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Sweet Freedom

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13. I hoped this was a joke
Fri Feb 6, 2015, 11:32 AM
Feb 2015

Nope, it's real.

About the Author
Please note that the following description is provided by the publisher/author of this title and presents the subjective opinions of the publisher/author, which may not be substantiated. The description does not express the views of Amazon.

The author/publisher writes: “Melanie's Marvelous Measles was written to educate children on the benefits of having measles and how you can heal from them naturally and successfully. Often today, we are being bombarded with messages from vested interests to fear all diseases in order for someone to sell some potion or vaccine, when, in fact, history shows that in industrialized countries, these diseases are quite benign and, according to natural health sources, beneficial to the body. Having raised three children vaccine-free and childhood disease-free, I have experienced many times when my children's vaccinated peers succumb to the childhood diseases they were vaccinated against. Surprisingly, there were times when my unvaccinated children were blamed for their peers' sickness. Something which is just not possible when they didn't have the diseases at all. Stephanie Messenger lives in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and devotes her life to educating people about vaccine dangers and supporting families in their natural health choices. She has the support of many natural therapists and natural-minded doctors.”

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GOOD GOD! MohRokTah Feb 2015 #1
OMG! leftofcool Feb 2015 #2
Are they going to also write a book which says Melanie's death is marvelous also. Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #3
Or one where Melanie talks about how happy she is that her new born sister is developmentally jwirr Feb 2015 #18
I would hope caring parents would love their children than advocating for this cause. Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #19
What should the sequel be? Melanie dies marvelously? onecaliberal Feb 2015 #4
Nope, "Melanie Infectionally Infects the Entire City" leftofcool Feb 2015 #5
Yes, definitely better. onecaliberal Feb 2015 #8
Or may-be "Melanie's Marvelous Trip to the Morgue" vankuria Feb 2015 #25
Ah, who could forget 'Carol's Colorful Chlamydia'......... nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2015 #6
Melanie and the Marvelous Measels added to night number3 of Coachella this week. Initech Feb 2015 #7
Huh. I had measles when I was 2 years old and got encephalitis. yellowcanine Feb 2015 #9
Does it have a pop-up coffin? lame54 Feb 2015 #10
Are they seriously going that far? treestar Feb 2015 #11
Irony alert: Amazon's bot suggests you may also be intersted in George's Wonderful Medicine, hedgehog Feb 2015 #12
I hoped this was a joke Sweet Freedom Feb 2015 #13
Melon juice? HappyMe Feb 2015 #14
And there's lots of people here that will tell us jeff47 Feb 2015 #15
I have also heard that we are supposed to "negotiate" with them. HappyMe Feb 2015 #16
Or pretend it's a legitimate POV ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #21
Pertussis is terrifying. HappyMe Feb 2015 #22
You're welcome! ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #23
"Bobby's Bubbling Buboes" pipi_k Feb 2015 #17
As good an example as any how books have been dumbed down. Trillo Feb 2015 #20
This is not dumbing down; it's propaganda for a cause. There really is a difference. nt Hekate Feb 2015 #31
Oh, I've seen this--pretty sure it got thoroughly savaged in a thread here a couple years ago. Arkana Feb 2015 #24
Susie's Sensational Smallpox! greatauntoftriplets Feb 2015 #26
... TBF Feb 2015 #28
Snap! Actually, this snake oil saleswoman is in Brisbane, Australia. Hekate Feb 2015 #32
LOL! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2015 #40
Her next opus: Peter's Perfect Polio greatauntoftriplets Feb 2015 #41
I'm sorry Quackers Feb 2015 #27
If Measles is Marvelous, why drink Melon juice, Melanie? Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #29
Harry's Happy Hepatitis Initech Feb 2015 #30
I'm going to check Amazon's comments now to see if any of you dropped by. Hekate Feb 2015 #33
"My Parents Open Carry" central scrutinizer Feb 2015 #34
Floyd's Fabulous Flatulence... Blanks Feb 2015 #35
if this isn't satire, it's as twisted as it get. spanone Feb 2015 #36
Praise Nurgle! ck4829 Feb 2015 #37
"It's also a great chance to teach them how fun poverty can be." beam me up scottie Feb 2015 #38
Apparently Stephanie Messenger, the author of this book, is having a hard time in Australia: icymist Feb 2015 #39
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