I just don't understand how this country's government (well, previous administrations of same that actually had some concern for people's wellbeing) hasn't reacted to the church's practices the same way the German one has.
IIRC, there have been multiple cases before the SCOTUS concerning whether the state can compel parents to give their children medical treatment that goes against their religious beliefs. Specifically, there was a case where Christian Science parents were charged with neglect because they refused to take their child to a doctor, and the child subsequently died.
If Bon Bon is around, I'm sure he'd know what I'm talking about.
ETA: I meant SHE. D'oh.
Bon = very attractive and stylish female.
Bon = very attractive and stylish female.
I thought she was a he myself. Now I want to go over all of Bon's posts to see what word usages etc. struck me as particularly male.
I can't remember if it was as bon or the other name that she gave me one of my favoritest compliments evah. I remember the switch over though.
So that picture of Sean Maher? First time he's ever looked sexy to me.
Oh, and you know that date last night? It involved dressing up in a pretty dress (ref. conversation with ita last week about same), a delicious meal, a bottle of wine, and Serenity (ref. FINALLY!). It was a very good night.
IIRC, there have been multiple cases before the SCOTUS concerning whether the state can compel parents to give their children medical treatment that goes against their religious beliefs. Specifically, there was a case where Christian Science parents were charged with neglect because they refused to take their child to a doctor, and the child subsequently died.
I'm thinking this case happened in Boston (unless we just got a lot of coverage because the Mother Church is here) in the 80s or 90s. The child had strep or something similar. I can't remember the outcome.
Joe and I are having a 2 day date night in Michigan this weekend. My mom and his are taking care of Em. YAY!
BON is female. BOB is male. If you have a cold, it could be easy to confuse them.
I mean, only if you read the whole board out loud to yourself.
Scientology can have all the wacky backstory and principles it likes; lots of religions have teh wacky somewhere all up in their business.
I just don't think I could live down the idea that the basis for my emotional/spiritual/whateveral well-being was the idea of a second-rate SF novelist.
Dianetics
is not exactly Sermon on the Mount material, you know? Even a first-rate novelist -- he's a novelist. I like my religions with a bit of personal charisma, and also not headed by somebody whose job it is to
make stuff up.
I will say this for Scientologists -- they learned from the Millerites not to predict specific doom; they learned from the Shakers that if you're not in the thick of cultural exchange you might die out; and they learned from the Mormons (and for that matter the early Christians) that sometimes being oppressed is the best thing that ever happened to a religion. If I were mean, I would say that the Scientologists also learned from the crap pop-psych market how to couch doctrine in psychologically-attractive terms, but I am not mean.
Much.
