Children are not safe with religious nutters as parents

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http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20130522_M_E___Death_of_faith-healing_couple_s_baby_is_murder.html



THE DEATH OF a 7-month-old child of a Northeast Philadelphia couple who
believe in faith-healing instead of medical attention has been ruled a
homicide by the medical examiner.

Brandon Scott Schaible, the son of Herbert and Catherine Schaible, died in
the family's Rhawnhurst home April 18 at 8:35 p.m. from bacterial pneumonia
and dehydration, according to the autopsy report. The infant began
displaying difficulty breathing, irritability and decreased appetite three
days before his death, the report said.

Herbert and Catherine Schaible are on probation for the 2009 death of their
2-year-old son, Kent, after they chose to simply pray for his recovery,
rather than seek medical care, when that child fell ill. No criminal charges
have been filed against the couple in Brandon's case, and the District
Attorney's Office would not comment yesterday on possible charges.

The Schaibles are members of the fundamentalist First Century Gospel Church
in Juniata Park, which does not believe in or accept medical care.