tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post7545962948167574293..comments2024-03-04T13:23:26.433-06:00Comments on Stardust Musings and Thoughts for the Freethinker: When will people learn that prayer is ineffective?Stardusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-25378493416354688652008-03-30T20:05:00.000-05:002008-03-30T20:05:00.000-05:00Me too, tommy. The biggest lottery players I know ...Me too, tommy. The biggest lottery players I know are Christians, probably praying that God will choose them to win big.Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-59913611940552011972008-03-30T13:37:00.000-05:002008-03-30T13:37:00.000-05:00As long as there are huge numbers of people who be...As long as there are huge numbers of people who believe they will strike it big if they keep playing the lottery, there will still be people who believe that praying is better than not praying.<BR/><BR/>As for me, I refrain from both activities.Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-4627151227631663822008-03-29T19:38:00.000-05:002008-03-29T19:38:00.000-05:00LOL!I saw that story and Immediately thought of yo...LOL!<BR/>I saw that story and <B>Immediately</B> thought of you, Starry. I knew you would do a post about this absurdity!<BR/><BR/>And Tommy - LOL - Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-79576610547966506192008-03-27T22:19:00.000-05:002008-03-27T22:19:00.000-05:00tommy....LOL! :Dtommy....LOL! :DStardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-63723505379789440032008-03-27T20:48:00.000-05:002008-03-27T20:48:00.000-05:00We must not let this distract us from the need to ...We must not let this distract us from the need to elect John Sidney McCain the 3rd in November to win the war against Islamic terrorism. Letting a few children die because they have retarded fundy parents is the price we have to pay to protect us from sharia law and Islamofascism.Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-45072514678642518782008-03-27T18:05:00.000-05:002008-03-27T18:05:00.000-05:00Here’s the story of a baby whose parents ARE being...Here’s the story of a baby whose parents ARE being charged in her death. She would have gotten better if she had received antibiotics.<BR/><BR/>Yahoo news March 27, 2008<BR/> OREGON CITY, Ore. - Prosecutors are reviewing the death of a 15-month-old girl who a medical examiner says could have been saved if she had been treated with antibiotics<BR/><BR/> If prosecuted, the child’s parents would be the first members of Oregon City’s Followers of Christ group to face charges for failing to seek medical treatment for a gravely ill child.<BR/><BR/> “We are reviewing the case, and our investigation is progressing,” said Greg Horner, Clackamas County chief deputy district attorney. He did not release the parents’ names.<BR/><BR/> Dr. Christopher Young, a deputy state medical examiner, said that the baby, Ava Worthington, died March 2 at home from bacterial bronchial pneumonia and infection.<BR/><BR/> He said both conditions could have been prevented or treated with antibiotics. The child’s breathing was further compromised by a benign cyst that had never been medically addressed and could have been removed from her neck, Young said.<BR/><BR/> The Followers of Christ Church came to Oregon early in the 20th century. According to church tradition, when members become ill, fellow worshippers pray and anoint them with oil. Former members say those who seek modern medical remedies are ostracized.<BR/><BR/> Prosecutors could charge the baby’s parents under a law enacted in 1999 after several faith-healing deaths of children.<BR/><BR/> The statute eliminated Oregon’s “spiritual-healing defense” in cases of second-degree manslaughter, first- and second-degree criminal mistreatment and nonpayment of child support.<BR/><BR/> The Legislature passed the bill after months of debate over religious freedom, parental rights and the state’s responsibility to protect children.Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-47080463433763408262008-03-27T12:26:00.000-05:002008-03-27T12:26:00.000-05:00This idiot says it was an "accident" on the part o...<A HREF="http://christiancrosstalk.blogspot.com/2008/03/karas-requiem-of-faith.html" REL="nofollow">This idiot</A> says it was an "accident" on the part of the parents, when in reality it was criminal neglect. Normal parental instincts are to do what is necessary to save the child. They had to have seen how terribly their child was suffering but did nothing except magical chanting.Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-54283116578786696842008-03-27T08:46:00.000-05:002008-03-27T08:46:00.000-05:00I wonder if she's done something that is actionabl...I wonder if she's done something that is actionable under law? Criminal negligence maybe?CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com