I had a conversation with regards to faith healing a few hours ago.
and would like to share a video, from Derren Brown
but first.. let's have the following article up front..
and if you would like the front view of the baby's face,
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http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2010/07/post_2.html
The Wylands' 7-month-old daughter, Alayna, was placed in state custody earlier this month after child-welfare workers received a tip about the untreated and ballooning growth. Doctors said that the condition could cause permanent damage or loss of vision.
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Marjoe also came to mind. You can find The Story of Marjoe on youtube.
It is a 1972 documentary.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjoe_Gortner-----------------------------------------------
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/undergod/2009/05/faith_healing_or_spiritual_abuse.html?hpid=talkbox1A Wisconsin mother who believes in "divine healing" is on trial, charged with second-degree murder for allowing her 11-year-old daughter Madeline to die of untreated diabetes. According to published reports, Leilani Neumann called the founder of an apocalyptic religious web site instead of a doctor the night before her child died.
Meanwhile, a Minnesota mother and her cancer-stricken 13-year-old son Daniel have gone into hiding, trying to evade court-ordered chemotherapy which the boy says conflicts with his stated preference for "natural healing" methods favored by a Missouri-based religious group.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/01/usa.religionTwo followers of a fundamentalist Christian church that favours faith healing over conventional medicine are to be prosecuted for manslaughter after their daughter died of a treatable infection.
Carl and Raylene Worthington were indicted by a grand jury in Oregon's Clackamas county following the death of their 15-month-old daughter Ava in March.
The toddler died of bronchial pneumonia and a blood infection, according to the state medical examiner's office - both conditions that could have been treated with antibiotics.
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Oregon couple convicted in faith-healing trial
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/29/national/main20113653.shtmlA couple who prayed and rubbed olive oil on their sick infant rather than seek medical care for the dying boy was convicted Thursday of manslaughter, becoming the latest members of an Oregon faith-healing church to be blamed in their child's death.
