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RE: Faith healers equal dead kids
April 10, 2015 at 1:05 pm
Yup, that story crops up now and again and it never fails to appall me. Most of all the fact that legislators actually create examptions for these dangerous lunatics. That's why the "going against my belief" argument to get away with bigotry is so dangerous. Ultimately it can lead to something like this. Dead kids because of ignorant bigots.
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RE: Faith healers equal dead kids
April 10, 2015 at 1:09 pm
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WhatTheHarm.net lists 34 tragic victims of faith healers. Even one is too many.
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RE: Faith healers equal dead kids
April 10, 2015 at 1:11 pm
Killing your kids is not freedom. It's not a belief. It's murder and those dipshits should be in prison.
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RE: Faith healers equal dead kids
April 10, 2015 at 1:27 pm
Amen Sister! Preach it!
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RE: Faith healers equal dead kids
April 10, 2015 at 1:36 pm
Refusing necessary medical treatment of any kind for you minor children should be a crime.
"I don't believe in blood transfusions."
So the fuck what. Your kid can be forgiven for their "sin," if they survive.
This is the simplest thing about it and none of these faith healing retards seem to get the simple concept. "Sin" can always be forgiven. Once your kid is dead, there's no going back.
Fuck these stupid ass-hats and their religious beliefs that kill kids.
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RE: Faith healers equal dead kids
April 10, 2015 at 1:38 pm
Here we have a name for those people - It's called negligent murder
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RE: Faith healers equal dead kids
April 10, 2015 at 2:37 pm
Over here we have a different name. They call themselves fine xtians.
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RE: Faith healers equal dead kids
April 10, 2015 at 2:50 pm
This is why we coined the term negligent homicide. It's really horrible that people can get an exemption from this as long as they say they're praying to the right god. I'll bet this is only for christians. If some muslim woman was brought to court, saying she prayed that Allah's will be done, then she'd be in jail. Sometimes the government gives leniency to groups that they should be the hardest on. Parents, the police, the rich, ect.
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RE: Faith healers equal dead kids
April 10, 2015 at 3:42 pm
Faith healing is not illegal but when your child is sick and can be cured from something that is serious or from something minor to stop it progressing into something worse.
And if your child dies without getting medical attention the parent's are liable and are sent to jail. This is why faith healing should be illegal good vibes and prayer don't do shit
medication and doctors do the healing.
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