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Dennis and Lorie Nixon of Altoona, Pennsylvania, lost their youngest son in the early 1990s to a simple ear infection. "The Nixons chose to address the problem with prayer rather than medical science, in keeping with their Christian faith." The son died. "District Attorney William Haberstroh persecuted them on charges of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. He said, 'What I want to do is not change their belief, but change their conduct'."

Their other child, Shannon, also became ill. The parents again went without medical aid, instead praying for her and anointed her with oil in accordance with Scripture. During a brief recovery, they praised God. But the poor child died, despite intense prayer, in spring 1995. She would have been saved by regular insulin injections, as she had DKA, a form of diabetes. Haberstroh filed a fresh set of criminal charges, and said 'They sacrificed this little girl for their religious beliefs.'

Krause (2008)2 :
In Wisconsin, 11-year-old Madeline Neumann also died from DKA on 2008 Mar 23. "Instead of seeking medical care, her parents, Leilani and Dale, chose to pray. [...] The Neumanns were eventually charged with second-degree reckless homicide. But Marathon County District Attorney Jill Falstad decided that she could not charge them with child abuse, because section 948 of the Wisconsin statues provides a criminal exemption for religious parents who chose to treat their afflicted children with nothing but prayer".

The Devil goes round like a roaring lion looking for souls to devour", warns the Exorcisms, the Catholic Church's official doctrine on exorcisms. This year, the Vatican updated the document to warn that demonic signs might actually be signs of mental or physical illnesses, rather than an invasion by Old Nick.
In 1997, AMY Burney, a five-year-old girl from the Bronx, was fed a lethal poison by her mother and grandmother to rid her of demons. Angelic Burney (her real name, honest) forced her daughter to drink what she called "the blue bottle medicine" - a lethal mixture of ammonia, vinegar, pepper and olive oil. As Amy's grandmother, Rosa Wilerson, explained to the police, "After she took the medicine, she started to growl and fight with us. We tied her hands with tape behind her back and we tied her feet together. We put a pair of underpants in her mouth and we taped her mouth."
Amy stayed bound for several hours until calmed down. Her mother and grandmother cut the tape from her mouth, legs and hands. At first, she had no pulse, but they were able to revive her. They bathed Amy and then put her to bed in Angie's room. "For about five days, she stayed on the bed in Angie's room", said Wilkerson, "and then we decided to get plastic bags because she started to smell. Amy was wrapped up and dumped in a trash bin.
A police source described old Ma Wilkerson as possessing 'extreme religious fervor'. Prior to Amy's death, she had attempted to have her granddaughter baptised at the New Jerusalem Holy Church in Harlem, but the ministers had refused on the grounds that Amy was too young. "She was always saying her kids were possessed", Church minister Frances Lopez said, "but she had a personal thing against that little girl." When Amy appeared in church with scratches and bruises on her face, Wilkerson explained that she scratched herself because demons were inside her.
Bizarre Magazine (2008)4

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Dennis and Lorie Nixon of Altoona, Pennsylvania, lost their youngest son in the early 1990s to a simple ear infection. "The Nixons chose to address the problem with prayer rather than medical science, in keeping with their Christian faith." The son died. "District Attorney William Haberstroh persecuted them on charges of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. He said, 'What I want to do is not change their belief, but change their conduct'."

Their other child, Shannon, also became ill. The parents again went without medical aid, instead praying for her and anointed her with oil in accordance with Scripture. During a brief recovery, they praised God. But the poor child died, despite intense prayer, in spring 1995. She would have been saved by regular insulin injections, as she had DKA, a form of diabetes. Haberstroh filed a fresh set of criminal charges, and said 'They sacrificed this little girl for their religious beliefs.'

Krause (2008)2 :
In Wisconsin, 11-year-old Madeline Neumann also died from DKA on 2008 Mar 23. "Instead of seeking medical care, her parents, Leilani and Dale, chose to pray. [...] The Neumanns were eventually charged with second-degree reckless homicide. But Marathon County District Attorney Jill Falstad decided that she could not charge them with child abuse, because section 948 of the Wisconsin statues provides a criminal exemption for religious parents who chose to treat their afflicted children with nothing but prayer".

The Devil goes round like a roaring lion looking for souls to devour", warns the Exorcisms, the Catholic Church's official doctrine on exorcisms. This year, the Vatican updated the document to warn that demonic signs might actually be signs of mental or physical illnesses, rather than an invasion by Old Nick.
In 1997, AMY Burney, a five-year-old girl from the Bronx, was fed a lethal poison by her mother and grandmother to rid her of demons. Angelic Burney (her real name, honest) forced her daughter to drink what she called "the blue bottle medicine" - a lethal mixture of ammonia, vinegar, pepper and olive oil. As Amy's grandmother, Rosa Wilerson, explained to the police, "After she took the medicine, she started to growl and fight with us. We tied her hands with tape behind her back and we tied her feet together. We put a pair of underpants in her mouth and we taped her mouth."
Amy stayed bound for several hours until calmed down. Her mother and grandmother cut the tape from her mouth, legs and hands. At first, she had no pulse, but they were able to revive her. They bathed Amy and then put her to bed in Angie's room. "For about five days, she stayed on the bed in Angie's room", said Wilkerson, "and then we decided to get plastic bags because she started to smell. Amy was wrapped up and dumped in a trash bin.
A police source described old Ma Wilkerson as possessing 'extreme religious fervor'. Prior to Amy's death, she had attempted to have her granddaughter baptised at the New Jerusalem Holy Church in Harlem, but the ministers had refused on the grounds that Amy was too young. "She was always saying her kids were possessed", Church minister Frances Lopez said, "but she had a personal thing against that little girl." When Amy appeared in church with scratches and bruises on her face, Wilkerson explained that she scratched herself because demons were inside her.
Bizarre Magazine (2008)4

www.humanreligions.info/christ…