Question

[flea]

"In the event of serious illness, do you wish the doctor to pray with you?" as a question on basic starting paperwork at a pediatrician's office: red flag, or to be taken for granted when one lives in the Bible Belt?

mr. flea noted, "At least they asked, and 'no' was an option," but me, I tend to like a sharp line between my spiritual guidance and my medical care. mr. flea thinks I'm being prejudiced against religion. Am I overreacting to want to look for another practice (this is in GA, so we have no existing relationship, yet)?

Comments

[fatoudust.livejournal.com]

Was it at a specifically Catholic or church-tied hospital?

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

Nope.

[fatoudust.livejournal.com]

Yeah, weird, then. I say, as a Christian born and raised in the Bible Belt.

I wouldn't be shocked to see it, or things like scriptures hung in the halls, that sort of thing, if it were a specifically church related hospital. I know we have some big ones that were created by and funded through churches, so then I would understand it.

But just in general? I haven't seen it, and would react badly to it being asked.