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Forget Father, Big Brother Knows Best
Fightin Words ^ | October 11, 2009 | Walter Scott Hudson

Posted on 10/12/2009 8:02:46 PM PDT by Walter Scott Hudson

Minneapolis firefighter and paramedic John Ackerman joins Fightin Words to discuss recent cases where parents faced homicide charges for turning to religion as medicine rather than modern science. What are the proper bounds of parental authority? How much religious freedom is too much? Who gets to decide, and where do they derive their authority? Part one of a two part interview, to be continued next week.

(Excerpt) Read more at fightinwordsusa.wordpress.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Health/Medicine; Politics; Religion
KEYWORDS: childprotection; liberty; parentalrights; religiousfreedom
Click through to listen to the podcast. Thanks and have a nice day.
1 posted on 10/12/2009 8:02:47 PM PDT by Walter Scott Hudson
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To: Walter Scott Hudson

Religion is allowed everywhere... except in public schools, where you might offend someone, where you might be seen/heard in public.

Ok, religion is allowed only in church, and once you step outside of it it ceases to mean anything. [/sarc][/cynic]


2 posted on 10/12/2009 8:18:23 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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