http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:08:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26050/cult-members-sentenced-to-90-days-in-jail-probation-in-faith-healing-case http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26050/cult-members-sentenced-to-90-days-in-jail-probation-in-faith-healing-case#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:10:16 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26050 An Oregon City couple who treated their infant daughter with faith healing rather than take her to a doctor were sentenced today in Clackamas County circuit court to 90 days in jail and three years probation.

The Wylands are members of the Followers of Christ Church, theologically a cult of Christianity, whose extreme faith healing beliefs and practices have left a trail of dead children in its wake.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26050/cult-members-sentenced-to-90-days-in-jail-probation-in-faith-healing-case/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26016/timothy-rebecca-wyland-guilty-of-criminal-mistreatment-in-faith-healing-trial http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26016/timothy-rebecca-wyland-guilty-of-criminal-mistreatment-in-faith-healing-trial#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:17:41 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26016 A jury spent one hour deliberating Tuesday before unanimously finding an Oregon City couple guilty of felony criminal mistreatment for treating their infant daughter with faith-healing rather than taking her to a doctor.

The Wylands face up to five years in prison but are likely to receive probation and possibly some time in jail. They will be sentenced June 24. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26016/timothy-rebecca-wyland-guilty-of-criminal-mistreatment-in-faith-healing-trial/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26015/defense-rests-in-faith-healing-trial http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26015/defense-rests-in-faith-healing-trial#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:21:20 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26015 The defense rested today in the faith-healing trial of Timothy and Rebecca Wyland after bringing a doctor to the stand who praised the Wylands' compliance with court-ordered medical care for their infant daughter, Alayna.

The Wylands belong to the Followers of Christ church, which embraces faith healing and rejects medical care.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26015/defense-rests-in-faith-healing-trial/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26007/timothy-rebecca-wyland-family-members-defend-faith-healing-couple http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26007/timothy-rebecca-wyland-family-members-defend-faith-healing-couple#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:12:51 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26007 Family members of a faith-healing couple accused of neglecting their baby girl's medical needs defended them in court Thursday.

The Wylands are charged with first-degree criminal mistreatment for failing to provide medical care to Alayna, now 17 months old. State child-welfare workers took custody of the girl in July to treat the growth, called a hemangioma, that covered her left eye and spread into her eye socket. Doctors testified that the expanding mass was threatening her eyesight. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26007/timothy-rebecca-wyland-family-members-defend-faith-healing-couple/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26003/permanent-damage-feared-for-daughter-of-faith-healing-parents http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26003/permanent-damage-feared-for-daughter-of-faith-healing-parents#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:58:41 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26003 As the trial of two cult members accused of medical neglect of their daughter continues, a doctor testified the girl has permanent developmental damage to her eye and may require surgery.

Defense attorneys in turn argued that the parents are the victims of both religious discrimination and an overly aggressive bureaucracy that snatched heir daughter.

The Followers of Christ Church has left a trail of dead children in its wake.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26003/permanent-damage-feared-for-daughter-of-faith-healing-parents/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25981/followers-of-christ-faith-healing-trial http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25981/followers-of-christ-faith-healing-trial#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 14:34:06 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25981 Jury selection for two more members of the Followers of Christ Church is set to begin Tuesday, a day after the Oregon Senate passed a bill to crack down on faith-healing parents who don’t take their children to the doctor.

Tim and Rebecca Wyland are the third set of parents who belong to the Oregon City church who will stand trial for not getting their child medical attention. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25981/followers-of-christ-faith-healing-trial/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25718/couple-involved-in-faith-healing-case-fight-for-custody-of-daughter http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25718/couple-involved-in-faith-healing-case-fight-for-custody-of-daughter#comments Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:09:06 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25718 faith healing case, wants to regain custody of their daughter.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25718/couple-involved-in-faith-healing-case-fight-for-custody-of-daughter/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25234/state-wins-custody-rights-over-girl-in-oregon-city-faith-healing-case http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25234/state-wins-custody-rights-over-girl-in-oregon-city-faith-healing-case#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:23:13 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25234 Oregon's Department of Human Services on Tuesday won custody of a child who faced blindness in one eye after her parents treated her with prayer instead of seeking medical care.

The girl's parents, Timothy and Rebecca Wyland, face criminal charges for failing to provide adequate care.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25234/state-wins-custody-rights-over-girl-in-oregon-city-faith-healing-case/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25233/faith-healing-couple-gets-temporary-custody-ahead-of-trial http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25233/faith-healing-couple-gets-temporary-custody-ahead-of-trial#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:09:46 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25233 Timothy and Rebecca Wyland are accused of allowing a mass of blood vessels to grow over their daughter's eye, jeopardizing her vision.

The Wylands are members of the Followers of Christ church, which relies on faith-healing rituals to treat illness instead of medical care.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25233/faith-healing-couple-gets-temporary-custody-ahead-of-trial/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24912/faith-healing-parents-win-extended-in-home-visits-with-ailing-daughter http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24912/faith-healing-parents-win-extended-in-home-visits-with-ailing-daughter#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:09:47 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24912 The couple facing criminal charges for failing to provide adequate medical care to their infant daughter will be allowed extended visits at least five days a week with their child, who will remain in temporary state custody.

The Wylands are one of four couples from the same Oregon City congregation to be charged with failing to provide medical care to their child in a little more than a year. Members of the Followers of Christ Church rely on faith-healing rather than most forms of medical treatment.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24912/faith-healing-parents-win-extended-in-home-visits-with-ailing-daughter/feed 0