Should religion be a reason to let a sick child die?

[Anonymous]

Today I was watching an episode of a show called Babylon 5 that involved parents and a child. Said child has a lung condition that is easily fixed via a small surgery. The perents declined the surgery stating that only animals are cut open, and that to cut their son open he would essentially lose his soul. Now I don't agree with what the doctor did, he found a way to perform the surgery anyway, against the parents wishes, behind their back. When they found out about it, they killed their son.

I am of the mind set that if religion is a reason for not getting life saving care for a child, one, there is a special place in hell for you, and two, the child should be taken from you, and you should be jailed. Sorry I value life over superstition.

I generally have zero issues with religion, unless said religion supports violence against others or letting children die because God.. That is where I draw the line.

What do you think? Say a child has a curable disease, all they need is a surgery or an antibiotic, but the parents religion says to refuse treatment because it's God's will. How do you feel about that?

[strateguy632]

Until we stop most unnecessary abortion, killing actively so many many human fetus, without any real health care, we can delay the "passive issues."

[Asker]

I love how people are saying clump of cells, a fetus isn't sentient, or early stage embryos aren't capable of thought.. The nazi's called they want their dehumanizing excuses to exterminate the jews back. Here is the fun part, I'm not even against abortion, I'm against people dehumanizing a human life, no matter the stage.

[quarrel]

People currently sacrifice millions of babies a year for their religion through abortion. Maybe start there. That said, if you can heal yourself or your children in a reasonable way I say do the best you can.

[Subglacial]

Sorry, which religion is that? You think they're getting abortions because they're sacrificing them to a deity, and not because they believe it would be impractical and unfair to create a new life without the resources to take care of it?

I get that you think abortion is bad, but don't exaggerate.

[quarrel]

@Subglacial It's called Satanism. Baal worship, as in Ba'al Zabub where children are sacrificed and burned just as aborted children are killed and then burned as "medical waste".

[HelpfulWoman]

never, frankly they and anti vaxxers are child abusers and neglecters.

[Asker]

I strongly support vaccination until it's mandated. As in the government is forcing it.

[Subglacial]

Sorry, I'm not criticizing you, but I'm curious: what do you think is the difference between that and the situation you're asking about?

Do you think parents are obligated to vaccinate their children knowing that the choice not to vaccinate them could kill them? If parents are obligated to save their child's life despite religious convictions, do you not think they're also obligated to guard their children against well-known potential dangers? And is the government not obligated to step in if a parent is doing something to kill their child?

[Subglacial]

That was @Asker, sorry.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

No. That is considered abuse & the parents can go to jail for it.

[Agape93]

That group called Christian scientists and Mormons are well known for letting kids die. Mormons because they don't do blood transfusions, and Christian scientists cult members think praying cures diseases and fixes injuries.

[Asker]

You're absolutely right. And they use the religious protections in the constitution to get away with crimes too.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

They try to use their religion to get away with it, but they cannot. People have also used religion to do evil things to people & start a cult with it (note that sometimes these people are hard to find in order to catch them--as some of the people they have don't know anything about the outside world).

[Asker]

Except there are cases going back over 100 hears if you google the following terms "cases where people used religious protections of the constitution to get away with letting their children die"

It has happened and keeps happening.

[Cormac995]

No that's child abuse and neglect and if the child dies the parents deserve a murder charge.

[Agape93]

Nope. Keep kids out of religion.

[Asker]

No disagreement here..

[slatyb]

There's no good in religion.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

No. Should be a crime.