Sectual discrimination. (On The Contrary).(Christian sect The Body)(Brief Article)
American Prospect, The, March, 2002 by Kaminer, Wendy
REBECCA AND DAVID CORNEAU OF ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts, are Christian fundamentalists who belong to a small sect called The Body. Like Christian Scientists, they reject modern medical care in accordance with their religious beliefs. Unlike Christian Scientists, they are being deprived of all rights to raise a family.
In the fall of 1999--after their infant son allegedly died shortly after birth because he was denied medical care--the Corneaus' three daughters were taken from their home and placed in the custody of relatives. The following fall, the then pregnant Rebecca was ...
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