Recently, an article in the Huffington Post really pissed me off. It talked about how Christian missionaries are doing terrible things in India by…offering to pay for your kid’s life threatening illness.<\/p>\n
Wait what?<\/p>\n
Here’s the scenario. Your kid is terribly sick, but you can’t afford the treatment. A Christian missionary offers to help you by paying for the treatment if you convert to Christianity. This insidious offer, according to the author of the article is despicable and unfair. You know what I say?<\/p>\n
Show some fucking gratitude!<\/strong><\/p>\n Because here’s what happens if the missionary doesn’t<\/em> make that offer. Your kid dies. That’s it. I suppose, that is a preferable outcome<\/em> huh? I’m sure the author of the article can take great happiness in a child dying because the parent wasn’t able to garner the money to treat them.<\/p>\n How does having a choice<\/em> leave you worse off than you were before?<\/p>\n “Oh my god, there’s a terrible fate awaiting me! But wait…someone is offering me an alternative. I don’t have to take it, but screw them.<\/strong> Screw that person I say!”<\/em><\/p>\n If you as a person would rather a child die than give the parent the option<\/em> to change their religion and help treat them, then you need to evaluate your priorities. And more importantly, stop pretending to know what is good for other people. They are adults, and they can make up their own mind.<\/p>\n I don’t see the government<\/em> stepping in to help the parents do I? If they, or adherents of any other religion don’t like the idea of converting people in exchange for help, then let them offer their own aid.<\/p>\n Offer to help, or get out of the way.<\/strong><\/p>\n Having a choice is never a bad thing, and when someone\u00a0gives<\/em> you a choice, you should respond with a “Thank you” – whether you take the offer or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Don’t blame Christian missionaries for offering people a choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-philosophy","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n