Unless you're willing to build a very strong and complex foundation for arguing about religious cults guided by the predatory practices of dominant males AT THE SAME TIME you want to argue about deluded parents who hope wish fulfillment (prayer) will cure ill children, I suggest you consider dropping one of these avenues of discussion.

You may see a similarity, stemming from anti-social religious practices, but that doesn't mean that you can pass one over the other in a general conversation and have any meaningful outcomes.

In My Humble Academic Opinion

SRS