Faith Healing Parents Assert Religious Rights A Clackamas County, Ore., couple accused of letting their infant daughter die by relying on prayer, rather than medicine, today asked that the charges be dropped, arguing that they infringe on their freedom of religion and their right to raise their children in their own way. Carl Worthington, 28, [...]

I’d be more annoyed, but, they’re clearing out their own gene pool. Teenager From Faith-Healing Family Dies GLADSTONE, Ore. (June 18) – Authorities say a teenager from a faith-healing family died from an illness that could have been easily treated, just a few months after a toddler cousin of his died in a case that [...]

Faith-healing parents charged in baby’s death 15-month-old girl died from untreated infection, authorities say OREGON CITY, Ore. – A couple whose church preaches against medical care are facing criminal charges after their young daughter died of an infection that authorities said went untreated. Carl and Raylene Worthington were indicted Friday on charges of manslaughter and [...]