A religious couple didn’t believe in medical care. They’re headed to prison
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I'm calling "BS".
How can it be "a familiar occurrence" with just a 1,000 members?
How many have babies? How many have infants that die?
This is such low quality reporting. Sad to see it on HN's.
> The Mitchells are the fifth set of parents from the Followers of Christ Church to face criminal charges after failing to secure medical attention for their children in the past nine years, according to the prosecutor.
> In 1998, the Oregonian reviewed the records of the 78 children buried in the Followers of Christ Church cemetery between 1955 to 1998. The newspaper’s analysis concluded 21 of the children could have been saved by modern medicine.
Dependence on Jesus Christ is primary. Secondarily after prayer, God gave humans skills to carry out compassionate healing. There's no spiritual conflict with using an emergency room and modern medical care. They are all an extension of God's grace on Earth.