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General Assembly Church of the First Born

A small Pentecostal denomination of sorts, consisting of a few dozen independent, loosely affiliated congregations throughout the USA.

These churches teach and practice unbiblical doctrines regarding faith healing, resulting in needless deaths. Theologically they should be considered cults of Christianity.

Monday August 15, 2005
General Assembly Church of the First Born:
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
General Assembly Church of the First Born:
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
General Assembly Church of the First Born:
2 convicted for failing to seek help before infant girl died said they'll obey court.

Friday June 10, 2005
General Assembly Church of the First Born:
The General Assembly and Church of the First Born is a sect with more than 300 years of history in the United States.

General Assembly Church of the First Born:
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
General Assembly Church of the First Born:
In churches of all types across Indiana, prayers for the sick and dying are offered up every week.

Friday May 13, 2005
General Assembly Church of the First Born:
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
General Assembly Church of the First Born:
Parents who favor faith over medicine charged in death of newborn daughter.

Sunday May 8, 2005
General Assembly Church of the First Born:
Jurors were asked if they believed in miracles.

General Assembly Church of the First Born:
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
General Assembly Church of the First Born:
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
General Assembly Church of the First Born:
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.

Tuesday July 6, 2004
General Assembly Church of the First Born:
Tom Nation preaches living without the help of hospitals or doctors.

Friday July 2, 2004
General Assembly Church of the First Born:
The parents of a baby girl who died of a treatable infection shortly after birth will face criminal charges for not seeking medical attention because of their religious beliefs.

Monday June 14, 2004
General Assembly Church of the First Born:
Grand Jury To Review Baby's Death Case

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