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A father whose unvaccinated six-year-old daughter became the first U.S. measles death in 10 years remains steadfast in his anti-vaccine beliefs.

The Mennonite man from Seminole, Texas told The Atlantic, "The vaccination has stuff we don't trust," maintaining that measles is normal despite its near-eradication through vaccination.

His stance echoes claims by HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., who initially downplayed the current North American outbreak before changing his position under scrutiny.

Despite his daughter's death, the father stated, "Everybody has to die."

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[–] CptCosmicMoron@lemmy.ca 36 points 17 hours ago

So basically, he's saying he'd rather have a dead child than a child with autism or whatever malady he thinks vaccines cause. Holy hell.

[–] danglybits23@lemm.ee 45 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Makes sense, what if she took the vaccine and it killed her? Oh, wait..

These people should be in prison for murder and forcibly sterilized.

[–] Lemmist@lemm.ee 7 points 16 hours ago

Trump is working on that by closing the borders.

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 34 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

If you can accept the will of God that your child dies without vaccination, you can accept the will of God that your child survived vaccination, even it it caused something unexpected.

[–] GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca 41 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Or accept that God sent the scientists that developed the vaccine. The whole "will of God" argument is always so full of holes - logic doesn't come into it.

[–] blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io 8 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

There are multiple books in the Bible praising knowledge, intelligence, and wisdom as gifts sent from God.

[–] NobodyElse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Which ones? I know people who I’d love to pass this info along to

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

1 Corinthians 7-12 is a good start. From the ESV.

7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.

[–] Lemmist@lemm.ee 4 points 16 hours ago

Jesus died because of logic! Burn the pineapples -- save the cosmos!

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 7 points 14 hours ago

A storm descends on a small town, and the downpour soon turns into a flood. As the waters rise, the local preacher kneels in prayer on the church porch, surrounded by water. By and by, one of the townsfolk comes up the street in a canoe.

“Better get in, Preacher. The waters are rising fast."

"No," says the preacher. "I have faith in the Lord. He will save me."

Still the waters rise. Now the preacher is up on the balcony, wringing his hands in supplication, when another guy zips up in a motorboat.

"Come on, Preacher. We need to get you out of here. The levee's gonna break any minute."

Once again, the preacher is unmoved. "I shall remain. The Lord will see me through."

After a while the levee breaks, and the flood rushes over the church until only the steeple remains above water. The preacher is up there, clinging to the cross, when a helicopter descends out of the clouds, and a state trooper calls down to him through a megaphone.

"Grab the ladder, Preacher. This is your last chance."

Once again, the preacher insists the Lord will deliver him.

And, predictably, he drowns.

A pious man, the preacher goes to heaven. After a while he gets an interview with God, and he asks the Almighty, "Lord, I had unwavering faith in you. Why didn't you deliver me from that flood?"

God shakes his head. "What did you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."

[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 18 points 15 hours ago

Of course he does. He's desperate to justify his actions, because the alternative is to admit to himself that his choices killed his daughter.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 6 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

There's a lot of stuff that I don't fully understand that I trust. Seatbelts for example. Saw a video a long time ago on how they work but totally forgot about how they work.

Point is, you have to trust other people and recorded evidence for most things in life.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I should feel sorry for this man because he's obviously mentally ill. But I don't.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago

I feel sorry for the kid.

This pile of shit on the other hand….

[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 5 points 14 hours ago

Sounds like the prosecutor ought to be asking for enhanced charges. No remorse.

[–] painfulasterisk1@lemmy.ml 4 points 13 hours ago

What are the chances that this "man" is vaccinated? I'm sorry for the loss but that's a selfish moron.

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

He should get neutered to make sure he can't stand by more failures. What an absolute waste of life this guy is.

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

Well I guess he has to choose, trust a vaccine, or trust Trump. We should ask his daughter how his decision held up

[–] ZephyrXero@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

I would love to see this man beaten to death

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Unredeemable. Socitey will not function if people like this are allowed into it.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

I wonder what the daughter would have said.

[–] kikutwo@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago
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