ஏசு ஜெபம் காப்பாற்றும் என்ற நம்பிக்கையால் அமெரிக்க இடாஹோ மாநிலத்தில் கொல்லப் படும் குழந்தைகள்

 Idaho’s ‘faith-healing’ exemption has led to more senseless child deaths

அமெரிக்காவின் இடாஹோ மாநிலத்தில் ( ஆறு மாநிலங்களில் ஒன்று) ஏசு ஜெபம்-குணப்படுத்தும்"  நம்பிக்கை ஆனது அலட்சியமாக கொலை, குரூரக் கொலை அல்லது  கொலை செய்தவர் என்ற குற்றச்சாட்டுகளிலிருந்து தப்பிக்க உதவும். ஆகவே, ஒரு குழந்தை இறந்தால், அவளுடைய கிறிஸ்தவ ஜெப வழி பெற்றோர் அவளை  டாக்டரிடம் அழைத்துச் செல்ல மறுத்தால், அந்தப் பெற்றோர் தண்டிக்கப்பட மாட்டார்கள்.

 Members of the Followers of Christ sect have literally gotten away with murder under Idaho’s law by HEMANT MEHTA  JAN 19, 2023 

https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/idaho-faith-healing-exemption-senseless-child-deaths/

http://idahochildren.org/articles/worst-in-nation/

Idaho is one of only six states where belief in “faith-healing” can help you escape charges of negligent homicide, manslaughter, or capital murder. So if a child dies because her Christian Science parents refused to take her to a doctor, those parents won’t be punished.

Consider the state’s laws regarding children and vulnerable adults, which includes this section:  The practice of a parent or guardian who chooses for his child treatment by prayer or spiritual means alone shall not for that reason alone be construed to have violated the duty of care to such child.

This isn’t merely hypothetical. Idaho is home to the Followers of Christ sect, and its members have been in the news many times over after their kids died from preventable diseases like pneumonia and sepsis. Because the state won’t prosecute those members, they’ve never changed their behavior. The 2018 Emmy-nominated documentary “No Greater Law” even covered the denomination to understand why members seemed so willing to sacrifice their kids for no rational reason.

This problem has a fairly straight-forward solution: Idaho politicians just need to pass a law removing any and all faith-healing exemptions. When children die from preventable diseases due solely to their parents’ religious extremism, those parents need to be sent to jail. Full stop. Religion should never be used as a Get Out of Jail Free card.