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"The daughter with the 102F fever raised a flag for me."

Not me. I am too naive. It saddens me, though, because, when my daughter had a raging fever (they think it went to 108 at one point)the Freeper prayer warriors were all over it, and she got better. Not, I might add, because of the emergency room doc, who misdiagnosed her. What if I had not been believed. Thanks again, BTW, to all of you and for the awsome power of prayer.

There were reasons not to believe the story. I certainly wouldn't suggest anyone normally be suspicious of those requesting prayer, however this one raised a few red flags:

He posted in a panic, during "the emergency". The few times I've been concerned about my children's immediate physical condition, posting on FreeRepublic wasn't even on my list.
The alleged child wasn't "their" first, yet his "wife" was hysterical and he was in a panic. 102F just isn't that high and I've seen very few parents panic about such a low fever except when it's their first child. Most parents know to give Tylenol/Motrin and monitor the temp to make sure it doesn't rise.
A "private doctor" came for a house call; "he" arrived 4 minutes after the initial post.