Trial for faith-healing parents set to begin

http://www.katu.com/news/local/122479239.html

Note: Some may find the photograph of 18-month-old Alayna Wyland difficult to look at. I won't post it, but it's at the bottom of the link.



Fortunately, the Oregon Legislature just today saw fit to pass a measure that outlaws legal protection for parents who rely on faith healing instead of seeking medical care for their children, more here: http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/05/oregon_senate_votes_to_end_fai.html

Some of these church members just let their kids die rather than take their kids to the doctor. An investigation by The Oregonian claimed that at least 21 out of 78 minors found to be buried in the church cemetery died of preventable causes, including simple infections which would be easily treated with routine antibiotics, more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Followers_of_Christ

It's so sad there are people who would deny life-saving health care to their own innocent kids because of their crazy beliefs. This is madness.

After all, if the parents rely on faith-healing and the child still dies, it's all part of "God's will". Since God works in mysterious ways, who are we to judge him?

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I doubt they would respect my point of view on that.

I'm thinking Jesus would not want children to die of neglect.

I hear ya.

I mean, he did torture and kill his only son to gain the self-esteem necessary to forgive the rest of us for being exactly what he created in the first place.

that, apparently, any sort of religious belief should be immune from mocking or even critical analysis.. witness the temper tantrums over the rapture threads.

I get a little tired of the 'poor, persecuted, picked on religious believer' shtick.

My opinion is that if your religion prevents you from doing your job as a parent (i.e. taking care of your kid) then you shouldn't be a parent. If your religion (or anything else) prevents you from doing your job as a pharmacist (i.e. filling birth control prescriptions, etc.) you shouldn't be a pharmacist. And you can believe whatever ludicrous crap you want, but you can't demand other people not make fun of it.

I suspect you agree on most or all of that, it isn't aimed at you specifically-- I'm just ranting.

the way Oregon does.

And I hope they have a lot of time in jail to reconsider it.

"Trial for faith-healing parents set to begin"

I don't see any faith-healing here. I see child abuse.