Murder by prayer: When is enough, enough?

You have just demonstrated the horrible effects of religion on morality.It is not right for parents to endanger their children's lives for the sake of their stupid superstitions. The children are unable to defend themselves.Religious belief should never be allowed to trump human rights.I think that those who instruct their congregations to behave in this way should be liable to punishment under the law when harm results.This business of praying instead of getting medical help is so inane since it demonstrably DOES NOT WORK.

Please back this assertion up with a citation to a reputable study.If you do not, I will have to conclude that your post is merely blind bigotry.

It's not the same thing, but I have seen a study mentioned that had people pray for some heart patients and not for others. In some cases the patients knew they were being prayed for, in other cases they did not know. If I remember rightly, the Templeton Foundation was involved.The only group that showed a difference was those patients who knew they were being prayed for, and they had worse outcomes than the other two groups.It would indeed be interesting to know the result of the patients themselves praying.]

The parents might, just perhaps, be able to make a case for trying prayer. They cannot make any kind of case for not seeking medical help when the prayer did not work.Parents have their children in their care, they do not own their children. Children own themselves. No-one has the right to play silly games with someone else's life just to accommodate their stupid superstitions. The idea that parents own their children leads to barbarities such as forced marriages and honour killings.