Friday, June 24, 2011

Oregon parents from the faith healing cult Followers of Christ Church convicted for death of their infant daughter who required medical attention

A Clackamas County judge brushed aside pleas for leniency Friday and sentenced two members of an Oregon City faith-healing church to 90 days in jail and three years probation for failing to get medical care for their infant daughter.
Full article: http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2011/06/judge_in_faith-healing_case_sternly_sentenced_rebecca_timothy_wyland_to_jail.html

Sunday, Febuary 20, 2011

Faith healers lose protection of child endangerment in Oregon

  Oregon lawmakers will take the first step today toward ending legal protections for parents who rely solely on faith to treat their dying children.
Full article: http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2011/02/oregon_lawmakers_appear_ready_to_end_faith-healing_protections_for_parents_of_dying_children.html