
Bad Faith
When Religious Belief Undermines Modern Medicine
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Tom Perkins
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Paul A. Offit MD
In recent years there have been major outbreaks of whooping cough among children in California, mumps in New York, and measles in Ohio's Amish country - despite the fact that these are all vaccine-preventable diseases. Although America is the most medically advanced place in the world, many people disregard modern medicine in favor of using their faith to fight life-threatening illnesses. In 21st-century America, how could this be happening?
Acclaimed physician and author Dr. Paul Offit chronicles the stories of these faithful and their children, whose devastating experiences highlight the tangled relationship between religion and medicine in America. Religious or not, this issue reaches everyone - whether you are seeking treatment at a Catholic hospital or trying to keep your kids safe from diseases spread by their unvaccinated peers.
Replete with vivid storytelling and complex, compelling characters, Bad Faith makes a strenuous case that denying medicine to children in the name of religion isn't just unwise and immoral but a rejection of the very best aspects of what belief itself has to offer.
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Good thought piece
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It is time for America to WAKE UP and realize that "Freedom of Religion" is ensuring that parents can do what they like, and kill their children in the name of religion. And this DENIES THE RIGHTS of the children to a life to live!
Parents who refuse medical care to their children in the name of religion need to be prosecuted! Please read this book.
I know our country was founded on the idea of "Freedom of Religion." What about the Right to Life by a child who needed protecting by their parents, teachers, church, family, community? They often can't speak up for themselves. We as a country need to speak up for the defenseless.
"Freedom of Religion" is NOT good enough alone.
A must read
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Offit is the best science writer since Sagan.
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Children and religion-induced medical neglect
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It's great.
Made an Atheist love religions
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Where does Bad Faith rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Excellent - truth be told it was my first time listening to an audio book - I've read other books by Paul Offit so I knew what to expect as far as information but it was great to be able to listen to it and do something else at the same time.What was one of the most memorable moments of Bad Faith?
This is not a novel so the whole thing should be memorable to anyone who listens to it.What does Tom Perkins bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Mostly the ability to listen - the narration is very good and is similar in style to the way I would have read it myself. His voice is clear and easy to listen to.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
not applicableAny additional comments?
Religion has played a part in the deaths and horrible pain and suffering of too many children with impunity in this country. Religion and medicine can coexist, but one cannot be substituted for the other. Education on this topic should be an imperative to anyone who cares for a child, whether they practice religion or not given the disgraceful lack of factual knowledge among many Americans.Religion is Not Medicine
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In the end we must find a way to protect children. He is just the science communicator who can help us do this.
Dr. Offit always fair
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This is fine as long as the person who is suffering and perhaps dying makes their own choice. Unfortunately, when children are involved far too many parents allow them to suffer and die rather than seek professional help. This is gradually changing, but all children must be protected, from their own parents if need be.
Interesting tales of medical neglect
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Odd
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