tubaloth Posted October 8, 2009 Report Posted October 8, 2009 Faith-Healing Parents Given Jail Sentence - CBS News Heard something about this on the radio. Parents prayed for this daughter to be healed, she ended up dying. Quote
Guest Godless Posted October 8, 2009 Report Posted October 8, 2009 Reminds me of a joke I once heard. A man is stranded on his rooftop during a severe rainstorm. Floodwaters are rising. The man starts praying. A rescue helicopter flies by. The rescue team offers him help. The man replies, "No thanks, God will get me out of this". The man continues to pray. The water continues to rise. A second helicopter flies by. The man tells them the same thing and continues to pray. The water continues to rise. A man in a rowboat passes by just as the praying man is about to be buried in water. He offers help, but gets the same reply as the helicopter crews. "No thanks, God will get me out of this." The man continues to pray, and drowns shortly afterward. Upon his arrival to heaven, the man is given a special audience with God as a reward for his faithfulness. The man tells God, "You know I love you with all of my heart, and I will always be your humble servant, but why did you allow me to drown? I just don't get it". God replies, "I don't get it either. I sent you two helicopters and a rowboat." Quote
Hemidakota Posted October 8, 2009 Report Posted October 8, 2009 Faith-Healing Parents Given Jail Sentence - CBS News Heard something about this on the radio. Parents prayed for this daughter to be healed, she ended up dying. Without being there in person, I would ask if the parents know how to listen to the promptings of the Spirit. I can only suspect, the Spirit may have prompted them to take her to the doctor and allow for medical care.Even in our own church, only in rare cases where priesthood holders are sealed by the Holy Ghost of Promise with the ‘honor’ [power] of GOD and allowed to correct or heal a physical medical issue or resurrecting a dead member. I would assume, there would be an appeal to the case to a higher court over this dilemma. Quote
Guest Alana Posted October 8, 2009 Report Posted October 8, 2009 I was impressed with the sentencing. The parents will each serve one month a year for six years. Plus they will be on parole and a nurse will come visit their underage kids every 3 months. This way the parents can still be there for their children who still are at home but also have some time to think about what has happened. Quote
not_ashamed Posted October 8, 2009 Report Posted October 8, 2009 I think Faith is a great thing, I also think Heavenly father has given us all common sense as well as blessed us with those who have the knowledge to heal us. I fully believe he expects us to take our children to doctors and keep them safe from harm. Quote
Gwen Posted October 8, 2009 Report Posted October 8, 2009 i too was impressed with the judge's creativity in the sentencing. Quote
ADoyle90815 Posted October 8, 2009 Report Posted October 8, 2009 I love the creativity of that judge's sentencing. I believe in the power of prayer, but I also believe that it works far better when combined with modern medicine, as that is also from God. It's God's will when someone dies even when the best medical care is combined with prayer. Quote
ploomf Posted October 8, 2009 Report Posted October 8, 2009 I was impressed with the judges sentencing too. I guess I just don’t get the parent’s point of view, why would using modern medicine mean that you didn’t have faith in God? I don’t get that. It goes back to that phrase, God helps those who help themselves. I don’t think God expects us to just sit there and wait for Him to fix everything for us. Quote
Just_A_Guy Posted October 9, 2009 Report Posted October 9, 2009 I'm glad the judge showed leniency. But I don't like the idea of judges lecturing people about the "real" manner in which God intervenes (or doesn't) in their lives. I'd rather he'd have just said: "Your faith is what it is; but the law also is what it is. I recognize your loss as parents and sympathize with the crisis of faith you must now be going through; but the law says people who do what you did are negligent parents and must go to jail." Quote
Elgama Posted October 10, 2009 Report Posted October 10, 2009 does anyone know how Kara felt about receiving medical care - if she held the same faith as her parents would she have wanted it? =Charley Quote
annalaurabrown Posted October 11, 2009 Report Posted October 11, 2009 As the saying goes, God helps those who help themselves. Faith and prayer are crucial but so is medical care when there is a major medical issue. Quote
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