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Jehovah's Witnesses - religious insanity?
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| Dj Smitty20 |
I dont know how to do all that fancy quoting some of you do, but please read this article I woke up to on CBC.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-co...sextuplets.html
I find this disgusting but resisting blood transfusions is apparently a religious belief that the parents feel was violated. How you could let your children die like that when they could easily have been saved is beyond me. I was friends with a JW in high school and he could never satisfactorily defend that particular belief of his.
Thoughts? |
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| Hantu |
| quote: | "[The mother] and I could not bear to be at the hospital when they were violating our little girl," he said in the affidavit.
"We took our immense sadness and grief and tried to console each other in private." |
This statement sickens me. F'off already, they were saving your kids life. If you can't stand up for your own kids, you don't deserve any. |
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| Wurm |
How do you explain that one when the kids are older?
"We tried to put you into God's hands, but the tyrranical government insisted we violate you and save your life."
All because of a book that was written before people knew what caused diseases. |
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| zokissima |
I don't think any of us has the right to judge the belief of others, but in this instance, I have to agree with the actions that were taken. I am not a fan of any sort of religious fanaticism, and this lack of action by the parents just sickens me. Personally, I would think that the paternal instict to protect your child over-rules any sort of alternate belief or custom. But that's just me.
The world is full of backwards people living by archaic customs. |
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| Jem_hadar |
heard about this on the news yesterday and again this morning.
interesting situation.
im interested to hear more feedback on opinions. im not forming my final thoughts or stance on the matter yet, till ive thought about it more |
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| Dj Smitty20 |
| double post, never mind. |
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| Abercrombie |
| right to life > religeous right |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
interesting situation.
im interested to hear more feedback on opinions. |
I agree with you on this Jamie. This'll be a very interesting discussion.
Whereas typically I don't think it's right for one to judge others based on their religious beliefs, this seems like an exigent circumstance. |
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| girllovingtvibe |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj Smitty20
I dont know how to do all that fancy quoting some of you do, but please read this article I woke up to on CBC.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-co...sextuplets.html
I find this disgusting but resisting blood transfusions is apparently a religious belief that the parents feel was violated. How you could let your children die like that when they could easily have been saved is beyond me. I was friends with a JW in high school and he could never satisfactorily defend that particular belief of his.
Thoughts? |
I thin Muzzybear would have something very interesting to share on this one..... |
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