"Aids Victims Risk Lives"

[ribozyme]

news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,30200-1258762,00.html?f=rss

This article disgusts me. I think that church is just as dangerous as Peter Duesberg, Kary Mullis, and Harvey Bialy. I wonder if any trials have been conducted to show the efficacy of holy water in comparison to the more vogue drugs used in HAART (e.g. Ritonovir, Lamivudine, Zidovudine ( azidothymidine)).

Thousands of Aids and HIV patients are risking their lives by refusing medication in favour of holy water, Sky News can reveal."]Thousands of Aids and HIV patients are risking their lives by refusing medication in favour of holy water, Sky News can reveal…

Every day, thousands of people with the virus come here to be “baptised”, though the act is performed without ceremony and in a way which seems brutal to outsiders.

Plastic jerry cans are filled with water from a pool, and passed along a human chain to priests dressed like deep sea fishermen. The bright yellow waterproofs protect them from the drenching they administer to their congregation.

They hurl the water over the mass of people kneeling in front of them who shriek and scream, either through devotion or the simple shock of the cold water hitting their naked flesh.

Some cried out for the demons to leave their body, while priests hit them with wooden crosses. Many of them clutched their babies while the water was is shaken from the plastic containers. It is an extraordinary sight.

 

[Bennie_P]

news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,30200-1258762,00.html?f=rss

This article disgusts me. I think that church is just as dangerous as Peter Duesberg, Kary Mullis, and Harvey Bialy. I wonder if any trials have been conducted to show the efficacy of holy water in comparison to the more vogue drugs used in HAART (e.g. Ritonovir, Lamivudine, Zidovudine ( azidothymidine)).

I think you need to find a better news source… the quality of the web page is suspect, that page is like reading National Enquire.

 

[ribozyme]

I think you need to find a better news source… the quality of the web page is suspect, that page is like reading National Enquire.

I do not know if this is an example of “yellow journalism”, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that article is correct.

I found it on the IIDB message board though.

 

[Dale_M]

I found it on the IIDB message board though.

What is the IIDB?

The story about a church using mountain water in faith healing isn’t that surprising, especially for Africa. In a crisis, people want to turn to remedies and authorities they trust - this is only natural. Throughout Africa herbal remedies for HIV are popular, and sometimes touted by government officials.

Of course, it is tragic if people stop taking anti-retroviral medicines. But the popularity of religious and herbal treatments merely highlights the trust that people have in tradition, and the mistrust they have of Western pharmaceuticals.

 

[ribozyme]

What is the IIDB?

The story about a church using mountain water in faith healing isn’t that surprising, especially for Africa. In a crisis, people want to turn to remedies and authorities they trust - this is only natural. Throughout Africa herbal remedies for HIV are popular, and sometimes touted by government officials.

Of course, it is tragic if people stop taking anti-retroviral medicines. But the popularity of religious and herbal treatments merely highlights the trust that people have in tradition, and the mistrust they have of Western pharmaceuticals.

Internet Infidels Discussion Board…

I found that article interesting though.

 

[Jennifer123]

You shouldn’t make the mistake of judging the Church by the actions of its members. We are all human, prone to error and sinfulness.
BTW - I saw this on Drudge too, not to say if it’s accurate or not, but there were pictures…

 

[ribozyme]

You shouldn’t make the mistake of judging the Church by the actions of its members. We are all human, prone to error and sinfulness.
BTW - I saw this on Drudge too, not to say if it’s accurate or not, but there were pictures…

It wasn’'t about the Catholic Church per se though.

 

[WanderAimlessly]

I think you need to find a better news source… the quality of the web page is suspect, that page is like reading National Enquire.

Sky news is very reputable. It is the alternative to the BBC in the UK. As for the article, we will see

 

[Jennifer123]

It wasn’'t about the Catholic Church per se though.

I meant the Church “universal”…