From StreetProphets

I don’t know what I find the most tragic aspect of this case to be.  That a child suffered and died a needless death.  That the parents of the child had such a narrow and distorted faith that their actions led to that death.  That those same parents now face charges and jail time on top of the anguish they must be feeling.  That there are three children without a sister and possibly without their parents.

This is what I was talking about.  Because these people did it in the name of faith, somehow it is tragic that they may be sent to jail for bringing about the death of their daughter.  If the parents had said, instead, that fighting off the condition on her own would make her stronger (an equally crazy viewpoint), there wouldn’t be one drop of sympathy.  Or if they’d done it because they just hate doctors, or distrust medicine for some other reason. 

I do feel bad that the other children are going to be seperated from their parents, however that increases their chances of survival markedly.

Religion should not be an excuse, should not be a ‘get out of jail free’ card.

it should be noted that my feelings towards Scientology aren’t significantly different than my feelings towards any other religion.  The only differences are:

1. Scientology is blatant and shameless in requiring money if you want salvation (most churches try to hide this best they can)
2. Scientology promises super-power (most churches say they have super-powers, but only a few can get them, no matter how hard others may try)
3. Scientology is more than happy to abuse the legal system to keep 1 & 2 secret.

Anyhow, Wikileaks has given the big Fuck You to L. Ron and his abusive crew and published over 500 pages of secret documents comprising the hidden bibles of Scientology (more or less). 

And yes, there are super-powers.  If you can stomach it all, the full documents can be found here

Ahhh…the horrors never end.  I hadn’t heard about this one.

Short version: Parentsw believe crazy-ass shit and so they don’t do what parents are supposed to do and just let their child die because doing what they are supposed to do would conflict with their flavor of crazy.