Outrage Erupts As CBS Downplays Child Sacrifice As 'Cultural Practice'

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.

María Belén Méndez, 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.

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