Christian parents let their baby die because of their faith. Now they’re going to prison. Michigan parents who let their own baby die instead of taking her to a doctor who could have helped her, all because of their Christian faith, were sentenced last week to 20 years in prison. It’s the culminatio...
The story began in early 2017, when Abigail Piland was born without any obvious problems. But when the midwife who helped deliver her checked back the next day, Abigail didn’t look healthy. The midwife told mother Rachel Piland to take the child to a hospital because the baby “could suffer brain damage or die if not properly cared for.”
Rachel refused, insisting “God makes no mistakes.”
Days later, Abigail was dead. (Rachel and her husband Joshua then prayed for Abigail’s resurrection. Surprise: That didn’t work, either.)
A medical examiner later attributed the death to “unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus,” both jaundice-related problems that were treatable. Abigail never had the chance to see a doctor when blood was coming out of her mouth, or when she wasn’t eating, or when her skin became further discolored. All because her parents put more trust in God than someone who could actually help.
Crazy how broad and vague the term "Christian" is. Covers people who pretty much act like me, to these people. And they don't really have anything in common.
I mean I don't live in the USA, so these extremes are way toned down here. But yeah, I'm always talking to people and I'll tell them science is the method for truth, and it's important to think. (And to oppose immoral acts, like killing your children... And this isn't even a controversy amongst sane people 😅)