What would have happened if instead of praying the parents had taken the child to a homeopathist, because they thought a homeopathist was just as effective as a real doctor?
Is this any different to parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids, which then go on to die from said disease years later?
I think its got to be down to education. This pastor is an evil scumbag IMHO, but he and the parents are only following the same methodology as many of the Christians on here. Evidence doesn't matter, it's all down to faith. Faith is greater than scientific evidence. Etc etc. However thanks to the religious indocrination they have no clue as to whether to believe the pastor or the medical community. This is going on in Africa as well, where the local religious leaders are telling people not to take vaccinations because they are evil. The local population know almost nothing of science, but this is not their fault.
If you are in that much of a religiously controlled community, the thoughts of the pastor are more important than what science says. We can see this is true in terms of belief in evolution, so why should it be different when it comes to medicine?
Would requiring a basic licence to have children be a good idea? It amazes me in this country you can be entrusted with the sole responsibility of raising a child at younger age than you can be entrusted with driving a car, and with fewer tests.
Is this any different to parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids, which then go on to die from said disease years later?
I think its got to be down to education. This pastor is an evil scumbag IMHO, but he and the parents are only following the same methodology as many of the Christians on here. Evidence doesn't matter, it's all down to faith. Faith is greater than scientific evidence. Etc etc. However thanks to the religious indocrination they have no clue as to whether to believe the pastor or the medical community. This is going on in Africa as well, where the local religious leaders are telling people not to take vaccinations because they are evil. The local population know almost nothing of science, but this is not their fault.
If you are in that much of a religiously controlled community, the thoughts of the pastor are more important than what science says. We can see this is true in terms of belief in evolution, so why should it be different when it comes to medicine?
Would requiring a basic licence to have children be a good idea? It amazes me in this country you can be entrusted with the sole responsibility of raising a child at younger age than you can be entrusted with driving a car, and with fewer tests.
