Alabama Chief Justice Tom Parker indicated on the show he was a proponent of the “Seven Mountains Mandate,” an explicitly theocratic doctrine at the heart of Christian nationalism.

Alabama Chief Justice Tom Parker, who wrote the concurring opinion in last week’s explosive Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos have the same rights as living children, recently appeared on a show hosted by self-anointed “prophet” and QAnon conspiracy theorist.

Parker was the featured guest on “Someone You Should Know,” hosted by Johnny Enlow, a Christian nationalist influencer and devoted supporter of former President Donald Trump. Over the course of an 11-minute interview, Parker articulated a theocratic worldview at odds with a functioning, pluralistic society.

“God created government,” he told Enlow, adding that it’s “heartbreaking” that “we have let it go into the possession of others.”

  • Pistcow
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    547 months ago

    I’d be claiming a shitload of dependants on my state taxes.

    • @Zron
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      97 months ago

      1 ovulation a month.

      12 months a year.

      Some basic math shows that my wife and I have well over 100 children according to Alabama, a good chunk from before I even met her.

      Most couples with at least one female in it will have similar or higher numbers.

      And all this just in time for tax season. It’s gonna be like Christmas for women, and hell for state tax officials.

      • @ickplant
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        57 months ago

        They’d have to be fertilized embryos, not just eggs, so not quite. But pretty damn close.

        • @Zron
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          37 months ago

          Maybe I’m ignorant of how IVF works, but I thought as soon as the embryo was made it had to be implanted. The freezer is just for the eggs.

          I could be wrong, I’ve been fortunate enough not to have to deal with IVF.

          • @plantedworld
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            37 months ago

            IVF has a lot of frozen embryos that don’t get used. Fertilized. They get extra because it can be tricky for it to take, so it often takes several tries

            • @Zron
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              27 months ago

              Fascinating.

              I thought it would be quite risky to freeze an embryo, as they start dividing extremely rapidly once fertilization takes place.

              Man, science is so cool.