Wolfman07's Blog

Religion should never be used as an excuse for child abuse or murder. I agree that these people should be in jail - not sitting at home with their other kids. From what I have heard neither parent still believes they did anything wrong. The mother thinks Satan was punishing her.

Even if they did not have the money a hospital will not turn away a patient. There is no excuse for what happened and hopefully both parents will have plenty of time to think about it while serving their jail sentances. I have said it before - I have no sympathy for them. My sympathies are for their poor daughter and their remaining children (who should not be with them).

"God gave us doctors to help us in the event illness would fall upon us."

Thank you!

For one... I heard early on when this story broke, they do NOT have an affilation with a church and neighbors and friends were saying they did not know them to be overtly religious people. And I know few Religions outside of Scientology and Jehova's wintesses that don't believe in medical intervention.

So I don't believe for one second this was about religion and the hope for religious intervention.

And for another thing... this reminds me of the story my Great Uncle who was a priest, told his congregation every Easter.

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There was a woman who lived alone in a 2 story house who loved god and always had faith in his works.

One day there was a massive storm that threatened floods.

A police officer pulled up and told her to grab what she needed and come with him to safetly.

She refused saying "The lord will protect me. I have faith in him."

After trying to coax her to come with him, the officer gave up and moved on to the next house.

The rains came and it did eventually start to flood. waters got so high they were up to her second story window. A boat came by with a fireman and he told her to hurry and get into the boat... her house would be taken over by water and she needed to evacuate.

But as before she told him... "The lord will protect me. He hears my prayers and he will save me."

Finally the water got so bad that her house collapsed, and she had to cling to the roof for dear life.

Just then a helicopter came by and lowered a ladder. a Resc

OK are you ready for this one? now in this world one thing that is missing is faith, now don't get me wrong I would haven taken my child to the doctor, but I can't knock the next persons faith. I comend the parents 100% and I really don't expect the world that created themselves to understand. Have you ever heard be careful what you ask for? That child's parents prayed to God for a complete healing without the aid of medicine, and He did just that, the girl is no longer sick or in pain, and never will be again. So this is a perfect proof that God do listen and answer our prayers. Now as to what should happen to the parents, its really not my call or yours. Who are we to judge someone's life? One thing you can be sure is that what ever happens is what God wants to happen, and I pray for there strength, and there faith to continue. Please if your faith is not where it need to be please don't put down the next person because there's is.

I think the whole "god will save us" argument is stupid.

If you can't use what God gave you, why should he lend you a helping hand?

Its like saying, I have faith in God, but I don't have faith in his plan or in his creations.

yes the child was saved, from the suffering at the hand of her parents, not from the suffering at a very treatable illness that God gave the means to treat.

he created the men and women who became doctors
Created the scientists who made the medicines
Created the earth that provided the medicines.

So you're saying God's work was useless, he should do everything for us? Well then let me just sit back and do nothing for myself.

I have faith God will go downstairs and get me a can of soda right now.

Come on.

After all, that wasnt money for her, but for me, and all those times growing up when I couldnt do things 'because there wasnt enough money' made me think how much that extra $17,000 a year might have really helped considering my fathers income was many times that of my mother's as a teacher. Its not about the parents rights... its about doing whats right to protect the kids. We do have laws like that that put religion second to faith and beliefs. We are supposed to be a secular nation after all, so allowing 'faith' to determine the legal outcome of this wouldnt be right. You kill someone, you pay the price... no matter what.

In my opinion anyone who's faith leads them to believe prayer will cure the sick is foolish. Now I am not saying don't pray for someone who is sick, just don't expect prayer alone will cure them. Who would follow a faith that preached against medical care? Talk about brainwashing people! Any individual in their right mind would have seen that this child would have gotten the proper medical attention. I read the article in the Journal/Sentinel yesterday and it was absolutely sickening that people could be so stupid. Their child couldn't walk, her legs were thin and blue, she fell off the toilet, she had labored breathing! The mother thought her daughter was under "spiritual attack"! Oh please, these people need a real dose of reality. I hope these parents spend a good portion of the 25 yrs. in jail!!!

wolfman, i am so glad you posted this blog. i agree with you 125%. in court, from what i gather i heard on fox6, is that they are charged with 1 count each 2nd degree murder. what i do not understand is this:: why in the hell did they get their 2 children back in the first place? when i heard that the kids were returned to them, i was SO pissed off. what if that would happen to them if they had a medical condition like the 11 year old had and they refuse medical treatment for those kids as well? i agree that prayer does not work alone. THEY SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THEIR DAUGHTER TO A STINKING DOCTOR AND GIVEN A SHOT TO SAVE HER LIFE FOR GOD SAKES! i truly believe in my heart that the parents of that kid should have the book thrown at them and be thrown in prison without the possibility of probation or parole. those kids should not have to suffer like their sister had to suffer. those kids should have been taken away from them completely. i truly believe that their parents killed their sister by not taking her to the doctor. as always, great job on the posting of this blog. thanks for letting me vent on this issue.

Its sounds crude and all, but maybe the parents should be shot in a semi-critical location, and when they ask for help, we can just tell them that they should pray harder so God will heal them. Maybe then they will get it.