Richard Dawkins’ painfully simplistic take on measles among Orthodox Jews: “Religion poisons everything.” https://respectfulinsolence.com/2019/05/16/dawkins-vs-measles/ …pic.twitter.com/XMMBOHxzAh
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I think the first article I read by Rabbi Handler was 2013-2014 and it was “the cdc is hiding evidence that #vaccines cause autism.” Not religion. Before cdc whistleblower. This one, I think.https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/the-measles-scare-and-cdc-politics/2013/07/10/ …
It would hard to read about his viewpoints and not feel that, at least to some extent, religious authority is being used to harm people explicitly because his opinions are noteworthy and respected (by some).https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-antivaxxer-hillel-handler-rabbi-hasidic-orthodox-abuse-circumcision-20190516-li6utlmne5czhoz34bafvozsoa-story.html …
I suppose the counter would be why a Rabbi is even on the stage at a Vaccine Symposium next to (*deep sigh*) "proffesionals". Why do we afford religious leaders an implicit authority to give health advice?pic.twitter.com/FMBzqRmCZJ
Good question. Notice who's at the top of the list, though: An antivaccine pediatrician.
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