religion and CHA

[Guest guest]

I got a complaint about religion on CHA. I mulled it over till I heard

a report on religiosity in america on NPR. America is a country where

all power is held by those who are either religious or claim to be.

Nonbelievers are the most ostracized of any group. An atheist could

never be elected to high office, for example. Why, because

nonbelievers are considered immoral, rudderless and misguided by most

americans. Thus, if CHA members make antireligious comments on this

list, I have no problem with that. Just as I have no problem with the

reverse. CHA will not cater to the mentality that attacks on religious

thinking in medicine is off the table. That is a defacto capitulation

to the dominant status quo both in our field and in society as a whole.

It may seem the nice polite thing to do. But it is really a way to

silence the dissent. I do apologize for any collateral damage that

occurs to those who are religious but believe as I do that it should

remain a personal matter. You can either take a bullet for the cause

or sit on the sidelines. sorry.

 

 

Chinese Herbs

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Todd

 

Here! Here! Thanks for protecting our rights to discuss matters

germane to our patients' experience and to our own experience as

people, patients and practitioners. Three cheers for CHA and for

freedom. Like Todd said, those who are uncomfortable with these

issues are free to refrain from reading about them.

 

Respectfully, Shanna

 

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wrote:

> I got a complaint about religion on CHA. I mulled it over till I

heard

> a report on religiosity in america on NPR. America is a country

where

> all power is held by those who are either religious or claim to

be.

> Nonbelievers are the most ostracized of any group. An atheist

could

> never be elected to high office, for example. Why, because

> nonbelievers are considered immoral, rudderless and misguided by

most

> americans. Thus, if CHA members make antireligious comments on

this

> list, I have no problem with that. Just as I have no problem with

the

> reverse. CHA will not cater to the mentality that attacks on

religious

> thinking in medicine is off the table. That is a defacto

capitulation

> to the dominant status quo both in our field and in society as a

whole.

> It may seem the nice polite thing to do. But it is really a way

to

> silence the dissent. I do apologize for any collateral damage

that

> occurs to those who are religious but believe as I do that it

should

> remain a personal matter. You can either take a bullet for the

cause

> or sit on the sidelines. sorry.

>

>

> Chinese Herbs

>

>

> FAX:

>

>