did God let this man down?

[sara3]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8180 116.stm

btw, I'm not religious and I believe this man and his wife were blindingly stupid.

[marval]

Those parents were really stupid, they thought prayer alone would heal their daughter. If you are a believer then prayer can help, but only with proper treatment as well.

I don't believe God let him down, he should have realised that trained medics are there to help too. If you believe, God gave them all the help they needed, they just chose not to take it. Prayer alone won't do it, you have to get other help as well.

[LazyGun]

It just shows how stupid a fundamentalist belief in religion can make you. - I am sure that all that certainty burns away brain cells - might make for an interesting research programme.

If this idiot felt he was doing whats best for his daughter by praying for her, rather than doing the sensible thing and getting her to a doctor, then presumably he is now pleased that she has gone to a better place?

[sara3]

thanks for your answers. I wonder if he still has "the faith".

I find religion bizarre, but I'm sure it's a comfort for some.

[mibn2cweus]

I'm sure religion is a comfort to those who abnegate the responsibility to think, to acknowledge responsibility for the beliefs they hold from whomever they were handed down and the subsequent consequences of their actions. However those who are the victims of those who ask god to do their thinking for them can take little comfort in the faith based beliefs of those that do them harm, that they, the faithful, will be eternally rewarded for their irrational beliefs whilst their victims burn in hell.

[sara3]

my point exactly, wizard.

[NoK]

if that is a picture taken during the trial i would like to know what they could possibly find funny.

[sara3]

fair comment!

maybe he thought God would save him.. but apparently he was wrong again :o/

[Beanmistriss]

My mother in law (religious) said "haven't they suffered enough", when she heard he had been convicted. Ummmmm no - they let their kid die! It's frightening that people could be this deluded. There was footage on the news earlier, I'm pretty sure it was a bible he was sitting with.

[naomi24]

Did God let him down? An irrelevant question. This death is the result of the utter madness of religious obsession.

[pinktwink]

i am not sure you can say god let this man down. a very tragic situation based on stupidity of the parents and those around them who must have noticed the girl was very ill

[tamborine]

Nothing to do with God.....we live our lives freely, as we see fit.

[sara3]

I'd like to know what he said in court, whether he felt God had let him down.

he obviously had complete faith that his child would get well.

[caththecrazy]

I do believe in god and the power of prayer. The parents were wrong - God gave us the ability to make choices and in this case the choices made were incorrect and casued much suffering.

Now the parents need to know that it is the will of God they should serve time in prison.

[pinktwink]

but what about neighbours and family, friends where where they to help this child?? Too often people dont get involve when necessary. They are equally culpabale

[pinktwink]

yes but he was with his mum wizard. Of course responsibility lies with parents first but this little girl lived with both parents.

the part that reads she died as "people surrounded her and prayed". well surely one or more of them must have realised she needed medical help!!!!