Tag: Followers of Christ

Newborn’s Death May Be Linked to Oregon City Faith-Healing Church Followers of Christ, Investigators Say

Published June 30, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged death, Faith healing, Followers of Christ, medical neglect suspected, Oregon

Investigators believe the family of a newborn who died Monday afternoon in unincorporated Clackamas County may be associated with Followers of Christ, an Oregon City faith-healing church that has been linked to five criminal cases following a child’s death.Clackamas County…[Continue Reading...]

More deaths from faith-healing recorded in Idaho as advocates fight to end practice

Published January 17, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged children deaths, Faith healing, Followers of Christ, Idaho, medical neglect

Activists in Idaho are continuing their push to repeal or amend laws that protect parents from prosecution when they allow their children to die from preventable illnesses by denying them medical care and relying exclusively on prayer and spiritual healing.…[Continue Reading...]

Idaho faith healing exemption still unchanged. Canyon County counts 8 more deaths

Published January 14, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged children died, faith healing churches, Followers of Christ, medical neglect

Linda Martin grew up with death. As a child, she would see friends at church one week and then never again, she said. When the community’s elders gathered at someone’s home, she assumed the worst: another loss. Martin, who now…[Continue Reading...]