Hearn: Faith healing loophole must go

Tom Hearn, Democratic candidate for legislative office now held by Rep. Kathy Sims, Facebooks:

“( Faith healing exemption ) is something I really have no patience for. I used to work in Child Protective Services and have seen abused and neglected children. People have a right to believe in whatever they want, and I am a Christian, but people’s beliefs should not include letting a child get very sick and die due to medical neglect. God gave us a brain and I believe he expects for us to use it. When in the legislature next year I will fight as best I can to not have a faith healing exception in the law. These legislators who are making this decision should be required to spend some time in a CPS office reviewing case files and visiting with children who were harmed by medical neglect. We can do better in Idaho.”

DFO: I agree. Thoughts?