The story began in early 2017, when Abigail Piland was born without any obvious problems. But when the midwife who helped deliver her checked back the next day, Abigail didn’t look healthy. The midwife told mother Rachel Piland to take the child to a hospital because the baby “could suffer brain damage or die if not properly cared for.”
Rachel refused, insisting “God makes no mistakes.”
Days later, Abigail was dead. (Rachel and her husband Joshua then prayed for Abigail’s resurrection. Surprise: That didn’t work, either.)
A medical examiner later attributed the death to “unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus,” both jaundice-related problems that were treatable. Abigail never had the chance to see a doctor when blood was coming out of her mouth, or when she wasn’t eating, or when her skin became further discolored. All because her parents put more trust in God than someone who could actually help.
For a more serious answer (from someone who still doesn’t believe, especially in the moronic sky daddy of christians)… sort of. God kicked humans out of the garden of eden (and his presence) because humans accepted the gift of knowledge.
Just like how most parents aren’t going to solve all of your problems once you’re shipped off to college, God’s not going to do shit for us. We’ve been specifically told as much, so religous people constantly praying and expecting miracles is particularly hilarous and pathetic to me. Braindead fools completely ignoring their own teachings.
What’s the religious equivalent of taking all your laundry home on the holidays so your mother can do it for you? We need that.