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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 05:03 AM Jun 2019

Christian missionary who 'played doctor' sued by Ugandan parents over deaths of children

Serving His Children (SHC) is a Christian-based, “God-breathed,” nonprofit organization and ministry that was established in 2007. SHC’s aim was to provide “therapeutic care for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition,” among other programs, according to its official About page.

Two mothers in Uganda see it differently, however, and are suing the organization, as well as its founder, Renee Bach, for misleading families into believing she and the group were a legitimate medical operation.

The mothers, who are represented by the Women’s Probono Initiative (WPI), say that Bach frequently led them to believe she was a medical doctor. She wore a white lab coat and stethoscope and posted blog posts (which have since been deleted) on her site that described ascribing treatment, including administering IVs and taking blood, that would lead one to believe she was an actual medic of some kind, according to All Africa.

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SHC was briefly closed down in 2015 by a Ugandan District Health Office, although it has since reopened. More than 100 children have died in its care.

SHC has defended Bach “playing doctor” in the past, responding to criticism in 2018 by stating “she never represented herself as a medical professional and was always acting under the supervision of licensed medical personnel.”


https://deadstate.org/christian-missionary-who-played-doctor-sued-by-ugandan-parents-over-deaths-of-children/

What is it is with privileged westerners and their god complex when it comes to emerging nations?!?!
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Christian missionary who 'played doctor' sued by Ugandan parents over deaths of children (Original Post) Soph0571 Jun 2019 OP
What da fucks the matter with her? 3Hotdogs Jun 2019 #1

3Hotdogs

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1. What da fucks the matter with her?
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 06:52 AM
Jun 2019

She'd make tons of money in southern states.... keep the white lab coat but paint a red cross with Jesus on the back of it. Do faith healings and use the stetho to confirm all the successful healings.

Wait - why am I advising her? Does anyone know any good Jesus artists that can paint on white cloth? Also, anyone with a used steth they want to donate to a good Christian cause?

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