Reply #41: I think that in some conservative churches they council [View All]

[salin]

AWAY from getting help for real mental health issues. The "prayer" method does not work for the severely mentally ill. I don't know that there is a rash of women doing horrible things to their children or to get children (in this case), or if it is that the media has realized these stories sell so they hype them more... but it seems to be a recurring theme - very disturbed women who seem NOT to get any help. It is my extrapolation, based on minimal direct experience but knowledge of some friends with issues being counseled away from seeking mental health help (unless going to a "good Christian counselor), that wonders if that is a recurring undercurrent in these stories.