…at least not an all-loving one.
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In the Name of God: A Profile of Religion-Related Child Abuse
A research report funded by the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (Department of Health and Human Services)
Abstract
Religious beliefs can foster, encourage, and justify child abuse, yet religious motivations for child abuse and neglect have been virtually ignored in social science research. In this article, we examine cases of religion-related child abuse reported to mental health professionals nationwide. In particular, we describe in statistical detail cases involving the withholding of medical care for religious reasons, abuse related to attempts to rid a child of evil, and abuse perpetrated by persons with religious authority such as ministers and priests. We argue that society should protect children’s rights and welfare whenever these are threatened by religious beliefs and practices.
In the Name of God: A Profile of Religion-Related Child Abuse
The one true religion.
Medical “Miracles”
Bianco Luno:
Baby dies from “faith healing” failure
A Pennsylvania couple who believes in “faith healing,” or the belief of healing sickness through spiritual means, was sentenced to three and a half to seven years in prison Wednesday, after a second child of theirs died from treatable pneumonia. Herbert and Catherine Schaible never took their 8-month-old baby to a doctor, despite his illness, because they don’t believe in medicine. “My religious beliefs are that you should pray, and not have to use medicine,” Catherine Schaible said to the judge. She now says her beliefs on the issue have since changed.
Shutterstock.comThis is the second time the Schaibles’ medical neglect has led to death. Their 2-year-old son, Kent, died in 2009 after not getting the medical attention he needed.
What do you think about these “prayer deaths”? Do you think that sickness can be healed through faith? Should the Schaibles be sent to prison for this medical neglect? Read replies and post your own comment on SodaHead.
Read More: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pa-couple-face-…
The List of Deities
Do not be afraid!
Psychopaths are fearless because they have a brain
abnormality involving the amygdala. Maybe the
bible is telling us that we should all be psychopaths?
Amygdala.
- Psychopaths ‘have empathy switch’ (bbc.co.uk)
- Abusers are only afraid of losing control
(forfreepsychology.wordpress.com) - Origin of Fear (medindia.net)
- The Neurobiology of Evil (3quarksdaily.com)
- The amygdala, fear, and carbon dioxide (scilogs.com)
- Is Fear A Justified Response Or Faulty Wiring? (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Fear: Friend or Foe? (cedwardpitt.com)
- A Brief about Psychopathy (choiceofneurosis.wordpress.com)
Wet Paint
Drawing conclusions: two methods
Atheist Heresy 