Tuesday, August 26, 2003Further commentsI doubt that most readers realize it's considered neglect if you don't take your child in for shots or other medical ministrations. This occurred to me as I was reading over the comments to my last post, on the autistic boy who died during a healing service at his family's church. These parents... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 3:04 PM Comments (2) (link) Short update on autistic boyAs far as the authorities can determine such matters, this young man died from constriction of the chest and the consequent inability to breathe. In other words, this bunch of child abusers wrapped him up in a sheet before they went to pray over him, and those sheets bound up his chest so tightly... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 11:11 AM Comments (0) (link) Autistic boy dies as the result of "faith healing"By now, many of you have heard of the incident in which a young autistic boy died at the hands of "faith healers" during a church service. These people genuinely believed he was possessed by the devil, or at least by an evil spirit, and acted accordingly. It wasn't until he was laying dead still for... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 10:42 AM Comments (4) (link) |
About this BlogThe name of the post is derived from a Francis Schaeffer book, and intended to rebut something I'd seen on the Internet. The blog itself is about what I've learned about relationships from the ones I've had, and the ones I've observed. It will not be pleasant to read, and might wander off-topic occasionally, but is intended to be a long-term blog reading like a public journal. Links |
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