A review by emacee1203
In the Name of God: The True Story of the Fight to Save Children from Faith-Healing Homicide by Cameron Stauth

4.0

This book is incredibly difficult to put down, which is especially impressive considering the heavy subject and length. Stauth presents a very emotional and personal ethical dilemma in, my opinion, as fair and balanced as he could be. It would be incredibly easy to portray parents who deny their children medical attention as evil and selfish, but Stauth actually made me sympathize with the Followers and explained their faith with care and civility. With that being said, I am very glad that things played out the way they did, because I absolutely am against faith-only based healing and was delighted to read about the changes made to the Followers in Oregon. It was heart breaking to read about the number of children who suffered due to their parents religious choices, and am thrilled that changes in Oregon's laws helped prevent more needless deaths from occurring. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in politics, ethics, or crime dramas.