http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:35:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23503/ava-worthington-faith-healing-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23503/ava-worthington-faith-healing-3#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:05:44 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23503 A couple charged with manslaughter claim they were within their constitutional rights when they decided to pray for their 15-month old daughter rather than take her to a doctor to treat her pneumonia.

But legal experts believe that Carl and Raylene Worthington will likely have a difficult time arguing freedom of religion over the state's duty to protect children from harm.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23503/ava-worthington-faith-healing-3/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23501/madeline-neumann-parents http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23501/madeline-neumann-parents#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:07:43 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23501 The mother convicted of reckless homicide for praying while her daughter became gravely ill and died of undiagnosed diabetes will be sentenced Oct. 6.

A Marathon County prosecutor is seeking an out-of-county jury to try Dale Neumann because of heavy media coverage during the faith-healing trial of his wife, Leilani Neumann. His trial on a second-degree reckless homicide charge has been scheduled to start July 23.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23501/madeline-neumann-parents/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23480/madeline-neumann-mother-convicted http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23480/madeline-neumann-mother-convicted#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 23:26:48 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23480 A jury deliberated about four hours before convicting Leilani Neumann, 41, of second-degree reckless homicide. She faces up to 25 years in prison.

Neumann's daughter, Madeline, died of untreated diabetes March 23, 2008, surrounded by people praying for her.

Dale Neumann, father of Madeline Kara Neumann, faces the same charge in a trial scheduled for July.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23480/madeline-neumann-mother-convicted/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23479/madeline-neumann-16 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23479/madeline-neumann-16#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 13:32:30 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23479 Just hours after her 11-year-old daughter died, Leilani Neumann told police she thought the child had suffered a spiritual attack and that the Lord would restore her to life.

When the police officer asked Neumann if she ever thought about taking Kara to a doctor, Neumann said she never thought Kara was that sick.

"It's not that I'm against doctors or medicine, but I just felt like, you know, my faith was being tested," Neumann said in the interview.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23479/madeline-neumann-16/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23478/madeline-neumann-faith-healing-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23478/madeline-neumann-faith-healing-3#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 13:21:04 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23478 Leilani Neumann, 41, is on trial for second-degree reckless homicide in her daughter Madeline’s death March 23, 2008, at the family’s rural Weston home.

Prosecutors called nine witnesses Tuesday, including former friends of the Neumann family, a diabetes specialist and an emergency room doctor to convince jurors that Leilani Neumann showed a reckless regard for her daughter's health by ignoring symptoms of her deteriorating condition. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23478/madeline-neumann-faith-healing-3/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23475/madeline-neumann-15 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23475/madeline-neumann-15#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 15:26:01 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23475 A woman who refused to seek medical attention for her dying daughter needed medical help herself after falling ill Saturday about 20 minutes into her trial on a second-degree reckless homicide charge.

"She is having a complete mental and emotional breakdown. It is clear she can't help in her defense," her attorney said at the time.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23475/madeline-neumann-15/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23467/madeline-neumann-14 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23467/madeline-neumann-14#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 13:53:39 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23467 Attorneys in the trial of a woman accused of praying for her daughter's recovery as the girl was dying are close to picking a jury for her weeklong trial.

Kara, as she was known, died on March 23, 2008. Prosecutors say Leilani and her husband, Dale, should have known they had a duty to take the girl to a doctor. Leilani's attorney, Gene Linehan, said the family practices faith-healing.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23467/madeline-neumann-14/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23457/faith-healing-death-trial http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23457/faith-healing-death-trial#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 15:54:40 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23457 Leilani Neumann and her husband, Dale, of the town of Weston, are charged with second-degree reckless homicide in connection with the death of their 11-year-old daughter, Madeline Kara Neumann. Kara, as she was known, died March 23, 2008, from an untreated form of diabetes after her parents chose to pray for her recovery rather than seek traditional medical help.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23457/faith-healing-death-trial/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23378/madeline-neumann-13 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23378/madeline-neumann-13#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:37:52 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23378 The mother of an 11-year-old girl who died when her parents reportedly chose to pray for her recovery rather than seek medical treatment can no longer afford an attorney, nine weeks before her scheduled trial.

Gene Linehan, the attorney for Leilani Neumann of Weston, said Friday that he used $12,000 in donations to cover his expenses and to pay investigators.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23378/madeline-neumann-13/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23294/one-world-church-fiji http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23294/one-world-church-fiji#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:16:10 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23294 Fiji police are investigating the death of a 17-year old boy in the premises of the One World Church.

She said police were treating the case as serious because they had received information that the members of the church had been against their members being taken to the hospital if they were sick.

Two earlier faith healing deaths have been associated with the sect.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23294/one-world-church-fiji/feed