Slog - Comments on Sure, She Fed Her Living Son's Flesh to Cannibals And All... http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca A lot of people are sending me the link to this story, suggesting that it might make a really good "Every Child Deserves a Mother and a Father" post. But there's no father or step-father or boyfriend in this story, people, so it doesn't qualify. Perhaps it might make a good "There Is No Morality Without Religion" post—mom appears to have been motivated by her deeply and sincerely held religious beliefs—but for a story to rate an ECDAMAAF post, it really does require one of those opposite-sex couples that the religious right insists all children deserve. Please make a note... Copyright 2008 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:03:45 -0800 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:08:29 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Balt-O-Matt Why did I follow the link? Why??

]]> Balt-O-Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056495 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056495 Housekeeping Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:15:33 -0800 Comment by douglas can we get rid of religion yet? please...

]]> douglas http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056500 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056500 Housekeeping Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:21:33 -0800 Comment by w7ngman You could at least file it under HETERO like you do other stories of abusive/stupid parents with no mention of sexual orientation.

Oh, wait, you did.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056514 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056514 Housekeeping Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:29:35 -0800 Comment by ellarosa there is no morality without religion! dr. laura says so. it must be true.

but rather than anecdotal stuff about religious nuts, how about something somewhat statistical regarding charitable donations, volunteer work, self-reported infidelity rates, etc. for comparing the two groups, religious and non.

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056516 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056516 Housekeeping Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:30:44 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle ECDAMAAF ... when the rating starts sounding like a European cheese, you really should just leave well enough alone and just not click on the link ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056527 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056527 Housekeeping Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:42:19 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger Those eastern Europeans: always cooking up something new and exciting in the kitchen!

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056532 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056532 Housekeeping Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:45:10 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Sorry, w7ngman. Force of habit. Changed.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056562 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056562 Housekeeping Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:04:37 -0800 Comment by Vince Animals. Disgusting. Not even a shred of motherly instincts.

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056685 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056685 Housekeeping Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:42:59 -0800 Comment by Sad Comment You know you want to say it - tastes just like chicken.

Someone had to use that old line.

]]> Sad Comment http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056963 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056963 Housekeeping Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:01:36 -0800 Comment by east coaster When challenging the absurd notion that there is no morality without religion, I think pointing out examples of atheists doing good and moral deeds would be more effective than talking about the sins of religious people. When they say there is no morality without religion, they aren't saying that all religious people are good, they're saying that nonbelievers are bad, and that's the notion we need to combat.

]]> east coaster http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056986 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sure_she_fed_her_living_sons_flesh_to_ca#c1056986 Housekeeping Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:08:29 -0800