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CBS News is facing backlash for a bizarre attempt to downplay the horrors
of ancient child sacrifice, suggesting that the ritual killings practiced
by pre-Columbian civilizations were �not violent� but rather a means of �connecting with celestial bodies.� In a shocking display of moral
relativism, the outlet framed the gruesome act of child sacrifice not as
the barbarism it clearly was but as a �culturally significant� practice�sparking outrage from critics who say this is just the latest
example of the corporate media bending over backward to excuse evil in the
name of academic spin.
In a recent discovery, archeologists found an altar in what they assume belonged to the Teotihuacan people, who lived in the city-state of Tikal between 100 B.C. and 750 A.D. One of the archeologists explained that,
after some research, the Teotihuacan altar was used to commit human sacrifices��especially of children.� Lorena Paiz, who led the discovery,
said they found the remains of three young children.
�The remains of three children not older than four years were found on
three sides of the altar,� Paiz said.
�The Teotihuacan were traders who traveled all over the country
(Guatemala)," Paiz added. "The Teotihuacan residential complexes were
houses with rooms and in the center altars; that's what the residence that
was found is like, with an altar with the figure representing the Storm Goddess.�
One might expect a straightforward, non-partisan report from a major news outlet�but you'd be mistaken. The CBS News article quickly veered off
course, defending the violent ritual of child sacrifice, downplaying it as merely a cultural practice of the tribe rather than condemning it for its brutality.
Mar�a Bel�n M�ndez, an archaeologist who was not involved with the
project, said the discovery confirms �that there has been an
interconnection between both cultures and what their relationships with
their gods and celestial bodies was like.�
�We see how the issue of sacrifice exists in both cultures. It was a
practice; it�s not that they were violent, it was their way of connecting
with the celestial bodies,� she said.
The outlet specifically sought out an archaeologist�who had no involvement
in the discovery�just to push its left-wing narrative and provide a
misleading justification for the barbaric practice.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/04/14/cbs-news-take-on- child-sacrifice-altar-found-in-guatemala-n2655501
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