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Saturday February 11, 2012

Oregon faith healing couple charged in son’s death

Just one day after parents in Washington were charged in the faith healing death of the teenaged son, an Oregon couple belonging to the same church have been arrested in the faith healing death of their 16-year-old son.

They belong to a church is known for its unbiblical teachings beliefs regarding faith healing.

Friday February 10, 2012

Faith Healing • General Assembly CotFB • Gregory and Garnet JaLea Swezey • RNB's Religion News Blog:

Parents charged in faith-healing death of teenage son

Parents in Carlton, WA who police say unsuccessfully tried to faith-heal their son back to health have been charged with second-degree murder.

The charges against Gregory P. Swezey, 47, and Garnet JaLea Swezey, 45, in Okanogan County Superior Court come nearly three years after Zachery, 17, died of a burst appendix at their home on March 18, 2009.

Wednesday December 28, 2011

Faith Healing • General Assembly CotFB • RNB's Religion News Blog • Russel and Brandi Bellew:

Oregon Sheriffâ€™s Office investigating death of teen involved in faith healing church

An Oregon Sheriffâ€™s Office is investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy whose cause of death is unknown and whose family belongs to General Assembly and the Church of the First Born — a church that believes illnesses and injuries should be treated with prayer rather than medical care.

Monday August 15, 2005

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Couple Must Pay Daughter’s Medical Bill

INDIANAPOLIS -- A couple convicted of reckless homicide in their newborn daughter's death must pay the hospital bill for another daughter who was kept in intensive care for 75 days despite their religious objections, an appeals court ruled.

Saturday August 13, 2005

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Indiana Couple Sentenced in Baby’s Death

FRANKLIN, Ind. -- An Indiana couple who chose to pray over their dying newborn daughter rather than seek medical care for her were sentenced Friday to six years in prison for reckless homicide.

Saturday July 23, 2005

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Parents say they did nothing wrong

2 convicted for failing to seek help before infant girl died said they'll obey court.

Friday June 10, 2005

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Key tenets include trust in God to heal the sick, aversion to war

The General Assembly and Church of the First Born is a sect with more than 300 years of history in the United States.

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New baby death in faith-healing congregation

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. – Police are investigating the death of a premature baby whose parents belong to a church that preaches reliance on faith and prayer for healing.

Sunday May 15, 2005

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Franklin death among few in which faith fuels lack of care

In churches of all types across Indiana, prayers for the sick and dying are offered up every week.

Friday May 13, 2005

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Couple found guilty in baby daughter’s death

After deliberating for more than six hours, a jury decided two Johnson County parents committed a crime when they refused medical treatment and instead chose prayer to heal their sick newborn.

Tuesday May 10, 2005

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Couple’s trial puts religion, law at odds

Parents who favor faith over medicine charged in death of newborn daughter.

Sunday May 8, 2005

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Jury questions focus on personal freedoms

Jurors were asked if they believed in miracles.

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Infant-death trial starts Tuesday

The trial of a couple whose ailing newborn daughter died when they rejected medical treatment in favor of prayer may focus more on facts than faith.

Tuesday August 3, 2004

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Court dates set in case involving infant’s death

Surrounded by family and fellow church members, DeWayne and Maleta Schmidt made their first court appearance Monday in a case involving the death of their infant daughter.

Friday July 9, 2004

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Child’s death tests limits of religious freedoms

Maleta and Dewayne Schmidt and their 4-year-old daughter live in a tidy limestone bungalow on a narrow country road 20 miles south of Indianapolis in Johnson County. A pale pink Rose of Sharon bush in full bloom anchors the manicured lawn, which is surrounded by three thick walls of green corn.

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