Reporting from Washington – Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical expenses.
The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens. John F. Kerry and the late Edward M. Kennedy, both of Massachusetts, home to the headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist.
The measure would put Christian Science prayer treatments — which substitute for or supplement medical treatments — on the same footing as clinical medicine. While not mentioning the church by name, it would prohibit discrimination against “religious and spiritual healthcare.”
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Here they go again. After losing the provision to force insurance companies to pay for Christians to kill their children by praying over them, Senators Orrin “Magic Underwear” Hatch and John “WTF” Kerry have re-started their efforts to have it included again.
Here is a prime example of policians who honestly don’t care. Children will die if this passes, and they don’t care. We will pay for the children who die, and they don’t care. This provision is clearly illegal, and they don’t care.
There is no mystery. There is no “other side” of this argument. Praying to deities is ridiculous, and forcing us to pay for witch-doctors is just another tax for the church.
Kerry should be flogged or preferably much worse!
In the past prayers have been freely given. If this provided comfort and inspiration for the aggrieved believer then it was worthwhile. Paid prayer givers are however insincere. Those receiving remuneration for praying may or may not care about the individual for whom the prayers are made. It would be like paying for people to cry at a wedding or funeral, totally plastic and meaningless.
Prayer in and of itself is meaningless anyway, with the exception of the feeling of comfort and inspiration generated in the mind of the believer. The outcome of the malady whatever it might be would be the same with or without prayer. Appropriate medical care is all that would make the difference.
Sorry to be OT, but I have no idea where to put this and have it be noticed. But WHY the heck is this website sooooo slow in the past 2 weeks? I’m almost ready to stop coming here because the slowness for a page to load is just that painful.
So now it costs money to pray? Christianity goes Orwellian – again. Drop somebody else’s quarter and light a prayer candle.
Next: Prayer HMO’s
I can’t help but wonder why these religious organizations, which are supposed to be charitable, are charging for prayer based therapy. That should scream SCAM to even the religious. The fact that our tax money is going to be spent on this tripe is even more ridiculous. If you would prefer a god to heal you instead of a doctor, that’s your choice, but don’t make me pay for it.
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