oh ok. i just never heard a hospital ask me my religion. i thought they would persecute me once i got there. ok im ok now. god bless thanks all
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Uh... no. See, they ask that question in order to
a) Get the right holy shaman in case your condition is life threatening (wouldn't want to call in a priest or imam for a bible thumpin baptist)
b) Establish whether you will have any dietary restrictions
c) Figure out if there are any other religo-cultural barriers you might have (e.g., you're male and cannot, by religious ban, be cared for by a woman, etc.)
You see, SECULAR hospitals just want to be accommodating of all religions, as best as possible.
Yep, it's right there in paragraph three of the Hippocratic Oath:
"I will ask my patient's religion, and if he is a fundamentalist Christian, I will persecute him."
Absolutely. If you're a fundie, they tell you to go home and pray it away, so they have more beds for real patients.
ETA: I have to admit I'm rather impressed with the responses on the thread. They're all so...rational.
oh ok. i just never heard a first aider ask me my religion. i thought they would persecute me once i got short of breath. ok im ok now. god bless thanks all.
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PS. It hurt me to copy this drivel without using capitals and apostrophes.
Aarrgghh! These people! These stupid, deluded, paranoid, narcissistic, self-absorbed, self-regarding, sanctimonious, arrogant, ignorant people! Were they dropped on their heads as children?!
"i thought they would persecute me...", Holy Fuck! <wanders off, muttering>
on a side note, i totally stole paul_answers' signature. the cake eating smiley is funny :)
on the topic...no they ask you so they can ACCOMADATE your religion better.
"i thought they would persecute me once i got there."
I'll bet you did. Your the kind of person who dreams of the day someone will persecute you for your beliefs just so you can run home, jump on RR and brag about how those dirty heathens were so rude but you just accepted it because you're soooo Christ-like.
I love Buzzardhut's reply:-
tell them you are Baptist and get a free bible
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I'm just picturing his bookshelves, shelf after shelf bulging with bibles, many of them freely acquired.
The reason they ask your religion is out of respect. They don't want to do something which would violate your religious beliefs. For example, members of some religions are forbidden from receiving blood. Also, they don't want to accidentally serve you food which might be forbidden by your religion. Muslims and pork, for example.
That's all it's about. Nothing at all to do with persecution.
[Do what I do. Tell them "Druid." The consternation is highly amusing. ]
That's an idea... maybe claim 'Wiccan' or similar.
See how many 'you're going to hells' I can get.
Sadly, in the UK the state pays for peoples' religious delusions to be catered to in hospital to the tune of £40m ($61m)per year. Plus another £10m for prisoners to be sermonised to.
Why I have to pay for people telling fairy tales to the sick or criminal out of my taxes is something I don't understand.
Hospitals have chaplains of many faiths for their patients. They want the right one for you and your family, as a hospital stay is a stressful time for anyone, and those who do believe tend to go to their clergy for support. They don't want to send a priest to a patient who'd rather see a rabbi. For you, the hospital should send a psychiatrist to treat paranoia.
Yeah I'm sure Christians feel very persecuted here at Mercy hospital where every patient room has a cross on the wall. And no, as an atheist I don't feel persecuted. They have yet to say anything all the times I've been there and said I'm an atheist at registration. See, it is possible to be a Christian organization without pissing everyone else off.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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