It appears that all sorts of people are responsible for the MRSA (Methicillin
Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) Superbug, but
two professors in microbiology at the University of Miami, J.K. Bhattacharjee
and G.R. Janssen, believe creationists (commonly referred to as Christians)
deserve an extra shout-out...
| As more antibiotics are demanded by the public
(including creationists, who might refuse to accept mutation and selection
as driving forces for evolution) and prescribed by physicians, more
bacteria are exposed to antibiotics and selected for resistance to the drugs.
Thus everyone, including patients, physicians and drug companies, is contributing
to this man-made evolutionary event, with hospitals serving as the primary
incubators for the generation and propagation of drug-resistant bacteria. |
Hmmm...I'm no scientist, but I'm guessing that vaccines are to viruses what
antibiotics are to bacteria, correct?
Yes.
The World Health Organization picks three strains
to create its yearly flu vaccination. But this year, two of the three strains
mutated, so the flu shot will only protect you against one of the strains.
"That means that the virus can mutate and become resistant to whatever vaccines
we have available," said Dr. Travis Brownell. |
No,
really...
September news reports about Prevnar, a vaccine
developed to protect against pneumonia in children, along with the overuse
of antibiotics, was "having the unfortunate effect of promoting new superbugs
that cause ear infections" that are resistant to all antibiotic drugs approved
for children...
While physicians warn the public about the over use of antibiotics, it is
the physicians themselves that over-prescribed these antibiotics for every
ailment under the sun. And like antibiotics, every time a new vaccine was
developed, it quickly found its way onto the immunization schedule along
with the recommended booster shots. We are now reaping the unintended consequences
of the overuse of these medical interventions. Instead of being healthier,
we have a nation of very sick children. |
So why are parents of public school children in Prince George's County, Maryland
being threatened
with jail time because they've refused to have their children vaccinated?
UPPER MARLBORO, Md., Nov. 17 — Hundreds of parents,
who had been warned that they might face fines and jail time unless they
had their children immunized, brought their children to a courthouse here
Saturday for the vaccinations.
The families appeared at the request of Judge C. Philip Nichols Jr. of Prince
George’s County Circuit Court, who is in charge of juvenile issues. Judge
Nichols had sent letters this week to the homes of more than 800 households
with children in public schools, strongly recommending that the children
be immunized Saturday at the courthouse, where health department workers
had set up tables to process paperwork and give shots, or that parents prove
that the children had already been immunized in accordance with state law.
|
It's a good thing Profs. Bhattacharjee and Janssen don't live in Prince George's
County. If they did, and had school-age children, they'd be forced, by law,
to "refuse to accept mutation and selection as driving forces for evolution"
(have their children vaccinated) - or, go to jail.
By the way, why aren't Profs. Bhattacharjee and Janssen coming to the defense
of these parents in Maryland, even if some of them are probably Christians?
At least they're trying to do the right thing, correct?
No.
Although exemptions are allowed on medical and religious grounds, public health
officials (and, more than likely, a few pharmaceutical companies) support government-mandated
vaccinations (up to five shots per child, per roundup) claiming such measures
are necessary in order to ensure public health safety.
Jeez, the way men of science (and reason) can speak mumbo-jumbo out of both
sides of their mouths simultaneously, Christians can't win for losing.
Speaking of religion, Circuit
Court Judge C. Philip Nichols had this to say about the scene at the courthouse-turned-mandatory-immunization-center
on Saturday:
“It’s cute. It looks like their parents are dragging them to church.”
So many ironies, so little time to appreciate them all...