Parents Give Prayer instead of Medicines and Killed Second Child

A Christian couple in Philadelphia turned to prayer when their infant son fell ill earlier this month. Herbert and Catherine Schaible prayed for the health of their 8-month-old son, Brandon, who suffered from diarrhea and breathing problems, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. But they never sought medical attention for the baby, andBrandon died. It’s incredible in these days of medicine and child advancement that this sort of conduct in condone by the state of Pennsylvania, but freedom of religion and custody of a child takes precedence to that child’s life.

If they were disciplining the child with their hands and the child felt sick they would be charged with child abuse. In this case, nothing is happening. But there is more...

Philadelphia authorities are looking into the case, because this isn't the first time the Schaibles have lost a child.

In 2009, the couple lost their two-year-old son, Kent to pneumonia. The toddler had fallen ill with pneumonia and at that time, the Schaibles chose prayer rather than medical attention. After Kent died, they were tried andconvicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter, says WCAU-TV. They were sentenced to 10 years of probation, and ordered to provide regular medical attention for their other seven children as part of their sentence.

Herbert and Catherine have not been charged in their child's recent death, but they did appear in court, where they were questioned by a judge about their probation status, says the Inquirer:

"When you were asked by police why you didn't call a doctor, you both responded, separately, with the same answer," Common Pleas Court Judge Benjamin Lerner said during a probation-violation hearing, referring to sealed statements the couple made to police. "Because we believe God wants us to ask him for healing," Lerner quoted from the statements. "Our religion tells us not to call a doctor."

The Schaibles belong to the First Century Gospel Church of Philadelphia, reports WCAU. It's described as a fundamentalist congregation that believes in faith healing. Although the couple hasn't been taken into custody, authorities could decide to bring charges against them once the medical examiner has completed a report into the infant's death.

If they decide to get another child and the child got sick like children do, that child would be dead and that would make 3.  How many people died in the Boston bombing? Sometimes the terrorists are our neighbors and they share a pew at church with you.