Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Parents have 'faith' that vaccines are bad

DallasNews Religion | Jeffrey Weiss:
“From the AP: ‘Sabrina Rahim doesn't practice any particular faith, but she had no problem signing a letter declaring that because of her deeply held religious beliefs, her 4-year-old son should be exempt from the vaccinations required to enter preschool.’ ”
Ed Cognoski responds:

The good news is that the number opting out is less than 1/10 of 1 percent, so only a tiny number of parents are making this fear-based decision. Nevertheless, if after parents are given the facts, they still want to opt out, they should have that choice and they shouldn't have to hide behind a religious excuse to do so. Atheists should be allowed to be just as irrational as believers in God.

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