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His Church or His Child? A Sixth-Generation Member of a Faith-Healing Sect Had to Choose.

By Teresa Mahoney, ProPublica · November 13, 2026

What if you had to pick between your deeply held faith and the life of your child? That’s the gutting choice that faced Marshall Phillips, an Oregon dad who was born into the Followers of Christ, a sect whose creed bars medical treatment. When his 11-year-old son was stricken with a dire health crisis, Phillips became…

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His Church or His Child? A Sixth-Generation Member of a Faith-Healing Sect Had to Choose.

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