Faith healers could prove their case, simply put that when someone is diagnosed with an illness by a licensed medical doctor, and the faith healer is able to demonstrate the efficacy of prayer alone in healing a condition not known to spontaneously heal, or just naturally heal over time, this would objectively demonstrate that what they do works.
But if they cannot prove this in an objective way, then they should discontinue what they are doing as a means to physically, not spiritually or emotionally, heal.
Importantly, there is no shame in doing so, as even they will admit, that few healers truly have “the gift” to heal. But unless they do, it is unfair and even cruel to subject a sick person to a healing that you cannot prove works.
Well said.
This group is probably the most fanatical one in the country with their beliefs, at least of any group that’s gotten media attention.
Christian Scientists tempered their stand on this some time back and don’t object to medical intervention.