* Two pregnant women among Ontario rubella cases
Frankly I do not understand, nor do I want to, how people of faith can sit passively by and accept that an unborn child may be in jeopardy and that just because it's the will of god that somehow makes it ok.
Did they ever think that god might be sending them a message that their passivity is what is hurting this baby and that they should change their ways? Did they ever think that maybe he's punishing them, for being so blind to the wonders of modern medicine that he inspired by giving us our will to learn? Maybe he's crying that these people are so misguided that they would use their free will to allow a child to be hurt. Did they ever think that? Did they?
No ... they think that their god somehow wants this child to die after being conceived or suffer a lifetime of physical disability because of his/her exposure to an easily avoided disease. They feel he's testing them or has some mysterious design that we, as mere humans are incapable of understanding.
Poppycock.
It's out of guilt that they allowed this to happen. They cannot face the fact that their own ignorance may have harmed this child so they stubbornly hold to the belief that the fact that it's "god's will" somehow absolves them of any complicity. If they were to EVER go back on this belief it's clear that they'd have to face up to a multitude of remorse and guilt for this tragedy as well as countless other tragedies in the past. All caused as a result of their adherence to their superstitious beliefs. That's why they will never own up to their responsibility. Group guilt.
It's a cop out and I HATE that we as a society allow it and even encourage it.
Resource Link - Ont. rubella oubreak described as 'God's will'
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