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News: Boy dies after parents try to "pray away" his burst appendix
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Boy dies after parents try to "pray away" his burst appendix
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Two parents have avoided jail after admitting they let their son, 16, die in horrible agony because they chose to 'pray away' his burst appendix and refused to take him to the hospital.
Russel and Brandi Bellew, age 39 and 36, of Creswell, Oregon, pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide on Tuesday and were sentenced to five years probation after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors.
The couple, who had seven children before Austin Sprout's death, are members of the General Assembly and the Church of the First Born in nearby Pleasant Hill, which shuns modern medicine and teaches parishioners that faith healing and prayer will cure disease.
Excruciating: Austin Sprout, 16, died of a burst appendix after suffering appendicitis for a week. The painful disease is easily remedied by routine surgery
It was also revealed on Tuesday that Austin died in December from a burst appendix after he suffered from appendicitis for a week, the Eugene Register Guard reported.
Appendicitis, the inflammation of the appendix, often results in excruciating abdominal pain that requires heavy doses of morphine to keep under control. However, it can be easily treated with routine surgery that removes the appendix.
Left untreated, the inflamed organ can burst and spew bile into the body, which results in dangerous infections that often prove deadly.
The couple were charged with second-degree manslaughter after authorities learned the Austin's death could have been prevented if his parents had simple taken him to the hospital.
Austin's father, Anthony, died in 2007 of sepsis, after he refused to seek treatment for an infected injury to his leg.
At the time of Austin's death, his uncle Shawn Sprout, defended the congregation's practice of faith healing.
'We trust in God for everything. We trusted him to take care of our illnesses and heal us,' he told KVAL.
Social workers removed the other six children, who range in age from infant to 17, from the Bellews home.
It is unclear whether they will be returned to their parents, though a case worker said she believes they are 'safe' in the home. (source)
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i'm normally someone who doesn't judge others on their religions beliefs or religious practices, but people who have such blind faith and people who reject medicine or healthcare because they are faithful that 'god will heal them' should be held responsible in the eyes of the law if things like this happen. it's such a terrible shame that the kid ended up dying.
smh
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God, how ****ing stupid. I feel so sorry for the boy. RIP.
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Oh my gosh RIP to the child, but to the parents.
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**** this people, off with their heads
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I just really can't.
Dying of **** people haven't died from for decades because of stupid conservatism.
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Science and Faith. Damn if he's sick go to a ****ing doctor.
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RIP Little Boy.
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That's absolutely crazy. I hope their punishment teaches other ignorant people
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Originally posted by jomarr
Science and Faith. Damn if he's sick go to a ****ing doctor.
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Like, what, they think god ****ed up when he invented modern medicine or something?
Absolute idiots. They shouldn't get their kids back.
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I think the Family Guy episode (I know) actually perfectly explained this ****. Couldn't it be that "God"'s answer to their prayers was doctors, medicine, and hospitals?
RIP to the boy, poor thing...
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Religious really kills a lot of innocent people in the long run. Especially those religions which can't Accept homosexuals. sigh
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You got to be effing kidding me! This is 2012, not 12 B.C.
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Just so y'all know, Church of the First Born is a CULT. It is not mainstream Christian in anyway.
Us other Christians, such as Catholics, Protestants, Eastern Orthodox, etc. don't act like this.
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This reminds me of that Family Guy episode where they met the kid who got the disease and the parents only believed in praying, lol.
Poor kid tho.....
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Originally posted by esteee12
Religious really kills a lot of innocent people in the long run. Especially those religions which can't Accept homosexuals. sigh
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is there a religion who accepts homosexuals tho? i think the catholic/christian is the closest, but not enough for some
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Originally posted by Haus
I think the Family Guy episode (I know) actually perfectly explained this ****. Couldn't it be that "God"'s answer to their prayers was doctors, medicine, and hospitals?
RIP to the boy, poor thing...
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first thing that came to my head was this.....RIP little boy
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Originally posted by Haus
I think the Family Guy episode (I know) actually perfectly explained this ****. Couldn't it be that "God"'s answer to their prayers was doctors, medicine, and hospitals?
RIP to the boy, poor thing...
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ya that episode sprung to mind straight away when i read this article actually. seth macfarlane once again educating those blind of common sense by their religion
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is there a religion who accepts homosexuals tho? i think the catholic/christian is the closest, but not enough for some
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Unitarian Universalists have been supporting gay rights and marriages since the 80s.
United Church of Christ and Quakers are extremely tolerant sects of Christianity, and lots of denominations/individual churches in New England and especially Boston/Massachusetts welcome and affirm gay members.
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...members of the General Assembly and the Church of the First Born in nearby Pleasant Hill, which shuns modern medicine and teaches parishioners that faith healing and prayer will cure disease.
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How do people fall for this stuff?
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