When I read about another case of a child’s death because the parents relied on prayer instead of seeking medical attention, my blood boils. We CAN do something about that, If we all get together, so please read the whole post. It is a sign of progress that in some States the parents are charged with manslaughter or murder, such as Travis and Wenona Rossiter belonging to the Church of the First Born. The church rejects modern medicine, believing that those who are sick should be prayed over and anointed with oil. (James 5:14: Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord”).
Charging the parent is a start but that does not get at the root of the problem and is not enough of a deterrent to prevent reoccurrence. The main culprits are those religious leaders who preach these practices. They should be charged as accessories to these crimes. It is high time that “freedom of religion” as interpreted by some courts, not to include the “freedom” to advocate what amounts to criminal behavior in our society.
In another post “Main Skeptic” wrote: Some religions can be completely corrupt, and even deadly, and the government won't hold them accountable. The IRS even had a policy, up until recently, that it wouldn't investigate complaints about churches. The Ninth District court decided a couple of years ago that human trafficking by the Church of Scientology was a protected sacrament”. Imagine that in some future case that Sharia Law was argued to be also a “protected sacrament” in the case of stoning to death an unfaithful woman.
We must try to persuade our judicial system to pass laws that make it illegal to advocate practices that endanger one’s health and can lead to severe consequences, including death. This would discourage religious leaders and politicians to advocating practices such as prayers, withholding blood transfusions, and even alternative unproven medicines. Faith Healers should also be prevented from practicing unless they can pass a rigorous neutral examination of their “powers” by documenting the medical condition of a person before and after the “cure” for a suitable length for time to check the effectiveness of their “treatment”. Psychics should similarly be tested before being licensed to practice and if not licensed should be charged to prevent exploiting the gullible.
To get back to the death of children because of the withholding proper medical procedures that could have prevented such tragedies, we must start to demand that anyone, including politicians, who advocate these practices are criminally charged as accessories. We MUST especially save the lives of the children where the decision is made by their caregivers.
What can we do? We have nearly 10,000 members in this group. I don’t know if all of you get this post or agree with it, but if you do, “LIKE” and “SHARE” it, right now, with all your friends of any persuasion, it could snowball into a surge of public opinion and that could bring about a change in the attitude of law makers to tighten up the Laws to minimize future occurrences. If it saves one future life it will have been worth it. Please let’s start now!
Charging the parent is a start but that does not get at the root of the problem and is not enough of a deterrent to prevent reoccurrence. The main culprits are those religious leaders who preach these practices. They should be charged as accessories to these crimes. It is high time that “freedom of religion” as interpreted by some courts, not to include the “freedom” to advocate what amounts to criminal behavior in our society.
In another post “Main Skeptic” wrote: Some religions can be completely corrupt, and even deadly, and the government won't hold them accountable. The IRS even had a policy, up until recently, that it wouldn't investigate complaints about churches. The Ninth District court decided a couple of years ago that human trafficking by the Church of Scientology was a protected sacrament”. Imagine that in some future case that Sharia Law was argued to be also a “protected sacrament” in the case of stoning to death an unfaithful woman.
We must try to persuade our judicial system to pass laws that make it illegal to advocate practices that endanger one’s health and can lead to severe consequences, including death. This would discourage religious leaders and politicians to advocating practices such as prayers, withholding blood transfusions, and even alternative unproven medicines. Faith Healers should also be prevented from practicing unless they can pass a rigorous neutral examination of their “powers” by documenting the medical condition of a person before and after the “cure” for a suitable length for time to check the effectiveness of their “treatment”. Psychics should similarly be tested before being licensed to practice and if not licensed should be charged to prevent exploiting the gullible.
To get back to the death of children because of the withholding proper medical procedures that could have prevented such tragedies, we must start to demand that anyone, including politicians, who advocate these practices are criminally charged as accessories. We MUST especially save the lives of the children where the decision is made by their caregivers.
What can we do? We have nearly 10,000 members in this group. I don’t know if all of you get this post or agree with it, but if you do, “LIKE” and “SHARE” it, right now, with all your friends of any persuasion, it could snowball into a surge of public opinion and that could bring about a change in the attitude of law makers to tighten up the Laws to minimize future occurrences. If it saves one future life it will have been worth it. Please let’s start now!
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