A heart-wrenching tragedy unfolded in the Dalit colony of Balajiraopet, Kaluvai Mandal, where blind faith and Church pastor’s negligence led to the untimely death of an eight-year-old girl, Bhavyashree. The child, suffering from a brain tumor, was denied medical care and forced into a 40-day fasting prayer ritual at a church in Adurupalli village, under the misguided assurance of divine healing by the pastor.
The girl’s parents, Lakshmi and her husband, who work as watchmen in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, were struggling with Bhavyashree’s deteriorating health. After multiple consultations with doctors in Nellore and Tirupati, they were informed that their daughter required urgent brain surgery. However, financial constraints and fear of surgical complications made the couple hesitant to proceed.
Under the influence of relatives and the pastor’s reassurances, the family abandoned medical treatment and resorted to fasting for 40 days and prayers at the church. During this period, Bhavyashree’s condition worsened, but the pastor reportedly dismissed medical intervention, urging the family to persist in prayer.
Tragically, Bhavyashree passed away in the early hours of Monday, her life claimed by a lack of timely medical intervention. This devastating incident highlights a growing concern about the exploitation of faith by Church and the negligence of Christian leaders who fail to prioritize the well-being of their followers.
Helping hands are better than praying lips, a well-known quote from Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, famously known as Mother Teresa, emphasizes the importance of actionable compassion over mere verbal faith. However, in stark contradiction to this, the actions of a Church pastor in Adurupalli village, have tragically demonstrated the dangers of blind reliance on prayer without practical intervention.
Recently, Legal Rights Protection Forum lodged complaint with NCPCR against Calvary Ministries, Bellampally, and its chief functionaries, Pastor R. Praveen Kumar and Ms Sharon, for alleged medical negligence and cruelty towards a young girl in the name of miracle healing.
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In a bid to prevent Missionaries from converting tribals, the Assam Cabinet passed Assam Healing (Prevention of Evil) Practices Bill 2024.
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Speaking with Organiser, Dr Jai Sandesh of Seva Bharathi Hospitals, Hyderabad, said, “The promise of miracle healings promoted by Church should be considered as criminal negligence by competent authorities and they must take strict action against such persons and institutions.”
In Bharat, church is known to promote blind faith and miracle healing prayers to their followers with falsified testimonies to attract more and more people to expand its Christian network.
