Confessions of a Recovering Pharisee

[CBS News]
Oregon couple Jeff and Marci Beagley testified they did everything they could for their 16-year-old son before he died, but a jury decided that anointing oils and prayer were not enough.

The couple, who practices faith healing, was convicted of criminally negligent homicide on Tuesday after prosecutors argued they failed in their duty to get medical help for their son, Neil, in June 2008.

Neil Beagley died of complications from a congenital urinary tract blockage. Doctors testified the he could have been treated up until the day he died.

His death came just months after the death of their granddaughter, Ava Worthington, who died under similar circumstances.

The 15-month-old passed away March 2008 of pneumonia and a blood infection. Like Neil, she was given oils and prayer instead of medicine.

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[From me]

I’m Pro prayer but God does give us Physicians, Nurses and care givers for our help. Pray yes, but use the resources God has given us. Simple medicine would have saved this boy.

This sad story reminds me of the story of the guy who was in his house when his town flooded. The Sheriff came by to get him out of the house and he said he was waiting on God to rescue him. Then the floods rose and he was forced to go on his roof and a rescue boat came to save him. He refused and said that he was waiting on God to save him. Then the waters rose even higher and he had to cling to the chimney when a Helicopter came to rescue him. He again refused because he said God was going to save him.

He drowned a short time later and when he went to Heaven he asked God why He didn’t save him. God said I sent you the Sheriff, a rescue boat and a helicopter–what more were you looking for?

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