Child deaths test faith-healing exemptions - Kids and parenting- msnbc.com

[Michael R. Masinter]

Not much has changed since the extended thread a decade ago on Lundman  
v. McKown, McKown (Minn. App. 1995), a wrongful death suit by a father  
against a mother, a stepfather, and a faith healer who prayed a child  
to death from type one diabetes.  Michael McConnell contributed  
thoughtful posts to that discussion defending exemptions, though I  
remained unconvinced then and now.

It's not clear whether the exemption's roots lie in respect for  
religion or the long history of children as chattels.  Either way, the  
exemption seems irreconcileable with Amos since it imposes the burden  
of death on a child.  To paraphrase a better writer, a homicide by any  
other name would smell as sour.

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Quoting Joel Sogol <jlsatty at wwisp.com>:

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