SocraticGadfly: Christianity not the only way religion can be harmful

April 08, 2008

Christianity not the only way religion can be harmful

A baby born with two faces in a northern Indian village is being worshiped as a reincarnation the Hindu goddess of valor, Durga, a fiery deity traditionally depicted with three eyes and many arms, as the story notes.

Already, the father has said his daughter doesn’t need a CT scan to check on internal organ development. Then, you have this:
Village chief Daulat Ram said he planned to build a temple to Durga in the village.

"I am writing to the state government to provide money to build the temple and help the parents look after their daughter," Ram said.

Rather than spending money on the temple, instead, spend it on a prenatal care clinic, or investigating if environmental factors caused this birth.

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