http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23910/children-die-of-faith-healing http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23910/children-die-of-faith-healing#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:25:23 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23910 In the past 25 years, hundreds of children are believed to have died in the United States after faith-healing parents forbade medical attention to end their sickness or protect their lives.

In a nation founded on the free exercise of religion, the legal system struggles with parents who act both criminally and faithfully in the deaths of their children. This paradox has perplexed courts for centuries.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23910/children-die-of-faith-healing/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23889/lawrence-omambia http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23889/lawrence-omambia#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:50:06 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23889 Of course it isn't all that unusual for a pastor to claim healing powers. Witness the blow-dried televangelists of America and elsewhere, who often advertise their dramatic healing powers in infomercials.

But in western Kenya the belief in the supernatural is far deeper, and the line between Christianity and the occult is thin at best.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23889/lawrence-omambia/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23865/christian-science-healtcare-provision http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23865/christian-science-healtcare-provision#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:42:04 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23865 Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical expenses.

The measure would put Christian Science prayer treatments -- which substitute for or supplement medical treatments -- on the same footing as clinical medicine. While not mentioning the church by name, it would prohibit discrimination against "religious and spiritual healthcare."]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23865/christian-science-healtcare-provision/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23745/parents-in-faith-healing-death-sentenced-to-probation-30-days-jail http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23745/parents-in-faith-healing-death-sentenced-to-probation-30-days-jail#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:45:57 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23745 Convicted on second-degree reckless homicide charges in the faith-healing death of their daughter, the parents of Madeline Neumann today were sentenced today to probation.

Each parent will also serve 30 days in jail over the next six years.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23745/parents-in-faith-healing-death-sentenced-to-probation-30-days-jail/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23742/mandeline-neumann-parents-sentencing http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23742/mandeline-neumann-parents-sentencing#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:54:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23742 Dale and Leilani Neumann, convicted in the death of their daughter Madeline Neumann, will be sentenced on Tuesday.

The Neumanns face up to 25 years in prison on second-degree reckless homicide charges, after they withheld medical treatment from their daughter in favor of attempts at faith healing. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23742/mandeline-neumann-parents-sentencing/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23729/followers-of-christ-church-faith-healing-deaths http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23729/followers-of-christ-church-faith-healing-deaths#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:29:33 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23729 Detectives are investigating the death of an infant born over the weekend in Oregon. The child's parents are members of the Followers of Christ Church in Oregon City.

Over the years, that church has left a trail of dead children as many of its members have chosen faith healing over proper medical attention.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23729/followers-of-christ-church-faith-healing-deaths/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23685/madeline-neumann-parents-home-foreclosure http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23685/madeline-neumann-parents-home-foreclosure#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:53:21 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23685 U.S. Bank has filed foreclosure proceedings against Dale and Leilani Neumann in Marathon County Circuit Court, according to court records.

The Neumanns currently live in another home they own in the town of Weston.

The Neumanns were convicted of second-degree reckless homicide in separate trials this year in connection with the March 23, 2008 death of their 11-year-old daughter, Madeline Kara Neumann.

During the trials, the Neumanns said they chose to pray for the girl’s recovery from undiagnosed diabetes instead of seeking medical help. Both are scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 6.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23685/madeline-neumann-parents-home-foreclosure/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23684/ava-worthington-father-freed-from-jail http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23684/ava-worthington-father-freed-from-jail#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:03:33 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23684 A man who failed to provide medical care to his dying daughter in favor of attempts at faith healing has been freed from jail after serving six days short of two months.

Carl Worthington, who treated his dying 15-month-old daughter Ava with faith healing rather than taking her to a doctor, was convicted of second-degree criminal mistreatment.

Both he and his wife Raylene had originally been charged with charged with second-degree manslughter and criminal mistreatment.

The Worthington's are members of the Followers of Christ church -- theologically considered to be theologically a cult of Christianity that has left a trail of death children its wake.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23684/ava-worthington-father-freed-from-jail/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23540/madeline-neumann-father-guilty http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23540/madeline-neumann-father-guilty#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:51:04 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23540 A Wisconsin man accused of killing his 11-year-old daughter by praying instead of seeking medical care was found guilty Saturday of second- degree reckless homicide.

Neumann's 41-year-old wife, Leilani, was convicted on the same charge in the spring and is scheduled for sentencing Oct. 6. Both face up to 25 years in prison.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23540/madeline-neumann-father-guilty/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23535/dale-neumann-faith-healing-tria http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23535/dale-neumann-faith-healing-tria#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:50:42 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23535 A central Wisconsin father charged with reckless homicide for not taking his dying daughter to a doctor told police that he believed God would heal her and that he thought she was simply sleeping when she became unconscious.

His wife, convicted of the same charge in May, testified that calling a doctor "would have shown complete disobedience" to what she and her husband believe in.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23535/dale-neumann-faith-healing-tria/feed 0