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Related: About this forumTYT: Faith-Healing Leads To Dead Kids
An Idaho Republican said a proposed ban on faith-healing could violate the religious rights of her constituents many of whom eschew medical care for themselves and their families.
They have a clear understanding of what the role of government should be (and it) isnt how to tell me how to live my life, said state Rep. Christy Perry (R-Nampa).
Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/AnaKasparian) of The Young Turks discuss.
Read more here http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/idaho-republican-backs-faith-healer-parents-if-i-want-to-let-my-child-be-with-god-why-is-that-wrong/
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TYT: Faith-Healing Leads To Dead Kids (Original Post)
WhoIsNumberNone
Mar 2015
OP
Do those idiots use medical care for infertility? I suppose not but would not be surprised if they
brewens
Mar 2015
#1
My cousin was a christian scientist that died of breast cancer.It was very difficult on her parents
midnight
Mar 2015
#3
brewens
(13,620 posts)1. Do those idiots use medical care for infertility? I suppose not but would not be surprised if they
found a way to rationalize that being okay.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)2. ,
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midnight
(26,624 posts)3. My cousin was a christian scientist that died of breast cancer.It was very difficult on her parents
to come to terms with this religious idea. My cousin was highly educated and very well off.
tomsaiditagain
(105 posts)4. The Earth grows many medicines
Our Earth created the things here amongst us all so that we may prosper and have good health. Use them according to your sickness, or in good health. (Warning Do not use right wing ideas)
That's what I believe.
V0ltairesGh0st
(306 posts)5. whats the harm ?
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)6. These Rubes
deserve to get the plague or some other incurable an painful affliction, so that God can have his way with them.
xfundy
(5,105 posts)7. "..what the role of government should be – (and it) isn’t how to tell me how to live my life"
Even as they demand others live as they dictate.
The world went upside down under Bush the dumber, and it's worse than a turtle at righting itself.
CanSocDem
(3,286 posts)8. "We all die..."
...said by the republican spokesperson.
Meanwhile, trying to live the one life the church says we have and science agrees, we are forced to live our life by their rules. They can tell us HOW to live, WHERE to live and when we can die.
Talk about a faith-based philosophy....it doesn't get more far-fetched than this.
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