Don_Diego - I have faith that dialing three measly digits, 911, would have saved her life. It wasn't like she'd been mangled in a car wreck. Juvenile diabetes is treatable.

i agree, these people should be charged, and be put in prison. i read statement that the mother made after this had happened, i did not find it very remorseful, and that really bothered me.people like this hide behind religion, and then believe their actions are justifiable. good for the the da to see right thru them. i hope they dont leave other helpless children in their care nor their nutty family members. because i also read a statement that a sister in law had made, she is as nutty as them.

These fools should be charged with homicide. There must be a special place in hell waiting for parents who sacrifice their children for misguided faith.

Perhaps those that think as Purrmaid do not have enough faith.

purrmaid: AMEN... you said it perfectly.
I really don't think the parents would have accepted anything other than a complete miracle healing. Nevermind that perhaps God has given us doctors to heal as well.

purrmaid, you are 100% correct.

Maybe God has put common medicine in place because of prayer. They should be charged

Absolutely correct Purrmaid.... That is the perfect explaination!!

Though the death of a child is no laughing matter, it reminded me of an old joke: Guy lives in an area that is starting to flood. He's told to evacuate but insists God will save him. The water continues rising...somebody in a boat comes by & tells him to jump in. "No, God will save me." The flood waters rise more and he moves to the second story window. Another boat....same refusal. Flood waters force him up onto the roof where a helicopter drops a rope ladder and urges him to climb to safety. "No, God will save me." The waters rise and he is eventually swept away in the current and drowns. At the pearly gates he's indignant, "God, why did you forsake me?" God answers, "Well for cryin' out loud, I sent ya two boats and a helicopter!" God sent those parents readily available doctors, nurses, hospitals and medication, and they did nothing.

im completely with sannio. we should not second guess mother nature...or her herbs:) lmao

Hey Bill, maybe they were praying to the wrong god. Perhaps they should have tried praying to Allah, or Buddah, or Sheeva. I guess it would be best just to pray to all of them. Maybe you get lucky and one of them would answer.

While most of us agree we should help people in need like this, there is reasoning behind the couple's beliefs. You can believe in a divine Creator, and/or Darwin's theory of evolution it doesn't matter. Unless you believe humans will soon understand and be able to completely manipulate all of the body's systems (and should), we're all doomed to extinction. We'll find out why it's foolhardy to try and second guess Mother Nature.

Perhaps not, but then again, help was available. Maybe the prayer was misdirected, or the answer misinterpreted. Maybe they believed the answer would be one thing and it was something else that they did not want to be the amswer. Whatever the facts, a jury will be in the best position to judge their actions.

These parents prayed for something other than 7s or 11s. Did it do them any good?

Nothing fails like believing what you want to be true and not believing in what you do not want to be true. I suspect that these parents did not want to believe their child was dying. I suspect that these parents wanted to believe that their prayers were enough. The D.A. is right to charge them and it should be up to a jury to decide whether these parents were reckless or whether they were foolish.

Don_Diego:
Try praying for something other than seven or eleven, you may get better results.

twerp is correct. Your religious views are YOUR religious views. They should not put anyone in danger. Do we allow for what is happening in Texas with the Mormons to go on with the justification "Well that's okay because it is their religious belief (marrying 14 year girls to older men)". NO! The welfare of the child trumps the religious belief of the parent(s).

Yes it is a very sad situation, but by ignoring the fact that their child was showing some symptoms of needing immediate medical attention does indeed deserve prosecution. This was a tragedy that could have been prevented. I never read or heard anywhere that seeking medical help along with prayer would be a sin.
I beleive that there is a saying that ignorance of the law is not a excuse, and I feel that just because the parents didn't think (or were ignorant of the fact)that their daughters health/life was in danger, that it should not stop them from being prosecuted for her neglect and death.
Maybe a case like this where the parents are prosecuted will be a wake up call for other parents and possibly stop this kind of tragedy from happening again.

its not like this came on over night. these undeserving parents let their child suffer for an extended period of time. to say that punishment including imprisonment isnt necessary is LUDICROUS! theyre demented thinking KILLED their daughter. they deserve to rot in jail and think about how stupid they are for the rest of their lives.

What good would come from imprisoning these parents? I think grief inviolved with the death of a child is more than enough punishment. I may feel differently if they knew she was diabetic and withheld insulin, but this was an undagnosed illness. All in all a very sad situation.

Nothing fails like prayer!