For starters, let's look at the definition of child abuse:
Child abuse is any action (or lack of) which endangers or impairs a child’s physical, psychological or emotional health and development. Child abuse occurs in different ways. All forms of child abuse and neglect are detrimental to the child, both physical and sexual abuse are crimes.
Child abuse may be:
Physical - severe beating, shaking, burns, human bites, strangulation.
Emotional - constant criticism, belittling and persistent teasing.
Sexual - fondling, exhibitionism, sexual intercourse, incest, pornography.
Neglect - absence of adequate food, shelter, emotional security, and medical care.
Children who've died due to medical neglect, because of religious practices:
IAN LUNDMAN
Age: 11 years
In: Minnesota
Year: 1989
Died from: Diabetes
Due to: Lack of medical treatment. His mother was a christian scientist and she
believed in faith-healing, and that her prayers alone would save her son.
MATTHEW SWAN
Age: 16 months
In: Michigan
Year: 1977
Died from: Spinal Meningitis
Due to: Lack of medical treatment. His parents, who were christian scientists, believed in faith-healing.
AMY HERMANSON
Age: 7 years
In: Flordia
Year: 1986
Died from: Diabetes
Due to: Lack of medical treatment. Her parents were christian scientists, and were convicted of felony child abuse and third-degree murder. Later the conviction was over turned due to religious exemption.
HARRISON JOHNSON
Age: 2 years
In: Flordia
Year: 1998
Died from: 432 Bee Stings
Due to: Parents refused to call 911 until 7 hours after the incident, 6 minutes after the 911 call the EMT's arrived to the toddler without a pulse and his pupils were fixed and dialted, he had been unresponsive for 30-45 minutes before they called 911. His parents were apart of a religious group called The Fellowship, which shuns all medical care because "all doctors practice witchcraft".
Children who were murdered in the name of "God":
MARGARET SCHLOSSER
Age: 11 months
In: Texas
Year: 2004
Died from: Bled to death
Due to: Dena Schossler calmly cut off her daughter's arms while listening to christian hymns. When police arrived, this devout christian was sitting in the living room, knife in hand, still listening to the music while her child was in the bedroom armless, bleeding to death and later died in the hospital. Her husband told police the night before she was talking about "giving her children to God".
JOSHUA LANEY (died)
LUKE LANEY (died)
AARON LANEY (critical)
Ages: 8 years, 6 years, 14 months
In: Texas
Year: 2004
Died from: Heads bashed in with large rock
Due to: Deanna Laney bashed her childrens heads in with a large rock becuase "God told her the world was going to end and she needed to get her house in order", which included killing her children, which she believed would resurrect soon after.
Post A Comment!
