RE: Sad christian brainwashing.
March 8, 2014 at 11:57 am
(This post was last modified: March 8, 2014 at 12:06 pm by Bittersmart.)
(March 8, 2014 at 11:48 am)Deidre32 Wrote: The sad reality of why Christians do this is to "defend" God against attack. An almighty and all knowing "Creator" needs mortals to defend him/it?
At first blush, it would seem like the people in this girl's life want to give her a different perspective and that could be, but it has more to do with wanting to promote Christianity.
I don't deny that this may be the case with many religious people, but it's awfully assumptive to think that all Christians are like this. From my own experience, I know people who don't feel the need to defend their religious beliefs.
And why are we assuming that it's other people brainwashing her? Could this not be her own decision? I really don't know enough about it to say with any certainty that she has been purposely brainwashed for the sole purpose of promoting Christianity. It all seems rather cynical. I'm no fan of organized religion by a long shot, but I'm not comfortable saying this woman has been used and manipulated for nefarious reasons. She's gone through a lot in her life, it's not hard to imagine that, like many people, she uses religion for her own personal reasons.
(March 8, 2014 at 11:52 am)Brakeman Wrote:(March 8, 2014 at 11:41 am)Bittersmart Wrote: Easy, now. No, it doesn't bother me if she has found comfort in the form of religion for her terrible disease.
You avoided the main question, do you agree that the god brainwashing is detrimental because it prevents her from seeking modern medical help for her disease?
If she was diabetic, would you support her instilled religious beliefs to avoid insulin shots?
Good grief. I do not support brainwashing of any kind. I'm just not so sure she was brainwashed. That's a word that I don't normally use for regular 'ol religious folks. Others might, but I don't. I would use it for creepy cults who have suicide pacts. That's not what this is.
And I don't "support" religious belief....I'm just not all that bothered by most of it. I think Jehovah's Witnesses are stupid for not getting blood transfusions. I am glad bad parents go to jail when they neglect medical care for their children. That's not what this is.
She's a woman who happened to find comfort in religion, and I don't really care about that. She's happy, I'm happy...whatever.
EDIT: And wait....where did you read she refused medical attention because she's religious? From the wiki, she's been to doctors and been diagnosed. So, I don't know where you got that.
