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Newborn baby Malachi, whose parents belong to a faith-healing sect that doesn’t believe in medical care, died of preventable and treatable conditions. Thirteen months later, their next newborn, Liam, died from the same things.

propublica.orgThese Children’s Deaths Were Preventable. Their Parents Prayed Instead of Seeking Medical Care.For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of tr...

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2 times, twice they put their trust in prayer to a magical power in the sky. This is their burden, one I wouldn’t wish on anyone. Religion is a cult, the world has lived by this cult. Faith and trust will set you free!

Wait, what was not Abraham who was willing to slaughter his son Issac because he heard heavenly voices commanding him? Parental murder is as old as Christianity itself. This latest tradgedy is not shocking; it's a psychotic devotion to legacy.

So why do these red states literally let parents kill their own children in the name of parents rights but disallow gender affirming care even when parents are demanding it? Thats just completely fucked up.

Because it is about power and control and their belief in that power and control over others. They are mini authoritarians wrapping themselves in whatever silly belief system is needed to effectuate that.

Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's... They should be held accountable for voluntary manslaughter. The children had rights as well. And the sect should be slapped for advocating medical treatments that it is incompetent to address and which kill innocents.

Corp Media doesn't give us "context". Nearly ALL Christian faith root is "God's Will" "God's Plan". For example ALL Christians made birth control a sin go to Hell because any type of birth control is same as abortion "Preventing God's Will". All medical treatments prevent "God's Will" thus a sin.

Ridiculous Idiot males I am a mother and know the effort it takes to make a baby. NO ONE is standing between me and a doctor or medicine that will help my baby LIVE. NO ONE

This is just church sanctioned child abuse and murder. Belief in an imaginary sky fairy should not be allowed to kill children by ignorance and superstition.

In 1991, people like this told me to: die to save the country money, i should have died to be with God, i was a disgusting sinner, don't swim with her she has a disease(local pool), daily hatred through my school years. Totally pro life,🙃🫪🙄

I'm afraid their wilful ignorance is a form of natural selection. My sympathy goes to their unfortunate baby; I hope his/her soul gets born to parents better able to appreciate the responsibility of giving birth.

Wild how this is allowed in a red state — two newborns dying from treatable conditions because their parents rejected medical care. Republicans scream about ‘abortion after birth,’ but this actually happened. Those babies needed a doctor, not faith. It should be considered murder.

How far does "religious freedom" extend? I mean, this is their religion of choice. Sad that their children died because of this choice, but it's their right under the Constitution to worship as they want.