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    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,342249,00.html


    This family allowed their 11 year old daughter to die by not taking her to a doctor and instead prayed.

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    Nothing fails like prayer.
    Here lies the body of Mary Lee; died at the age of a hundred and three. For fifteen years she kept her virginity; not a bad record for this vicinity.

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    Yep. Even Jesus aluded to the fact that the sick need a doctor. Luke 5:31

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    I honestly think this is a form of child abuse. I'm sorry if it violates your religion, but if your religion called for you to go out and kill three women and wear their skin as a suit for six months every fifth full moon, no one would allow that either.
    "Do not think that I came to bring peace... I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." - Matthew 10:34

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    Real good job their mom and dad. Let your little girl die because you just knew at the last moment Gawd was gonna lay his healing spirit upon her. Stupid Stupid Stupid. I hope like hell these people have not procreated since. Their kids are going to be sorely short on brains.

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    Praying for yourself, for strength to deal with tragedy, praying for comfort in hard times, praying for the well being of others, these are not the prays that fail. It is the prayers for healing that fail. This child was sick and getting progressively more sick for thirty days. There is no excuse for not taking her to a doctor after the first week. The net result of her parents actions should be considered criminal, while I know that they are suffering, not just for their loss but for their decisions as well, I believe they should be prosecuted for neglect, child endangerment, and some lesser degree of homicide. It is the responsibility of parents to protect and care for their children. These parents failed, miserably.

    As for God creating doctors, as an Atheist, I believe the doctors create themselves.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norman Paperman View Post
    Praying for yourself, for strength to deal with tragedy, praying for comfort in hard times, praying for the well being of others, these are not the prays that fail. It is the prayers for healing that fail. This child was sick and getting progressively more sick for thirty days. There is no excuse for not taking her to a doctor after the first week. The net result of her parents actions should be considered criminal, while I know that they are suffering, not just for their loss but for their decisions as well, I believe they should be prosecuted for neglect, child endangerment, and some lesser degree of homicide. It is the responsibility of parents to protect and care for their children. These parents failed, miserably.

    As for God creating doctors, as an Atheist, I believe the doctors create themselves.

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    The state should've taken her to get care. It was a failure of the state.
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    We could go into a long discussion about this and insert the differing religious beliefs (or lack thereof) but suffice it to say that I do believe in the power of prayer. I also believe God gave us a brain for a reason.......and said that when you're sick you need a doctor.

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    /Stossil mode on

    Proof that the reason Americans healthcare prices are so high is that they go to the doctor all the time for trivial things, because they know insurance will pay for it!

    /Stossil off
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    Studies have shown that when the sick KNOW they are being prayed for it seems to help but when the sick person has no idea that there is a group praying for them they don't fare any better or worse than the people that no one prays for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Desh View Post
    Well norm I hope you brough some crawfish and rum to our little carnival?
    I have the rum, but I've never been a fan of the mud bugs. And the carnival never stops.
    Here lies the body of Mary Lee; died at the age of a hundred and three. For fifteen years she kept her virginity; not a bad record for this vicinity.

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    This happens from time to time. Unfortunately religion can feed mental illness.
    There are also those children that the parents try and starve a devil out of their children , etc.

    We will always have a few of the witch burning types.

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