http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:54:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25925/judge-denies-appeals-of-dale-and-leilani-neumann-in-prayer-death-convictions http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25925/judge-denies-appeals-of-dale-and-leilani-neumann-in-prayer-death-convictions#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:50:08 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25925 The Wisconsin parents convicted of second degree reckless homicide in the death of their daughter, Madeline Kara Neumann have lost their appeal for new trials.

Marathon County Judge Vincent Howard ruled this afternoon to deny the post-conviction motions of Dale and Leilani Neumann.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25925/judge-denies-appeals-of-dale-and-leilani-neumann-in-prayer-death-convictions/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25719/parents-convicted-in-faith-healing-death-of-daughter-seek-new-trial http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25719/parents-convicted-in-faith-healing-death-of-daughter-seek-new-trial#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:55:50 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25719 faith healing defense.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25719/parents-convicted-in-faith-healing-death-of-daughter-seek-new-trial/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/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 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23528/madeline-neumann-father-tria http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23528/madeline-neumann-father-tria#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:08:53 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23528 Dale Neumann, 47, is charged with second-degree reckless homicide in connection with the March 2008 death of his 11-year-old daughter, Madeline Kara Neumann.

A jury convicted the girl's mother, Leilani Neumann, of the same charge in May.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23528/madeline-neumann-father-tria/feed 0 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 0 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 0 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 0