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When Prayer Fails: Child Homicide via Prayer
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Apr 5, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The unnecessary, tragic deaths of two children last month whose
respective parents let them die of preventable diseases in the name of
faith will be discussed with Shawn Francis Peters,
author of When Prayer Fails: Faith Healing, Children and the Law. Dan
Barker's "Pagan Pulpit" exposes the biblical admonitions to rely on
faith to heal. Also featured: clips from "Fitna," the controversial
Internet movie about Islam by Dutch parliament member Geert Wilders, an
update on a Congressional probe of prosperity preachers, and a
recording of Tom Lehrer, born April 8, singing his classic "Vatican
Rag."
respective parents let them die of preventable diseases in the name of
faith will be discussed with Shawn Francis Peters,
author of When Prayer Fails: Faith Healing, Children and the Law. Dan
Barker's "Pagan Pulpit" exposes the biblical admonitions to rely on
faith to heal. Also featured: clips from "Fitna," the controversial
Internet movie about Islam by Dutch parliament member Geert Wilders, an
update on a Congressional probe of prosperity preachers, and a
recording of Tom Lehrer, born April 8, singing his classic "Vatican
Rag."
Released:
Apr 5, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
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