• Optional@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    The deceased girl’s father insisted that measles helps build up a person’s immune system. “Also the measles are good for the body for the people,” the father said, explaining “You get an infection out.”

    Oh, I get it. I hate my little girl too.

    /s
    /jfc

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      22 days ago

      I know you’re being sarcastic, but…

      They’re Mennonites…

      It’s not that they don’t love their kid. It’s that they actually and truly love their religion and so-called God’s Will more…

      Yet more suffering and death brought to us by extremist religion.

      🙄 🙄

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        22 days ago

        Yeah I know.

        I wish it made any sense at all, but it doesn’t. And I can’t try any longer. That they would give this kind of idiot lip service to the organization working to kill more kids - that’s above and beyond.

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        22 days ago

        Mennonites (and Amish) aren’t necessarily against vaccines. vaccination rates are low, but that has less to do with the vaccine and more just generally distrusting doctors (who have abused their trust.) Vaccines and modern health care aren’t against their teachings.

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      21 days ago

      Sure. This clearly demonstrates a lack of appropriate parenting skills and child safety. CAS would be involved for lots of cases like that.

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    21 days ago

    “She says they would still say ‘Don’t do the shots,’” an unidentified translator for the parents said. “They think it’s not as bad as the media is making it out to be.”

    Their child literally died. How could it have been worse, exactly?

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      21 days ago

      Their four other kids recovered, so I suppose 4/5 isn’t bad?

      Honestly these religious communities need a purging. I am religious and I’d NEVER consider not availing myself of the miracles of medicine.

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    19 days ago

    They killed their child for a political statement. Poor kid didn’t deserve that. Fucking ghouls, I hope some day the reality of them choosing to murder their child sinks in. But it won’t. They are too stupid to have any self reflection.

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      21 days ago

      i really do get your attempt to spin it this way, but … honestly, no. dying of measles is not dodging a bullet. the child died.