Live baby burial

[obob]

More proof that all religions are bonkers!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-1801640...

[funkyrobot]

More proof that people are very, very stupid.

[Marf]

Not sure you can hang this one on religion. As in China there is a huge cultural bias in India towards male children.

[sinizter]

Not entirely to do with religion

[TheHeretic]

We need to know who the fk this spiritual guru is. The killing of infant daughters is not new, and is because boys are prized more highly, (they can also lift, work in the fields, and so on, and so forth). Not sure it has anything to do with religion, per say, but it certainly helps when you have the blessing of whatever nutter you are involved with.

[onesickpuppy]

TheHeretic said:

We need to know who the fk this spiritual guru is. The killing of infant daughters is not new, and is because boys are prized more highly, (they can also lift, work in the fields, and so on, and so forth). Not sure it has anything to do with religion, per say, but it certainly helps when you have the blessing of whatever nutter you are involved with.

It is mainly because boys can attract a large dowry payment to the family, even though this practice was supposedly outlawed many years ago.

[obob]

Marf said:

Not sure you can hang this one on religion. As in China there is a huge cultural bias in India towards male children.

Erm......... the spiritual leader told them to do it.

[sinizter]

obob said:

Marf said:

Not sure you can hang this one on religion. As in China there is a huge cultural bias in India towards male children.

Erm......... the spiritual leader told them to do it.

That might have lost something in translation .... Or gained something.

Either way, it's not totally due to religion.

[Changedmyname]

Deluded,sick people.

[MX7]

'Spiritual' gurus in India have very little to do with religion in my opinion. They are just stoned idiots who will say anything to get some money from you.

[Marf]

obob said:

Marf said:

Not sure you can hang this one on religion. As in China there is a huge cultural bias in India towards male children.

Erm......... the spiritual leader told them to do it.

Erm......... I know, doesnt change the fact that it there is a cultural bias in India towards male children. Feel free to show me where in Hinduism that is stated.

[Pickled Piper]

There is a cultural bias towards males in India. In extreme cases it manifests itself as female infanticide. I would guess that this case is just one of many.

Good to see the authorities are taking action.

Many cases of female fetuses being aborted amongst Indians in the UK.

pp

[s1962a]

Pickled Piper said:

There is a cultural bias towards males in India. In extreme cases it manifests itself as female infanticide. I would guess that this case is just one of many.

Good to see the authorities are taking action.

Many cases of female fetuses being aborted amongst Indians in the UK.

pp

That is sickening.

Some more general information

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/abortion/medical/infanticide_1.shtml[/url

[MilnerR]

MX7 said:

'Spiritual' gurus in India have very little to do with religion in my opinion. They are just stoned idiots who will say anything to get some money from you.

Catholic Church has done alright out of that particular scam.....

[ady1320]

don't get me started

Edited by ady1320 on Friday 11th May 21:57

[Jasandjules]

MX7 said:

'Spiritual' gurus in India have very little to do with religion in my opinion. They are just stoned idiots who will say anything to get some money from you.

The idiot is the person who follows them.