[Vision2020] Idaho and faith-healing

[Ted Moffett]

This absurd and medieval "faith healing" "legal" child
abuse/manslaughter/murder is nothing new... The fact this has been allowed
for many years is unfathomable, an excellent example of the cruel and
irrational influence of religious faith that denies credible well
established science, in this case medical science.

The article from *The Guardian.com offered a link to a website,
magicvalley.com <http://magicvalley.com>, that was headlined "Otter Wants
Lawmakers to Study Faith Healing and Child Deaths" dated Feb.11, 2016, but
the text was blocked out indicating perhaps a subscription is required to
read the text:*

*http://magicvalley.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/otter-wants-lawmakers-to-study-faith-healing-and-child-deaths/article_8019d1eb-ef36-5655-af86-38a562b679c1.html
<http://magicvalley.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/otter-wants-lawmakers-to-study-faith-healing-and-child-deaths/article_8019d1eb-ef36-5655-af86-38a562b679c1.html>*
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But the influence of irrational religious faith extends to other very
important scientific issues, such as seeking to grant a zygote full human
legal status (abortion), denying women opportunities that genetics
indicates they are fully capable of pursuing, and the anti-scientific
denialism of anthropogenic global warming, based on religious assumptions.
This anti-scientific religious based denialism has a footing in the US
Senate:

*Watch a US Senator Cite the Bible to Prove That Humans Aren't Causing
Global Warming*

*http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/01/inhofe-climate-change-bible
<http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/01/inhofe-climate-change-bible>*
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*Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett*

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 10:08 AM, Ron Force <ronforce at gmail.com> wrote:

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> http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/13/followers-of-christ-idaho-religious-sect-child-mortality-refusing-medical-help
> ?
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> Ron Force
> Moscow Idaho USA
>
>
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