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Praying Dad Guilty in Sick Daughter's Death

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(Newser) – A Wisconsin jury has convicted a man of reckless homicide for praying instead of taking his ill daughter to the doctor, the Wausau Daily Herald reports. Dale R. Neumann, 47, faces up to 25 years in prison in the 2008 death of his 11-year-old daughter, Madeline Kara Neumann, who suffered from undiagnosed diabetes. Neumann testified that he believed God would heal her, the AP reports.

"If I go to the doctor, I am putting the doctor before God," Neumann said at the trial. Prosecutors said Madeline needed urgent medical care because she couldn't eat, speak, talk, or walk; doctors testified that Neumann, a born-again Christian, could have saved her with fluids and insulin. A jury convicted his wife, Leilani Neumann, 41, on the same charge in May.

Dale Neumann smiles at his defense attorney Jay Kronenwetter during his trial in Wausau, Wis. on Tuesday, July 28, 2009.
Dale Neumann smiles at his defense attorney Jay Kronenwetter during his trial in Wausau, Wis. on Tuesday, July 28, 2009.   (AP Photo/The Daily Herald, Corey Schjoth)
Madeline Kara Neumann, of Weston, Wis., is shown working on chalk art last summer during downtown Wausau's Chalk Fest.
Madeline Kara Neumann, of Weston, Wis., is shown working on chalk art last summer during downtown Wausau's Chalk Fest.   (AP Photo/Wausau Daily Herald,Butch McCartney)
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Aelius28
Aug 1, 09 4:03 PM CDT
Good stuff, nice work Jury. Get this Bible-thumping POS out of our society. Reply
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paul123
Aug 1, 09 5:10 PM CDT
@amexpat: You beat me to the punch. God gave us doctors, so why not use them? Faith without action is dead, literally, and unfortunately.
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Reader64481089
Aug 1, 09 4:05 PM CDT
I agree, to look to a book to cure a sick child is insanity, there may be a place for Religion but there must be room for Doctors and medicine as well and a bible will not cure disease. A damn shame another child had to die due to a fanatic Reply
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AmExpat
Aug 1, 09 5:02 PM CDT
I agree. As a Christian, I believe that God uses doctors. Why not pray & go to the doctor? This guy's actions are an embarrassment to the faith.
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TimInKansasCIty
Aug 1, 09 4:17 PM CDT
Congratulations Mr. Neumann. God, as well as the rest of the world, thinks you are a big dummy. Reply
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