Seed of David / faith-healing isolates
Cluster of small high-control faith-healing Christian communities (similar pattern to Followers of Christ) where members refuse medical care for serious illness. Several state-level child-death prosecutions documented.
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BITE breakdown
0 — covers small high-control faith-healing communities; child-death cases documented.
In context
This entry covers small high-control faith-healing communities of the Followers of Christ pattern beyond the Oregon group covered separately. Members refuse all medical care, attribute illness to spiritual failure, and bury children in private cemeteries without medical certification. Several state-level child-death prosecutions across multiple US states have established the pattern.
Key control doctrines
- Faith healing as exclusive medical response
- Severance from outside medical authority
Legal cases & controversies
- Multiple US state child-death prosecutions
Timeline
- 20th c.Various faith-healing isolate communities crystallise
Sources
- State court records (multiple US jurisdictions)
- CHILD USA documentation
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