In a deeply religious section of Idaho, a Republican state representative says that the state has no right to protect children from their parents who refuse them needed medical treatment in favor of faith healing.
“Children do die,” says Rep. Christy Perry. And it’s fine with her if Idaho children die in the name of God. Perry’s district includes many followers of a religious cult, Followers of Christ, that eschews medicine. She says that the sect’s members are more comfortable confronting death when it happens to their children.
“I’m not trying to sound callous, but [people calling for reform] want to act as if death is an anomaly. But it’s not. It’s a way of life,” she says.
“Is it really because these children are dying more so than other children, or is this really about an attack on a religion you don’t agree with?”
On her website, Perry ironically proclaims that she's "a pro life mother and grandmother and emphasizes her honor and value of all human life, born and unborn." Perry also claims she's "an ardent supporter of defending each child’s right to life."
I disagree with these kinds of outdated beliefs. I doubt that God would have allowed modern medicine to progress as much as it has if He didn't want it being used.
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Originally posted by wesleywalrus
Whats ironic is that these people don't deserve to live