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backscatter712

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14. Which church?

Sat Apr 28, 2012, 12:47 PM

Apr 2012

If we're talking about a moderate or liberal church, say a Unitarian-Universalist church, hey, I'd have no problems.

If we're talking about a cultish fire-and-brimstone church that would have a bunch of triggers for her in their rituals, then the answer is no.

Of course, I say this as an atheist.

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Should Andrea Yates be allowed to go to church once a week? [View all] MoonRiver Apr 2012 OP

No, but they should let her be deprogrammed instead. yellerpup Apr 2012 #1

Yes, all of her delusions, leading to murder, were based on extreme religious views. MoonRiver Apr 2012 #2

Good points, all. yellerpup Apr 2012 #4

thankfully, it's cali Apr 2012 #6

Thankfully, yes. eom yellerpup Apr 2012 #20

only if her psychiatrist goes with her and halts it at the first suggestion... hlthe2b Apr 2012 #3

Agreed. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2012 #5

no JitterbugPerfume Apr 2012 #7

Also, I thought church services were offered in jail. MoonRiver Apr 2012 #9

I was wondering Meiko Apr 2012 #25

NO. Texasgal Apr 2012 #8

The woman was seriously mentally ill liberalhistorian Apr 2012 #43

I'm an atheist and I voted yes customerserviceguy Apr 2012 #10

She's not in prison. She's in the North Texas State Hospital. cali Apr 2012 #15

And the fundamental difference is? customerserviceguy Apr 2012 #17

She wants to attend church outside the institution. LisaL Apr 2012 #19

Ok, if that's the case, fuggetaboutit. n/t customerserviceguy Apr 2012 #21

Without more information, I'm unable to form an opinion on this. MineralMan Apr 2012 #11

Hell no!! LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #12

Sure, “hair of the dog” will fix her right up. frogmarch Apr 2012 #13

Which church? backscatter712 Apr 2012 #14

Exactly -- most Christian churches aren't Fundamentalist obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #34

Her now ex-husband should have been prosecuted along with her WolverineDG Apr 2012 #16

I so totally agree. liberalhistorian Apr 2012 #44

I would be OK with that as long as there are some conditions. She should be monitored and Arkansas Granny Apr 2012 #18

No. YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #22

Andrea Yates isn't a murderer obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #35

I know about her case. It happened while I was in college. We studied it. YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #40

If she earned that through her compliance libodem Apr 2012 #23

as long as all the others mentally ill killers are allowed to attend the weekly event of their Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #24

She should get life imprisonment in the deepest hole under the ground, no parole, no sunlight. Ever. Zalatix Apr 2012 #26

It wasn't bullshit. YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #27

that's like saying her husband caused cancer. cali Apr 2012 #29

It is possible to make insane people worse by ignoring the problem... YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #30

He also kept impregnating her and not letting her take her meds obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #38

He should be in prison as well. YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #41

"She was made insane by the patriarchal fundamentalism"? WTF?!!! Zalatix Apr 2012 #31

Wow, you really don't understand psychosis, do you? obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #37

I do understand the mentality behind finding the nearest MALE to turn into a scapegoat Zalatix Apr 2012 #46

Nope... YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #42

It would be difficult to find someone more clearly psychotic than Yates was cali Apr 2012 #28

You apparently only know the Nancy Grace version of her case obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #36

The REAL murderer is her husband? Ok that's too much crazy for me to deal with this morning. Zalatix Apr 2012 #47

So somewhere in Texas there's some fundamentalist church... mojitojoe Apr 2012 #32

I feel so sorry for Andrea Yates, and so much loathing for her ex husband obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #33

I would leave that up to her psychiatrist(s) etherealtruth Apr 2012 #39

In very humble opinion that's the wrong question SmileyRose Apr 2012 #45