RE: Religious excuses for negligence removed!
March 12, 2011 at 7:32 am
(This post was last modified: March 12, 2011 at 7:34 am by Captain Scarlet.)
(March 11, 2011 at 6:26 pm)Godschild Wrote: I do not know what the bill says in it's entirety, I do think this is a good idea to a point because children can't protect themselves. It should state that a childs situation must be life threating or disabling and at least two doctors agree. The parents should have to pay all the expenses, this would keep people from trying to freeload on the government in the name of religion. What does bother me is the right of individuals to believe as they see fit and the government not interferring, this could lead to laws passed that restricts belief that is protected by our constitution, that government will not make laws against religious belief that is resonable. As I stated I can agree with this law to a point because it does help those who need protection against over zealous religious parents who have been misguided by their leaders.These parents are not misguided by their leaders necessarily. If you really believe, then the logical conclusion is that you should eschew invasive medical treatments and trust in a deity. However, we all know full well that this would be child abuse or in ones own case suicide or some form of masochism. What this really goes to show is that parents do not have the right to inculcate such beliefs or adopt such practices within or on their children.
"I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack of confidence"...Doug McLeod.
