Children in a faith-healing sect keep dying. Idaho laws let it happen

For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical treatment as their children die. At least five sets of parents have lost multiple children.

Reporting Highlights Death After Death: Almost every year since 2015, Idaho children in a faith-healing sect have died of treatable conditions such as pneumonia and bacterial infections that turned to sepsis. Church Doctrine: Former members of the Followers of Christ sect say parents are pressured to follow doctrine th