Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Turkish Sociologist Fehmi Kaya Apologises For Suggesting Link Between Atheism And Autism

Turkish Sociologist Fehmi Kaya Apologises For Suggesting Link Between Atheism And Autism

The Huffington Post UK | By Jessica Elgot Posted: 30/04/2013 12:58 BST | Updated: 30/04/2013 12:58 BST

The head of an autism association in Turkey has apologised for suggesting that autistic people were natural atheists, and that atheism could be a form of autism.

Sociologist Fehmi Kaya, head of the Health and Education Associations for Autistic Children, was reported in numerous Turkish media outlets as saying autistic children were “atheists due to a lack of a section for faith in their brains.”

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