his mother Kristina maintains that she made the right decision in declining the measles vaccine

This is the level of stupid we're up against.

"We're not blaming God for this," said 35-year-old Kristina. "Yes, it hurts, of course, it hurts. But God has chosen Ethan for a reason. God is doing something, and we're gonna glorify his name regardless.

Religions is, far too often, a disease.

Hey dumbf*&^, don't use God to justify you being a s*&^ty parent. If God exists, he/she/it is probably facepalming at the speed of light right now while saying with utter exasperation "I sent someone to create a vaccine to prevent this, you idiot!"