And we will continue to hear about abuses, torture, and murder of those who have little to no defence.

@Betty Well for a start they would be required to have malpractice insurance or have their license revoked.... and who is going to be stupid enough to insure these assholes?...

No license no practice if you do practice you can be arrested before things get to this point...

@Lizard_of_Ahaz I am totally with you on this subject. Faith healing and naturopathy should be heavily regulated.

@Betty If they want to claim they are preforming medical acts to the suckers then they should be regulated as such and face the same legal consequences a real medical professional would for their actions...

Oh yeah and since they are asking for money in exchange it would no longer be considered a "Tax exempt donation" either...

She had been hospitalized once before because of their "abuse". Prior knowledge of consequences negates simple abuse. They knew she would die without the insulin and left it to their "god" to save her...or...not. That is a gross disregard for life. It is murder.

Absolutely. But they wilfully choose to ignore that glaring inconsistency in the “religious persecution” argument.

Expect to read more of this type of offensive drivel as the defendants use the court case as a platform to expound their distorted views.

The trial is due to run for another 11 weeks.

The judge will have plenty to say at the end of the trial and will surely use that as an opportunity to criticise the defendants behaviour.

It would make you a murderer.

It would be helpful if you could provide a link to an article from a reputable publication with a direct quote.

Betty, @Flyingsaucesir

Just making a point. I couldn't imagine running out of ideas to prevent murdering anyone.
You don't know me yet?

It's just there is no international law in the world that can stop someone like Bush with his power and for reason of God told him to kill a million Iraqi , and mostly woman and children. Same with in Gaza,, where Zionist claiming they can kill under their God. The two largest war protest I've ever seen in this lifetime, Iraq and Palestinians. We are first biological organisms, then human being, God is just a word and a fairytale.

@Castlepaloma You are correct...I don't know you. I responded to your question. Now you know me a little better.

Leaders, historically have used religion and whatever god/s that are popular to justify war and murder. It is all through human history and I dare say it will be in our future. Power, control, and wealth have always trumped human life.

The defendants have been asked to be tried as one person, which the Australian government has agreed to, in order to move the proceedings forward. Therefore it’s likely that they will all receive the same sentence at the conclusion of the trial.

I’m sure that the judge will use their discretion to give them the longest possible sentence under Australian law, given that the defendants chose not to use a jury.

@Zealandia I hope you're right!!