Comments on: Faith-Based Homicide

By: Friendly Atheist » Bye Bye, Neumanns

Friendly Atheist » Bye Bye, Neumanns — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:33:42 +0000

[...] the parents who refused to give their 11-year-old daughter the medical attention she needed for her ketoacidosis? Instead they opted to pray for her healing? Then she [...]

By: FLDS Polygamy: Good solutions? Bad solutions? | Main Street Plaza

FLDS Polygamy: Good solutions? Bad solutions? | Main Street Plaza — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:11:21 +0000

[...] some legitimate claim of unfair treatment. Take a recent case in Wisconsin where a child died of a curable disease because the parents decided to pray instead of taking the child to a doctor. The only reason the [...]

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:01:32 +0000

Christ Himself had no problem with the sick going to a physician.

Matthew 9:12 When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.” New Living Translation

Christ was using this analogy to make another point, but the fact remains that His statement is a testament to His approval to seeking medical help.

The act committed by this couple is inexcusable and reprehensible.
They should be tried for murder.

Disclosure – I am a Christian

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:56:31 +0000

The mother believes the girl could still be resurrected, the police chief said.

That quote there says it all. This is not just Christianity, it’s full-on insane.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:31:41 +0000

They basically sacrificed their child to their God as an offering. They actually did what they probably heard over and over in church. Put God first. So they were merely being good Christians and following church teachings. Too bad their parents weren’t also good Christians.

By: Richard Wade

Richard Wade — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:06:16 +0000

I wonder if these parents will pray and pray when they get a really bad toothache or just sneak off to a dentist.

By: julie marie

julie marie — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:18:50 +0000

I really don’t understand this. Not with your kids. There is nothing in my life more important to me than my son. To let him suffer AT ALL when there is an alternative–its unthinkable.

The Ridger, I agree with you – this belief system makes God into a monster. Its absolutely tragic. Abuse? I don’t know enough about the law to speak on that, but definitely neglecting parental duties. Their other children need complete physicals and close supervision, if they haven’t already been taken into protective custody. These parents belief system has rendered them incompetent.

I’m still reeling from this. I’ve worked in health care for 15 years now, and the only similar thing I’ve dealt with is the Christian Scientists–which is frustrating enough. But to die from a simple infection, or undiagnosed diabetes…I just can’t believe it.

By: The Ridger

The Ridger — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:55:27 +0000

You know, I just love these people who say “apparently they didn’t have enough faith” so God killed … them? No, their child. Is the guy who kills your family if you don’t do what he says, fast enough and well enough, EVER the good guy?

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:40:19 +0000

I have a fantasy about beating these parents with a baseball bat and then let them pray to heal. Sorry.

By: Jim RL

Jim RL — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:55:36 +0000

They did take the other kids. Linky

WAUSAU, Wis. - Three siblings of a Weston girl who died from untreated diabetes as her parents prayed for healing instead of taking her to a doctor have been removed from the home to stay with other relatives, police said Friday.