Faith-Healing Parents in Oregon Convicted of Negligent Homicide

A church in Oregon has the infamous reputation of killing children in the name of faith. Now, two parents — Jeff and Marci Beagley — have been found guilty of negligent homicide. Their case was discussed in this prior column. It is a welcomed charge (often religious parents are given lesser charges in the death of their children due to faith-healing), but the likely sentence is likely to be relatively low given the history of this church and the loss of life.


They will face only 16-18 months in the death of their sixteen-year-old Neil who died from a urinary tract blockage that could have been easily addressed by doctors. I have argued that faith-healing parents are being given special and lenient treatment over other neglectful parents, here.

The Followers of Christ church rejects conventional medicine in favor of faith-healing.

For the full story, click here and here and here.

537 thoughts on “Faith-Healing Parents in Oregon Convicted of Negligent Homicide”

  1. Wayne,

    It does sound like this person is not playing with a full deck of cards.

  2. So you’re only here long enough to bury my comments?

    Once I leave, you leave?

    Your portfolio continues to grow.

  3. Bdaman,

    I don’t see where the death threat is, or what is immanent about one if one could be considered to have been made.

    “Hey Thirty you are dirty- sounds like you need a bath.

    “and I am going to take you out” Always good to clean up, nothing immanent here either1

    “you filthy lying sack of septic stuff.” well what do you find in the septic tank?

    I don’t see where anyone’s life has been threatened. Do you?

  4. Well I’ve wasted enough time in here.

    Anonymously yours has successfully concealed his arguments demise with troll nonsense.

    It took a death threat to get me to wander off topic, but ultimately it worked.

    AY, when you’re man enough to either make those threats to my face, or confront your own conflicting statements, you let me know.

    In the meantime I’ll let the trolls continue burying your shame.

  5. Here let me play evidence tech for you. Print this and go file a charge tomorrow.

    Hommie
    1, February 4, 2010 at 8:38 pm

  6. No Bdaman, fortunately we both know what a keyboard coward you actually are.

    You wouldn’t have the nerve to say any of that to my face.

  7. “Bdaman,

    You are going to cause him to have night terrors and call the police” – Anonymously Yours

    If I were you, I wouldn’t be worried about “me” calling the police at this point.

    Making death threats online…..not too bright.

  8. So if its not trolls ganging up with AY to threaten my life, its guys like Buddha who come in and proceed to launch personal attacks against me based on Anonymously Your’s position.

    Its hard to believe there is one actual lawyer in this place.

  9. Bdaman,

    You are going to cause him to have night terrors and call the police. But thats ok, I hear if you put a metal Dutch Oven bottom over your head and use Duct tape. It has to be gray. to secure it and get a wooden spoon and tap the top of your head every thirty minutes then they will be safe from people reaching through the computer monitor and grabbing and bitch slapping.

    Personally, I have a metal cage with charged wires to keep them form doing that to me.

  10. “Buddha,

    I was the one and am the one that says that if someone has a SHR Belief that they should not be forced to get medical treatment. That is my stand, was my stand and will probably be my stand tomorrow when I wake up” – Anonymously Yours

    See stupid?

    You’re TALKING TO THE WRONG GUY.

    Get a clue.

  11. For two days I’ve been arguing AGAINST AY’s position that freedom of religion gives one the right to neglect their kids.

    For two days!

    Post after post clearly stipulating my position.

    Then in comes Buddha.

    Who proceeds to insult me for AY’s position.

    😐

    How stupid are you people?

  12. Buddha,

    I was the one and am the one that says that if someone has a SHR Belief that they should not be forced to get medical treatment. That is my stand, was my stand and will probably be my stand tomorrow when I wake up.

    It is I.

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