Which denominations of Christianity are against the easement of suffering via medical science, and what is the justification that they use?
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I am curious to learn which (if any!) sects/denominations/cults of christianity are totally against reducing human suffering related to illnesses via medical science.
I believe this is significantly different then the other more general question on this site.
A negative example: I am aware that the Jehovah's Witness are against blood transfusions, this would be an example of what I am NOT looking for due to the fact that the opposition is limited in scope to just blood transfusions.
To my knowledge the following denominations have issues with "SOME" aspects of medical treatments. But none of them are "fully opposed" which is what I am asking for.
- The Amish (do not have doctrinal opposition to medical care, but tend to favor natural remedies)
- The Assembly of God
- Bapticostal Church (West virginia)
- "Christian Science" (Possibly opposed to all, but not clear in my search)
- Church of God (some congregations are fixated on faith healers)
- Church of the first born (Religious based neglect of children, but not of medical treatments in general or as a whole)
- End Time Ministries (Child related, medical care related to children, but not adults)
- Faith Assembly (Child related only)
- One Mind Ministries (Child related exorcism)
- True Followers of Christ Church (Oklahoma, medical neglect of children only, not adults, not universally)
- Unleavened Bread Ministries (Wisconsin, child dies of untreated diabetes... seems limited to children again)
#### One that is close that I found is "The Church of Christ, Scientist"
The Church of Christ, Scientist, for example, is a denomination that promotes healing of physical and mental illnesses and disorders through prayer. They do compromise somewhat in the case of broken bones. There are many cases of apparently preventable deaths due to reliance on faith healing by Christian Scientist. Due to the broken bones aspect it doesn't seem to fit my criteria...
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Asked by Wyrsa
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Nov 14, 2024, 04:35 PM
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