Many have asserted for so many years that religion is a mental illness, unfortunately even when children die, such deaths are seen only as an aberration.
The NRA use the same excuse, the actions of a few people who misuse gun/religion, should not be seen as a a condemnation of guns/ religion. Yet a few people misuse drugs and you immediately have legislation and prohibition of drugs, (except of course for the ones that the government are making money from via taxes.)

I am for putting limits on religion. I believe one should be free to believe anything they want to. I do NOT believe they have the right to try to force others who do not share their beliefs to abide by those beliefs.

Of course when the U.S. was founded virtually everyone was religious. Today however, a large percentage of the population identify as agnostic or atheist. At some point we should reach a point where only a very few persons are still religious. At least one hopes.

I have many times posted about how humans as animals evolved as "herd animals" which instinctually gather in groups for safety. Some scientists will refer to humans as social animals. Anyway, just because humans have the ability to reasons, does not mean those animal instincts aren't still active. People are still drawn to belong to groups. Belonging to groups gives them a sense of safety and well being. I think, this is the primary draw or attraction of religion. It is our animal instincts at work, getting us to belong to groups for safety. We are just hard wired to belong to groups. That is also the attraction of "Greek life" (Sororities and Fraternities) when kids go off to college. People seek a sense of belonging which it trying to satisfies their animal instincts to feel safe and secure.

For people who miss the sense of community they had when they went to church, I usually recommend to them to check out the Unitarians, who are actually a nondenominational church and have a lot of agnostics and atheists who attend there for the sense of community.

I really wish there was a nonreligious based group which could provide the same sense of community and belonging, that isn't beset with dogma, silly rituals or a belief in the supernatural. As of yet, I've yet to discover one.

Not funny. Did not see where the religion that supported this philosophy, was as insane, as was the belief in what she was doing. Religion gets a pass.

I think sadly that’s more of a mental health issue, rather than related to her religious beliefs.

In fasting once the hunger goes away you develop delirium. You might start seeing and hearing things that are not there.

The Pentecostal Christian church should be prosecuted.

Mrs. Abubakar deserves more than just a comfy hospital room!