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Religious freedom should never be a shield for child abuse or medical neglect. When faith conflicts with a child’s right to live, protecting the child must come first. No religious belief should ever override that responsibility.

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com

Elizabeth Struhs needed insulin to stay alive. Her parents withheld it and prayed instead. Now a Queensland inquest is examining whether government officials and health care workers could have prevented her death. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/elizabeth-...

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Fascinating that her father is wearing glasses in the accompanying photo. Why didn't they just pray for his vision to be corrected?