A bit of background. This same suburb of Philadelphia had a typical measles breakout back in 1991, typical except for one thing, 8 children died. It was found that the parents of all 8 dead babies attended either the First Century Gospel or the nearby Faith Tabernacle which both shunned medical help in favor of prayer.
Then in 2009 Herbert and Catherine Schaible, members of the First Century Gospel Church, murdered their 2 year old boy named Kent by refusing him medical care for pneumonia.
“We tried to fight the devil, but in the end the devil won.” Herbert Schaible told the judge at the trial
They added that they were sorry for murdering little Kent and and would not murder any more of their children. Being God Fearing Christians and being sorry and promising not to do it again was enough for Judge Carolyn Engle Temin who sentenced them to 10 years probation.
Now their 8 year old son Brandon has been found dead after a bout of severe dehydration and diarrhea with the authorities wondering what to do.
The issue is not so much these people committing serial infanticide, but that they get away with it here in JesusLand. Probation for killing a two year old? Still running loose now after killing a 8 month old? My God, had they looked at pictures of children having sex, or had killed their kid with a board they would be in jail trying to make a million dollar bond rather than more praying in the crapcan Christian First Century Gospel Church.
Why is the conservative media not reporting this story!! This horror of infanticide! These foul murdering nutjobs? Why why why?
As to the irony of that last sentence. I often wonder if Pro Lifers have a brain. The big picture of the Dr Gosnell case, also in Philadelphia, is not the horror show itself, but that by outlawing abortion, unthinking Pro Life Christians are going to push not a few hundred, but millions of women into that same horror show. Which, allow me to do this in all caps, WAS THE ENTIRE POINT OF ROE V WADE.
I made a quick stop at the grocery store to pick up dog food on my way back from the vet. Easy, my Golden Retriever sat in the driver seat with all windows open. ALL WINDOWS OPEN. the outside temperature was 76. When I came out a few minutes later there was a guy standing by my car with his cell phone. He blocked my way into the car. He accused me of animal abuse for leaving my dog in a hot car.
I calmly mentioned the windows were opened and it was 75, the same as our house and backyard where Easy lived. He told me he was making a citizens arrest for animal cruelty and I had to wait until the police arrived. I told him if he did not move away from the door of my car I would take fist sized bite of flesh from his neck. He moved and I said. “Let me guess, a personal relationship with Jesus Christ? He replied that it was none of my business, had nothing to do with this, but yes, he did have personal relationship with our Lord and Savior.
Three sets of police arrived in the parking lot as I pulled out blocking me. He had been busy on his cell phone. Soon it was all resolved, the police knew the gun as a nutjob. BTW, on the back of my car I have a bumber sticker “I love Sarah Palin and is working on my GED.” That could have attracted his attention.
But its usually a pretty sure bed that when you come face to face with such hardcore stupidity, there is religion in there somewhere.