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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOregon couple who chose prayer over doctors will go to prison for child’s death
http://deadstate.org/oregon-couple-who-chose-prayer-over-doctors-will-go-to-prison-for-childs-death/Dale and Shannon Hickman dont believe in doctors. Because of this religious conviction, set forth by the cult the couple belongs to, Oregon Citys Followers of Christ Church, the Hickmans let their premature infant die after being being born at home rather than seek medical help. As a result of this decision, the couple was convicted of manslaughter in 2011.
The child, named David Hickman, weighed just 3 lbs, 7 ounces at birth. His tragically short life was only 9 hours long. According to reports, the Hickmans went to Shannons mother for help when she began having contractions more than two months prior to her due date. The couple says they didnt notice anything was wrong with the baby until just minutes prior to his death a claim which an expert on this subject has called a lie. Instead of calling a hospital like most rational people, they prayed over the dying baby and anointed his head with oil.
Both halves of the Hickman couple will spend a minimum of 6 years and 3 months in prison for their actions, which is light, considering the fact that their child lost his life over their idiotic beliefs. The judge in the case, Robert Herndon, called one of the cults midwives one of the most dangerous people in Oregon.
Apparently, this cult is not just in one small congregation in Oregon, either. They have outfits operating in Idaho, Oklahoma, and California. The Idaho branch of the cult has suffered a string of easily preventable deaths as well. The same is true of a similar faith healing cult called General Assembly Church of the First Born.
The child, named David Hickman, weighed just 3 lbs, 7 ounces at birth. His tragically short life was only 9 hours long. According to reports, the Hickmans went to Shannons mother for help when she began having contractions more than two months prior to her due date. The couple says they didnt notice anything was wrong with the baby until just minutes prior to his death a claim which an expert on this subject has called a lie. Instead of calling a hospital like most rational people, they prayed over the dying baby and anointed his head with oil.
Both halves of the Hickman couple will spend a minimum of 6 years and 3 months in prison for their actions, which is light, considering the fact that their child lost his life over their idiotic beliefs. The judge in the case, Robert Herndon, called one of the cults midwives one of the most dangerous people in Oregon.
Apparently, this cult is not just in one small congregation in Oregon, either. They have outfits operating in Idaho, Oklahoma, and California. The Idaho branch of the cult has suffered a string of easily preventable deaths as well. The same is true of a similar faith healing cult called General Assembly Church of the First Born.
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Oregon couple who chose prayer over doctors will go to prison for child’s death (Original Post)
KamaAina
Oct 2015
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haikugal
(6,476 posts)1. People are nuts....scary nuts.
olddots
(10,237 posts)2. have the baby
just kill it later because its a religious freedumb .