A couple from Pennsylvania has prayed their child to death.
A fundamentalist couple who prayed over their sick toddler rather than get medical help before his pneumonia death have been ordered to stand trial on manslaughter charges.
Prosecutors believe 2-year-old Kent Schaible succumbed because his parents chose prayer over modern medicine.
There may be some legitimate defense in this particular case, but there is a more important issue here.
Some states carve out exceptions to criminal neglect statutes for parents who rely on faith or spiritual healing.
These states (including my own) disgust me. Believing in magic is not a license to practice magic, especially when the life of another person is at stake.
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