1.0Beliefnet Newshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/newsmconsolihttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/author/mconsoliAccused Parents Say Son's Faith-Healing Death Was No Crimerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bc288Z4Q6V"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2009/12/accused-parents-say-sons-faith">Accused Parents Say Son’s Faith-Healing Death Was No Crime</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2009/12/accused-parents-say-sons-faith/embed#?secret=bc288Z4Q6V" width="600" height="338" title="“Accused Parents Say Son’s Faith-Healing Death Was No Crime” — Beliefnet News" data-secret="bc288Z4Q6V" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) Two parents charged with criminally negligent homicide in the faith-healing death of their teenage son will ask a judge to dismiss the charges because they followed the advice of state child welfare workers. Attorneys for the couple, Jeff and Marci Beagley, also contend state law on parental responsibility in children’s health care…