• dirthawker0@lemmy.world
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    Not being married doesn’t make her less pregnant. What the hell do these people think they’re doing for a living – are they gonna take care of potential babies, or are they there to preach?

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      It’s about propagating the religion- the lives of the people are unimportant. The religion grows by enforcing a set of customs, and anyone who doesn’t comply is threatened with ostracism or violence

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          If they helped her medically, she could live and thrive while not conforming to their rules. They are afraid of other women under their thumb realizing the grass is greener and also pursuing such a nonconforming lifestyle. They know deep inside that their beliefs only are preserved through coercion