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IdaBriggs

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13. I voted "good" with a qualifier: when it interferes with health and safety.

Fri May 31, 2013, 09:12 AM

May 2013

Examples:

- if you have small children playing with poisonous reptiles in order to prove they have been "saved", and then choose not to get them medical care if they are bitten, then you have crossed over into a mental illness.

- if you decide that your faith requires you to hand children over to a pedophile, then you have crossed over into a mental illness.

- if you decide that your faith requires you to serve and/or drink poisonous kool-aid, then you have crossed over into a mental illness.

There are other examples of "stepped over the line into crazy town", but these are pretty obvious.

I have no objection to people "walking their faith" and "doing good works" even when it isn't easy, but because of core beliefs.

But the folks who destroy their families because of their "faith" -- well, is my opinion, and I think they need help. Heaven knows their victims do.

Sigh.

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Should religious fundamentalists be treated as mentally ill? [View all] el_bryanto May 2013 OP

this would be a fascist idea. HiPointDem May 2013 #1

+ 1,000,000! nt sibelian May 2013 #4

So much this. nt sufrommich May 2013 #52

I agree 100% hrmjustin May 2013 #62

Never, because tables keep turning Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #2

For some, that is their belief system ... but for others, their RKP5637 May 2013 #3

you could say the same of some atheists, scientists, or anyone basically HiPointDem May 2013 #15

Exactly. cordelia May 2013 #17

Yep, that is why your post #1 is so important. This paired RKP5637 May 2013 #18

it's the implication of changing brains to make them 'think right' that is disturbing. and also HiPointDem May 2013 #19

Yep, and what that 1/2 doesn't get is this same logic could be RKP5637 May 2013 #21

ever argue with a bible beating bastard who thinks ChairmanAgnostic May 2013 #27

If someone has a mental illness it should be treated no matter what other beliefs he may have el_bryanto May 2013 #30

No, see my response #3. n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #33

How are you going to determine if they are mentally ill. hrmjustin May 2013 #67

that is always the question. many do need help - and do not believe that they do. bettyellen Jun 2013 #73

Not interested in changing brains atreides1 May 2013 #28

What's that say about those people? Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #40

First Amendment Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #5

Amendments can be amended el_bryanto May 2013 #6

Good luck getting 37 states to sign off on ending freedom of religion Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #7

I should be clear - i'm not in favor of it myself (I am religious myself). el_bryanto May 2013 #9

Some people are idiots Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #11

The vote here at DU is 9 for/12 against el_bryanto May 2013 #12

makes me wonder about the mental health of some democrats. HiPointDem May 2013 #16

I would like to attribute it to ignorance of our history rather than dementia Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #25

Oh here we go MattBaggins May 2013 #47

I view LostOne4Ever May 2013 #20

well said. ChairmanAgnostic May 2013 #29

Not a full moon whistler162 May 2013 #8

If you only do idiotic threads on the full moon, it's too predictable. nt el_bryanto May 2013 #10

I voted "good" with a qualifier: when it interferes with health and safety. IdaBriggs May 2013 #13

OK el_bryanto May 2013 #14

I'm guessing Warren Jeffs ... Myrina May 2013 #35

Religious fundamentalists, conspiracy theorists, deniers of science, you name it. Pragdem May 2013 #22

You name it? Really? People who put their dogs in little outfits? el_bryanto May 2013 #23

No, but those are some funny specifics you came up with... Pragdem May 2013 #24

okra Malone May 2013 #66

Not in favor of free speech are you? hrmjustin May 2013 #38

I voted yes because fitman May 2013 #26

This is a very bad idea! hrmjustin May 2013 #31

17 in favor 14 opposed. el_bryanto May 2013 #32

24 to 18 - or 57% in favor el_bryanto May 2013 #42

You would also have to 'cure' believers in UFOs, Bigfoot, etc. randome May 2013 #34

I have no pipi_k May 2013 #50

Yes Ohio Joe May 2013 #36

So to be clear - all religious people should be treated for mental illness el_bryanto May 2013 #39

IMO... Yes Ohio Joe May 2013 #41

BTW the other thread was never alerted on for SOP so that is why it was never locked. hrmjustin May 2013 #37

Yo Bryanto, you should watch this (THE FUNDAMENTALISTS - Religion or Lunacy) snooper2 May 2013 #43

We already did this Snooper2 el_bryanto May 2013 #44

I thought you wanted to learn, it's only an hour of your life snooper2 May 2013 #49

What's frustrating is that I called you and Amuse Bouche names el_bryanto May 2013 #54

I've never alerted on DU ever FYI... snooper2 May 2013 #61

Well I guess I'll just believe you on that. el_bryanto May 2013 #68

I see people saying... pipi_k May 2013 #45

I agree, it's why I don't like mayor Bloomberg Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #46

Recent Gallup Poll suggests that 48% of Americans call themselves pro-life el_bryanto May 2013 #48

Christopher Hitchens comes to mind Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #53

Actually, my point was... pipi_k May 2013 #60

That's a fine distinction el_bryanto May 2013 #65

^^this^^ Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #71

I'm as scared of the people okay with this than any "religious fundamentalist" Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #51

Me too. nt sufrommich May 2013 #55

Yes, me too. HappyMe May 2013 #59

Absolutely. Apophis May 2013 #56

I think the people who think this is fine and dandy are severely mentally ill themselves and should cali May 2013 #57

Thanks for chiming in Cali Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #64

60% of your fellow DUers disagree with you el_bryanto May 2013 #69

Apart of being a bad idea nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #58

If some religious delusion causes them to actively try to prevent same sex marriage, probably. Zorra May 2013 #63

Only if they're mentally ill, I'm thinkin'. Iggo May 2013 #70

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