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Doctor: Parents disregarded warning signs
Raylene and Carl Brent Worthington did not question their daughter's failure to develop normally, Dr. Sayonara Mato, who specializes in infectious diseases at a Portland, Ore., hospital told Clackamas County Circuit Court in Oregon City, Ore.
They also ignored a cyst that swelled when she had an infection and chose not seek medical help when the girl's distress became conspicuously noticeable shortly before she died, Mato testified.
Ava died at home March 2, 2008, of pneumonia, a blood infection and complications caused by a cyst that interfered with her windpipe and esophagus.
Her parents, members of an Oregon City church that practices faith healing, are charged with manslaughter and criminal mistreatment for failing to provide medical treatment for their daughter.
The Worthingtons said Ava never saw a doctor and her medical condition was never assessed, The (Portland) Oregonian reported. Consequently, they didn't know what warning signs to watch for and did not question the child's failure to grow, Mato testified.
No one in the Worthington family, including their 5-year-old daughter, has been to a doctor, The Oregonian said.
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07-03-2009 23:14
RH wrote:
Jody
What I share about God's healing, is to give Him praise, honor and glory. He is such a good and loving Father.
What I share about God's healing, is to give Him praise, honor and glory. He is such a good and loving Father.
07-03-2009 23:11
RH wrote:
Al
All those Scripture references you posted including the one that healed me of migraine headaches, are speaking of Jesus. "By his stripes we were healed." Jesus had bloody "stripes" all over from the whips they used, prior to his crucifixion.
(Luke 13:22) "Pilate addressed them a third time, 'What evil has this mane done? I found him guilty of no capital crime. Therefore I shall have him flogged and then release him."
(John 19:1) "Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged."
By going to the cross and being crucified, Jesus paid the price for all the sins you and I have committed or will ever commit. We must, however, accept him as our personal Lord, God and Savior and repent from our sins.
Praise God!
All those Scripture references you posted including the one that healed me of migraine headaches, are speaking of Jesus. "By his stripes we were healed." Jesus had bloody "stripes" all over from the whips they used, prior to his crucifixion.
(Luke 13:22) "Pilate addressed them a third time, 'What evil has this mane done? I found him guilty of no capital crime. Therefore I shall have him flogged and then release him."
(John 19:1) "Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged."
By going to the cross and being crucified, Jesus paid the price for all the sins you and I have committed or will ever commit. We must, however, accept him as our personal Lord, God and Savior and repent from our sins.
Praise God!
07-03-2009 22:29
Jody wrote:
Thanks
Thanks RH for a beautiful testimony, it is a blessing to see such faith. I too am being healed daily. Maybe when the Democrats health care is in effect everybody can stand in line and wait, and more die. Who will scream for justice then? Pray for our Nation. Happy 4Th to all.....
07-03-2009 22:24
Al wrote:
Healing
to the person called RH. Physician Heal Thyself. I know he is not aware of the old testament because it is not his book;
such passages from 50:4-11; 52:13-53:13, argue that the Servant is an individual, whether historical or ideal. Among the historical figures proposed have been Moses, Hezekiah, Isaiah and the author of Second Isaiah, himself.If it is an ideal individual, the foremost candidate is the king. Having lost their sovereign with the fall of Jerusalem. This scripture was interjected to give NT meaning by the Roman formed Christian Church along with other scripture. The same way the Koran connects to OT.
such passages from 50:4-11; 52:13-53:13, argue that the Servant is an individual, whether historical or ideal. Among the historical figures proposed have been Moses, Hezekiah, Isaiah and the author of Second Isaiah, himself.If it is an ideal individual, the foremost candidate is the king. Having lost their sovereign with the fall of Jerusalem. This scripture was interjected to give NT meaning by the Roman formed Christian Church along with other scripture. The same way the Koran connects to OT.
07-03-2009 19:51
Charlie wrote:
It is truly, amazing, how people can twist and turn faith, in order to reach their desired conclusions. You can read scriptures, until you are 'blue in the face', and someone else will find a another scripture, to contradict the last one.
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