We cannot image the pain of having your 2-year-old toddler die. For anyone that has children, you know what we mean. There cannot be any worse suffering known to mankind. More than anything else on this earth... it is your blood and a being into which you've poured your all. You would protect this child from any harm, even if it meant sacrificing your own life. PLEASE DO NOT MISINTERPRET THIS ARTICLE. We do not mean any harm or additional suffering to those of which page speaks. Names will not even be mentioned, contrary to articles in the newspapers...
Is resurrection real? By this, we refer to resurrection as described in the Bible. Can deceased people truly come back from the dead? We think not. Surely, there are cases of comatosed individuals that are eventually revived. But, clinically dead people suddenly coming back to life? That is exactly what is claimed by some.In a recent incident in a mountain town of Colorado, a 2-year-old child died at home when a filing cabinet fell on him while his mother was in the kitchen and his father was attending church. According to authorities, the little boy climbed up two metal filing cabinets stacked on top of each other, causing the one on top to fall and crush his chest. The child was pronounced dead at the hospital. The cause of death was extensive internal injuries, which created massive internal bleeding.
The child's father was convinced he could pray hard enough and bring the child back to life... a modern-day resurrection. He said, "I know confirmed stories of people who have been raised from the dead. He continued, "We have really prayed for that. I know that (God) can bring him back to life again."
The pastor at their church said, "We have tried to be there for them, but we have not advised them. This is not a denial issue. It's an issue of the fervor and sincerity of their faith." The child's father stated, "We believe God still does the miracles today he did in the Bible. We would see more miracles if we would just pray and believe."
In an unusual course of events, the coroner turned the child's corpse over to his parents at the clinic, although transfer of custody usually occurs at a mortuary. By Colorado law, a body must be cremated or preserved within 24 hours, although the family waited until Tuesday to take their son to be embalmed. "They were a little late, but sometimes you let minor things slide," the coroner said.
The parents then drove the embalmed body back to their home. The father described himself, and his family, as charismatic Christians that had been praying for his son's resurrection. He told the local newspapers that he is well aware of what other people might think about the way they are dealing with their child's death. He said,
"It's much safer for your reputation when your child dies to bury your child, do the conventional thing," he told the papers. "I'm sure people who don't understand would look at us and say (A), we're in denial, and (B), these people are just whacked. Even when you start talking about hearing the voice of God, a red flag goes up. We're not ashamed of what we're doing."
We completely sympathize with the parents in this tragic accident. However, we don't know of 'confirmed stories of people who have been raised from the dead', as the father stated. We know of stories in the Bible which we consider myths, but nothing in real life. These parents prayed over their dead child, along with their neighbors, in their home... for nearly a week. It's a truly sad story. We blame the Church and the Scripture for teaching these parents that they could 'pray' their child back to life... in a modern day resurrection. Did it occur? Unfortunately, no. Will it change the parents' faith? Probably not. Does it concern you that people are taught to believe they can pray over the dead for a week and bring them back to life? It should...
References:
1. "Parents prayed for tot's resurrection", Rocky Mountain News.com, 11/16/2002
- Ethical Atheist[Created: 11/22/2002]
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