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The story began in early 2017, when Abigail Piland was born without any obvious problems. But when the midwife who helped deliver her checked back the next day, Abigail didn’t look healthy. The midwife told mother Rachel Piland to take the child to a hospital because the baby “could suffer brain damage or die if not properly cared for.”

Rachel refused, insisting “God makes no mistakes.”

Days later, Abigail was dead. (Rachel and her husband Joshua then prayed for Abigail’s resurrection. Surprise: That didn’t work, either.)

A medical examiner later attributed the death to “unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus,” both jaundice-related problems that were treatable. Abigail never had the chance to see a doctor when blood was coming out of her mouth, or when she wasn’t eating, or when her skin became further discolored. All because her parents put more trust in God than someone who could actually help.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

You want to know the absolute saddest part of the whole thing? I saw this headline and my first thought was "Oh no, another one of these."

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I want to say "unforced error", but that really undersells how fucked up this is.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Crazy how broad and vague the term "Christian" is. Covers people who pretty much act like me, to these people. And they don't really have anything in common.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Please spread common sense to your Christian buddies. They've been lacking in that department for decades.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I mean I don't live in the USA, so these extremes are way toned down here. But yeah, I'm always talking to people and I'll tell them science is the method for truth, and it's important to think. (And to oppose immoral acts, like killing your children... And this isn't even a controversy amongst sane people 😅)

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago
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[-] [email protected] -4 points 4 days ago

Great. Add their incarceration to our collective expenses the ruling class hands down. 🤮

If killing a child =/= execution, what hope is there for the politicians culpable for far worse? Hand-wringing pansies. 🖕🏼

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[-] [email protected] 23 points 4 days ago

Why would the Lord want you to just let your kid die? Absolutely brainless.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

You need to prove your faith* by letting god’s plan happen. By getting the human medical system involved, you’re proving that you don’t trust god (hint: I don’t).

  • but asking god to prove its existence is unacceptable
[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Because if he wanted the kid to survive, he would make it better himself.

Yeah, it's a stupid belief.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

My mom(christian): There's a lot of sick people in the world...

<_<

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[-] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago

Amazing. They believe in God, they pray for their babies health, and when He sends the midwife to save the baby, they ignore His sign.

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago

this site should be banned. It's posting crypto "news" aka misinformation after each of their posts. They use Murder Porn to get eyes on their site so they can push their bs crypto nonsense on to their visitors.

[-] [email protected] -3 points 2 days ago

Why should it be banned just because you don't like crypto?

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