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14 Scholar 945 (2011-2012)
Religious Treatment Exemption Statutes: Betrayest Thou Me with a Statute?

handle is hein.journals/schom14 and id is 955 raw text is: RELIGIOUS TREATMENT EXEMPTION STATUTES: BETRAYEST THOU ME WITH A STATUTE? SHIRLEY DARBY HOWELL* I. Introduction.. .................................. 946 II. Religious Exemption Defined ....................... 948 III. An Overview of Faith Healing Traditions in America and the Perspective of Faith Healing Parents ............... 950 A. Faith Healing Traditions in America ............... 950 B. The Prototypical Faith Healing Parent ............. 954 IV. Public Policy Protectionism for Children ............... 956 A. Common Law Doctrinal Protections for Children .... 956 1. Contracts ................................ 957 2. Torts ................................... 957 3. Criminal Law ............................. 959 B. Federal Acts for the Protection of Children .......... 962 V. Negative Effects of Religious Exemptions for Both Children and Their Parents... .................... 963 A. Illustrative Cases..... ...................... 963 B. Recent Developments......................... 969 VI. How the Majority of States Came to Have Religious Exemption Statutes ............................... 971 A. The 1974 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and Its Ramifications .......................... 971 B. Why States Retain Religious Exemptions: A Likely Answer and Three Poor Excuses ................. 972 1. Ignorance Concerning the Statutes and Political Motives: The Answer ....................... 972 2. Excuse One: The First Amendment Free Exercise Clause ... .................... ....... 973 1. See Luke 22:48 (Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?). * Shirley Darby Howell is a professor of law at Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. The author wishes to thank Administrative Assistant, Jennifer Johnson, and Reference Librarian, Gigi Panatgopoulis, for their tremendous support and contributions to this project. I especially want to acknowledge my Research Assistant, Clinton Richardson, who went far beyond the call of duty throughout this project. Without Mr. Richardson's exceptional dedication and skillful assistance, I would not have been able to complete this piece for publication in the 2011-12 academic year. 945