No, it doesn't demean the suffering of the kids to call out religion as a direct source of harm. Religion has been rife with the abuse of children and what makes it worse it that it's often ignored under the guise of religious freedom or the religious organization had enough money to be above the law.

Nope, because it certainly says something about someone's character if they cheat after a marriage, especially a longterm marriage. If you want to bone someone other than your spouse then get a divorce or at least a separation. This should be especially true of conservatives who make a big deal about gob, "family…

Oh, no, another moral panic! Quick, everyone, clutch your pearls and scream, "What about the children!?"

Being bathed, reasonably groomed, and dressed in clothes that aren't complete rags should be enough. Is this the stuff asked of frats? Are they wearing spanks, suits/ties...do they have to dye their hair and take care of the roots? Are they plucking their eyebrows? How much of a time sink is all this stuff for…

Food poisoning isn't just a crappy time in the bathroom; it can kill people. You have no idea what sort of pre-exisitng medical issues the wedding guests had. Something like this can KILL someone. You and the chef are psychopaths to deliberately do this.

Except, if I remember correctly, the oxpeckers are mostly after blood. They will keep wounds open to feed off of the blood. It's sort of a symbiotic relationship, but one that's likely very annoying and painful for the hippo.

Yeah, that was the plan if she wanted to buy the dog. The guy abandoned the dog; she didn't decide to buy it. And she did have her kid to consider. Sure, she could have made a better choice, but what she didn't certainly doesn't seem to warrant the amount of hate she's receiving.

So, the answer was to take the dog on the train with her kid?

Oh, I'm so glad I misread that.

I'm a great believer in soaking stuff.

Hot corn syrup? Was something lost in translation or does that mean exactly what it sounds like it means?

You really think it works that way? That a random picture will prompt some stranger to track down the girl to kidnap her?

Of course her parents contributed to her suicide. She needed their empathy and support and instead found condemnation and rejection.

Humans are very bad at risk assessment and the media certainly plays a part in fueling hysterical fear. My favorites are the "moral panics" (think vodka tampons, "rainbow" parties and razor blades in halloween apples) that get plastered all over the media. BTW, media also includes local news stations who really seem…

Well, the world is much less violent than it once was. That should mean it's at least a bit less terrifying.

It seems more like the parents are blaming the kids for not learning a different lesson than the one they've been taught for years and the kids are now being punished for not magically changing into better people once their behavior had crossed some arbitrary boundary. The parents don't seem to be accepting their…

I sort of agree with Mak Fla. Did the kid agree to be put on display and filmed for TV? It is possible to think that it's both crass exploitation and be happy for a girl who got her puppy. As a kid I wasn't into being in the spotlight; not all kids are thrilled with the idea of being on tv.

I'm short and usually my feet don't reach flat on the ground when I sit in chairs. So, I often sit like that. I'm sitting like that right now in my office chair because even my own desk isn't sized right for my height.

Because men acting out with violence after being rejected has no precedent?

You're a shitty person, but not quite as shitty as the person actively cheating. How about that?