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	<title>Religion News Blog &#187; Ariel Ben Sherman</title>
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		<title>Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals to hear faith healing case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Ariel Ben Sherman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Faith Healing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23154"><img src="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/graphicspics/Jacqueline Crank Ariel Ben Sherman.jpg" alt="Virgin Mary" width="90" height="90" border="0" style="float:left;padding-right:5px;" title="/Jacqueline Crank and Ariel Ben Sherman"></a> More than six years after 15-year-old Jessica Crank <a href="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/889/ill-teen-at-center-of-legal-dispute-buried-in-loudon">died</a> from cancer after failed attempts at faith healing, her mother Jacqueline is testifying about making that choice as a matter of religious conviction.<br /><br />Crank now faces a misdemeanor neglect charge in the death of her daughter, after years of legal wrangling that has seen the charges move up and down the appeals process but never to trial. <span style="color: red;font-family:tahoma;font-weight:normal;font-size:x-small;">[video]</span>]]></description>
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		<title>Tennessee Supreme Court to hear appeal from alleged cult leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of an alleged cult leader whose teenage follower died from cancer after her mother heeded his advice to rely on prayer rather than medicine.]]></description>
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		<title>Woman wants to use Bible in trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mother accused of child abuse for using prayer instead of medicine to heal dying daughter

A woman accused of child abuse for turning to prayer instead of medicine to try to save her dying daughter wants to use the Bible as part of her defense.
In a controversial motion filed by defense attorney Gregory P. Isaacs, Jacqueline [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Couple plead innocent in child abuse death case</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2003 12:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knoxnews.com, Apr. 22, 2003
http://www.knoxnews.com/
LOUDON &#8211; A couple pleaded innocent Monday to misdemeanor child abuse charges in the death of a 15-year-old Loudon County girl who died of cancer last year.
Trial for Jacqueline P. Crank, 42, and Ariel Ben Sherman, 74, was set for Jan. 27 in Loudon County Criminal Court. They are free on bond. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Couple face more charges in girl&#8217;s death</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2003 01:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KnoxNews.com, Apr. 17, 2003
http://www.knoxnews.com/
By JAMIE SATTERFIELD AND RANDY KENNER
A couple who faced felony child abuse charges last year in connection with the death of a 15-year-old Loudon County girl now have been indicted on misdemeanor charges in the case.
A Loudon County grand jury indicted Jacqueline P. Crank, 42, and Ariel Ben Sherman, 74, on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jacqueline Crank Indicted on Child Abuse Charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2003 01:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WATE, Apr. 16, 2003
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LOUDON COUNTY (WATE) &#8212; A woman accused of not seeking medical help for her dying daughter is again facing charges.
A Loudon County grand jury Wednesday indicted Jaqueline Crank on misdemeanor child abuse and misdemeanor child neglect.
Crank&#8217;s daughter, Jessica, died of cancer in September 2002.
The grand jury also indicted Ariel Ben Sherman on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother Charged With Child Abuse After Choosing Prayer Over Medical Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2002 10:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WKRN, Sep. 18, 2002
http://www.wkrn.com/
An East Tennessee woman is charged with child abuse for allegedly choosing prayer over medical care to treat her daughter&#8217;s cancer. The mother could soon be facing a homicide charge as well. 
15-year-old Jessica Crank died of cancer last Sunday. Her mother now faces the possibility of years in prison because of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith healers call on God to revive dead teen at her funeral</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2002 10:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sep. 19, 2002
http://www.knoxnews.com/
By Jamie Satterfield, News-Sentinel staff writer
LOUDON &#8211; Members of a religious group who believed prayer would heal a terminally ill teenager called on God to raise the girl from the dead Wednesday.
That didn&#8217;t happen, and Jessica Lynn Crank, 15, was laid to rest in a Loudon County cemetery.
Even as Jessica was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ill teen at center of legal dispute buried in Loudon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2002 10:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sep. 18, 2002
http://www.knoxnews.com/
By Jamie Satterfield, News-Sentinel staff writer
LOUDON – A Loudon County teenager whose mother is accused of failing to get the girl medical treatment and instead relying on prayer to heal her was buried today after a brief funeral service.
Jessica Lynn Crank, 15, died early Sunday morning from a rare form of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No deposition for dying girl</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2002 15:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loudon County News-Herald, Sep. 2, 2002
http://www.loudon.xtn.net/
By: Jeff Farrell
A Loudon County judge on Wednesday rejected defense attorneys’ plea to preserve the words of a dying girl whose mother and minister are accused of failing to provide medical care for her illness. 
Defense attorneys representing Jacqueline Crank and Ariel Ben Sherman said the girl’s testimony could be [...]]]></description>
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