Atheists & Agnostics
Related: About this forumDenied medical care because of religion, she now wants her parents prosecuted
http://www.kgw.com/news/health/denied-medical-care-because-of-religion-she-now-wants-her-parents-prosecuted/142977047Her parents refused to seek medical care because they believed she could be healed through prayer.
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Walton is supporting legislation in Idaho that would require medical treatment for children in imminent danger of dying.
Some Idaho lawmakers have expressed concern over the proposal, saying it violates parental rights. "You know, it's a First Amendment right, the freedom of religion," said Idaho state Sen. Lee Heider.
mr blur
(7,753 posts)Parental rights? What about human rights?
RussBLib
(9,666 posts)and to keep women from voting.
When are we going to put an end to this nonsense? When we have elected officials who refuse to kowtow to the religious insanity.
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)I'd say point it out in the bible, but I am already thinking of a couple places it exists.
Duppers
(28,246 posts)One can find a verse to justify anything, yet we're suppose to get all our morals from da buybull.
progressoid
(50,748 posts)they would say that would be fine?
trotsky
(49,533 posts)There are those (even on DU) who want to think the freedom of religion is absolute. If true, then it should be impossible to imagine a case where a reasonable person would agree that something overrules it.
But you just did - so congrats! Religious freedom is NOT absolute. Get your ass on the Supreme Court please!
progressoid
(50,748 posts)Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)If they failed, it is obvious that they just didn't believe hard enough. And that is what the problem is. Maybe she can sue her parents for being too tepid in their belief.