have moved on to other accusations. Read Rice's article HERE. A snippet:

"'We Are Concerned' wants taxpayers to believe that legal expenses are evidence of wrongdoing by the current board. The opposite is true. These expenses represent the cost of cleaning up years of institutional dysfunction created by board members who prioritized social approval over statutory responsibilities.

The current board could have chosen the easier path—continuing to let staff operate without oversight while collecting praise from progressive activists. Instead, they chose accountability, transparency, and legal compliance. That choice has a price, but it's a price previous board members forced on taxpayers by allowing the system to operate outside proper governance for years."

It isn't just the Christian County Library District that was ensnared in a system that allows for administrative government employees to govern rather than those publicly elected/appointed. This problem is in your school districts, your planning and zoning boards, your health boards, etc.

Allowing NGOs (non-governmental organizations) like the ALA and the MLA to determine policies and rules, to lobby our legislators, and to train our librarians means our taxpayer-funded entities have given up governance By the People. It is essentially Government by NGO.

Like a medieval exorcism, this usurping system is not going easily. Kicking, screaming, howling--it still must go.

A Liminal Space

 "A library is a sacred place because books are, in a way, a collection of consciousness. They aren’t just ink, pages, and shelves. Each volume contains the preserved mind of another human being, allowing us to transcend the limitations of time and space to connect with thoughts not our own." -- David Rice

David Rice has penned a well-researched article about libraries, and the two different spaces they occupy in our culture. Secular and sacred. Secular in the sense that libraries are a repository of human knowledge and should widely reflect many points of view. Sacred in the sense that the collected wisdom--the good, the true, and the beautiful--are to be housed for our benefit and cherished as an indelible part of our culture.

When one viewpoint rules in a library, it is no longer about knowledge or wisdom. It becomes about indoctrination and agendas and frankly, tyranny.

"The circulation facts show that most books remain on the shelf while only a handful are circulated. This “80/20 rule” observed in library science, where roughly 80% of circulation comes from about 20% of the collection, reveals something profound about these institutions. But who gets to decide which knowledge is needed? Librarians? Or publishers?" -- David Rice

 An interesting fact, no? For an example of what certain groups and publishers heavily push into libraries one need look no further than Our Queerest Shelves, a newsletter put out by Book Riot. Book Riot and the American Library Association are mutual admirers, of course.

Libraries, for the Left, are no longer about knowledge unless it is their knowledge. It is no longer about wisdom unless it is their wisdom. From a recent newsletter comes this Marxist drivel:

"But reading is not enough. There are many ways each of us can fight against the rise of fascism, white supremacy, and anti-trans ideology across the globe—and those are all linked." -- Danika Ellis

Ellis is decrying the UK's court decision that one's sex is determined by the genitals one has at birth. She actively urges readers to not only buy and read books by and about transgender people, but that one needs to protest, donate to transition funding, get involved politically, and so on. She follows with a list of books that promote and celebrate transgenderism.

This is what David exposes in his article--that libraries have become temples to foreign ideologies. Some librarians have become high priests and priestesses, asserting their authority to fundamentally change the mission and focus of these liminal spaces.

"What makes this situation especially troubling is that the silenced patrons are the very ones funding these institutions. Their tax dollars pay for both the collection of objectionable materials and the salaries of the fragmented minds who curate them—yet their concerns are dismissed as irrelevant or dangerous to 'intellectual freedom.'” -- David Rice

If a library is publicly-funded, it belongs to the people as a whole, and not a small coterie of "experts" bent on implementing political and social change.

Read his article HERE. You will be smarter for having done so.