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Girl Dies After Parents Pray for Healing Instead of Seeking Medical Help
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An 11-year-old girl died after her parents prayed for healing rather than seek medical help for a treatable form of diabetes, police said Tuesday. Everest Metro Police Chief Dan Vergin said Madeline Neumann died Sunday.
"She got sicker and sicker until she was dead," he said.
Vergin said an autopsy determined the girl died from diabetic ketoacidosis, an ailment that left her with too little insulin in her body, and she had probably been ill for about 30 days, suffering symptoms like nausea, vomiting, excessive thirst, loss of appetite and weakness. The girl's parents, Dale and Leilani Neumann, attributed the death to "apparently they didn't have enough faith," the police chief said.
The family does not attend an organized church or participate in an organized religion, Vergin said. "They have a little Bible study of a few people."
John Amato on Thursday, March 27th, 2008 at 10:00 AM - PDT
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[20:54] <+GunnerRecall> Ugh, yeah I read that
[20:54] <+GunnerRecall> The highest rated comment on digg was "Where is your god now?"
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For all we know, her parents could have led her to believe that doctors are all evil and totally unnecessary, and then she would most likely have "consented".
It's not neglect if we don't know whether or not she consented.
thunder, though whether she consented is not known, I don't think so.
From:http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20958/madeline-neumann
Vergin said the girl had not seen a doctor since age 3.
Seriously, that's neglect.
What is with the negative comments? The article, mistakenly, does not say whether or not the daughter consented, but assuming she did, it doesn't make them morons. They were allowed to exercise their religious beliefs.
Proof that God hates us all.
...If he actually exists.
dumbass religionists.
This is why christian fundamentalists SHOULD NOT be allowed to have kids.
Stupid. Morons.
What'd the point in bugging God for something medicine can fix easily? He was probably going all: "Oi! Stop praying, there's the medicine, JUST TAKE THE STUFF ALREADY! Lazy humans."