Idaho: The capital of the US for religion-inspired medical neglect of children, thanks to the Followers of Christ

In the US, there is an unfortunate attitude that the parents own their children. When the parents are religious zealots belonging to a church like the Followers of Christ, which believes in prayer instead of medicine, the results are tragic. Unfortunately, we as a society value religious freedom more than children.
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Source: Respectful Insolence - February 21, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Religion Skepticism/critical thinking faith healing Followers of Christ medical neglect quackery Source Type: blogs