FL Woman starves to death during fast

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by notofworks

I agree. The husband is as nutty as she was......if she was. Any chance the husband set this all up? Did anyone else talk to the lady during those three weeks? I didn't read the entire article.

But really.....and I'll get yelled at for this.....but of course she was pentecostal. Any chance a mainstream Christian would have done this?

I've never heard of this happening in Pentecostal ranks. Can you cite any cases? There are many people who incorporate lengthy fasting into their religious experience, including Catholics, Muslims, Jews & mainstream Christians.

Here's another example:

Devout Christian dies after fasting 23 days - - http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14581

"Dr Asker Jeukendrup, a nutritionist at the University of Birmingham, said it was unlikely that 23 days of starvation would kill a normally healthy and average weight person, who would be able to stand 40 days of total fasting without serious ill-effects. But he pointed out that the longer someone goes without food the more the body becomes vulnerable to illness and infection."