{"id":2410,"date":"2009-02-01T20:53:17","date_gmt":"2009-02-02T01:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anglicansamizdat.wordpress.com\/?p=2410"},"modified":"2009-02-01T20:53:17","modified_gmt":"2009-02-02T01:53:17","slug":"punishing-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/punishing-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Punishing Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prayer, the ultimate in political incorrectness<\/a>:\"Add<\/p>\n

Nurse suspended for offering to pray for elderly patient’s recovery.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A nurse has been suspended from her job for offering to pray for an elderly patient’s recovery from illness.<\/p>\n

Caroline Petrie, a committed Christian, has been accused by her employers of failing to demonstrate a “personal and professional commitment to equality and diversity”.<\/p>\n

She faces disciplinary action and could lose her job over the incident.<\/p>\n

Mrs Petrie, a married mother of two, says she has been left shocked and upset by the action taken against her.<\/p>\n

She insists she has never forced her own religious beliefs on anyone but politely inquired if the elderly patient wanted her to pray for her – either in the woman’s presence or after the nurse had left the patient’s home.<\/p>\n

“I simply couldn’t believe that I have been suspended over this. I knew I hadn’t done anything wrong. All I am trying to do is help my patients, many of whom want me to pray for them,” she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To sum this up:<\/p>\n

Caroline Petrie did not thrust her beliefs on anyone; she merely offered to pray.<\/p>\n

I believe that God answers prayer and sometimes heals people; even if I didn’t, if I were dying, I would probably be willing to give it a try. A patient was taken aback, not offended by the offer. The administration leapt into action; one that is liable to prevent anyone else from giving prayer a try.<\/p>\n

The barking mad administration thinks that equality is more important than even the possibility of being healed, so it kicks out anyone who prays. The fact that because a person prays shows that she must actually care for the patients, is beside the point. Better to let everyone die – equally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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