---In [email protected], <jason_green2@...> wrote : Both, 'crass religionism' and 'crass commercialism' harm people, hurt children, reduce women to second class citizens.
Non sequitur. In fact, 'crass religionism' is as dangerous as 'crass commercialism' Non sequitur. It's a fact that parents teach a lot of shit to children. But then, so do the government to people. Systemic defects in the political structure need to be corrected. Nobody wants to be told what to do by the federal government, least of all how they should raise their own children. It's just not the American way. The rules and laws that would regulate self-medication should be made by the state (the people) and not dictated by the federal government. It's not complicated. Perhaps, the constitution itself needs to modified to be in tune with 'scientific realism' and rationalism. Freedom of choice is based on the U.S. Bill of Rights. --- <turquoiseb@...> wrote : The depressing part is that this scenario -- endangering the life of a child because of one's beliefs -- is what we've been talking about re the "anti-vaxers," only worse. In this case, the parents endangered only their own children. Opponents of vaccination endanger whole populations. --- <salyavin808@...> wrote : Yes indeed, evolution will go backwards again, make no mistake. The saddest bit of the article for me was that "Followers of Christ" cemetery where 35% of the graves were those of newborn children. In the 21st century. Awful. --- <salyavin808@...> wrote : Depressing little article about religious "privilege", but fascinating that this carries on so far into the 21st century in the world's richest, smartest country... Faith-Healer Parents Who Let Their Child Die Should Go to Jail http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121187/idahos-christy-perry-defends-followers-christ-religious-exemption http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121187/idahos-christy-perry-defends-followers-christ-religious-exemption Faith-Healer Parents Who Let Their Child Die Should Go to ... http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121187/idahos-christy-perry-defends-followers-christ-religious-exemption And yet, most U.S. states have exemptions for parents who withhold m... View on www.newrepublic.com http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121187/idahos-christy-perry-defends-followers-christ-religious-exemption Preview by Yahoo
