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The Internet Is My Religion. Should Families That Believe in Faith Healing Be Prosecuted When Their Children Die? - Culture. Herbert and Catherine Schaible of Pennsylvania’s First Century Gospel Church were given 10 years of probation yesterday for praying for their two-year-old son’s health instead of taking him to a doctor. The child, Kent, who was sick for two weeks prior to dying in 2009, ended up passing of pneumonia. “We tried to fight the devil,” the couple told their arresting officers, “but in the end the devil won.” The Schaibles are now free to go home to their seven remaining children, with the one caveat that they regularly take the kids to the doctor for checkups.
Last year, Jeff and Marci Beagley were convicted of criminally negligent homicide for not seeking out medical attention for their teenage son, Neil, who died from a congenital urinary tract blockage. In 1991, nobody from First Century Gospel Church was prosecuted for failing to give measles vaccinations to the congregation’s children, a decision that resulted in eight of the kids dying from an outbreak of the illness. Pharyngula. Index - Welcome. Friendly Atheist.
Alberta Officials Reject Proposed Catholic Sex Ed Lessons That “Deny Science” Alberta officials deserve praise for this strong stance against harmful misinformation. Read more Gordon Klingenschmitt: “The Church Should Take Over the Government” Gordon Klingenschmitt, the former Colorado State Rep. who eventually lost his seat in part because of his theocratic fantasies, is at it again. Read more Duck Dynasty Dad Wrongly Says Crime and Murder Rates Soar in Areas Without God Phil Robertson shows us that saying you’re religious means you can lie about anything. Linda Harvey: My Childhood Ouija Board Saved Me From Homosexual Halloween This Christian activist knew Halloween was evil when she was 14 and an Ouija board told her all about it. Alt Med Advocates Are Wrong to Say Doctors Don’t Treat the Whole Patient Modern medicine isn’t perfect.
Atheists Sue TX School Officials for Harassing Student Who Sat During Pledge. The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com.