December 2011
Yes,
it seems as though the Commonwealth of Virginia will let you let your
kid die if you're religious. Yep, talking about no separation of church
and state.
This is part of Code of Virginia 63.2-100
“However, no child who in good faith is under treatment solely by
spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the tenets and
practices of a recognized church or religious denomination shall for
that reason alone be considered to be an abused or neglected child.”
All states have provisions to protect children from abuse and neglect.
Gosh, Virginia, you have really failed. This is almost 2012 and you have
something like this on the books. What does it actually mean?
Yes, folks, I know I have no legal training and shouldn't be so bold as
to try to interpret what this means; however, to the guy on the street,
yep, that’s me, this really doesn't look good if you're trying to
protect children from dying when they don't have to.
It would seem, yes, my interpretation of this code, that if the child is
in a household that is clean, has food, and so on, that if the child
has a life-threatening disease, and the family, or those responsible for
the child’s welfare, just want to pray and not seek medical help, then
that is OK.
As an aside, what the hell does, “a recognized church or religious
denomination mean?” Recognized by whom? Man oh man, is there any hope
for us?
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