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Thinkingabout

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6. This is what makes the whole thing stupid, Catholics are wanting to control choices of employees
Sun May 26, 2013, 07:10 PM
May 2013
Who may not share the same beliefs of the church, is the hospital only hiring Catholics, doubt it. There is more to a female taking birth control pills than preventing conception, like treatment for different problems. The hospital depends on resources other than provided by the church, funds to build or expand the hospital, they are for profit as in the case of accepting Medicare and Medicaid, this is not a charity. I understand BC is going to be provided by planned parenthood and Catholic churches are still whining. Either stay for profit and join in with other for profit companies or go charity all the way. Bet they will remain for profit.
Don't let Catholics run hospitals [View all] Dawson Leery May 2013 OP
I do love Catholics but there is an easy answer to this problem. If you do not want to be Thinkingabout May 2013 #1
My area has one hospital: Wholly Redeemable. Yet laws prevent the construction of new hospitals .. Scuba May 2013 #2
I understand this could be a problem in some areas but does this hospital you refer to Thinkingabout May 2013 #4
Well, if they're going to serve Medicare patients, yes. Are you suggesting Medicare patients ... Scuba May 2013 #5
This is what makes the whole thing stupid, Catholics are wanting to control choices of employees Thinkingabout May 2013 #6
There is a downside to living in a rural or small town area. Choices are limited across the board. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #13
Yes, but there's a hospital here, and they accept Medicare, so shouldn't they ... Scuba May 2013 #41
I don't know if accepting Medicare is accepting funding. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #62
They do fill a need in the community rucky May 2013 #3
My Aunt built and ran a chain of hospitals for the Church, and she was a union busting hard ass of a bettyellen May 2013 #9
It is not just the hospitals, but the office space rented also. Lars39 May 2013 #7
Anything else you and PZ don't want Catholics to run? rug May 2013 #8
Speaking for myself, Cerridwen May 2013 #12
Speaking for yourself, are you making that statement on Catholics as a group? rug May 2013 #15
I'm speaking of the hierarchy with the power Cerridwen May 2013 #16
The ony thing I "read" was your post. rug May 2013 #19
You must have me confused with someone else. Cerridwen May 2013 #21
I don't know you, let alone your "history". Should I? rug May 2013 #22
I'll type slower this time. Cerridwen May 2013 #26
Oh, "scary quotes". rug May 2013 #28
Ahhhhh. You're so "perceptive." Cerridwen May 2013 #30
Since you asked, rug May 2013 #32
Ah. So you missed the quotes the first Cerridwen May 2013 #36
"good night" rug May 2013 #37
Seems quite apparent to me that the writer is writing about the church, which leads me to Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #17
The church consists of its hieracrchy and of its members. rug May 2013 #20
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I hold all people that insist that their delusions be afforded validity simply because Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #29
Lol! Tell me more. rug May 2013 #33
So, you got nothin'... Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #38
I see. You won't expand on your "delusions" remark. rug May 2013 #39
If only you did see, but living in a bubble constructed around a childish fantasy precludes that. nt Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #44
Er, replacing "delusion" with "childish fantasy" hardly answers the question. rug May 2013 #46
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #47
"fantasy based bigotry"? rug May 2013 #48
Delusion: Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #50
"your fantasy based bigotry" is not calling me a bigot? rug May 2013 #51
So in addition to logic, reading is not your strong suit either... Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #53
Denial is a sad thing to see. rug May 2013 #54
Oh wait, I get it, you're waiting for your fantasy bully to come bail you out... Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #52
Nope, just a jury. rug May 2013 #56
"good job." n/t Cerridwen May 2013 #58
That was my issue with JFK... damn catholics! n/t hughee99 May 2013 #64
Ideally, with socialized healthcare, we would have no need for Catholic hospitals. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #10
I'd prefer medicine be run by those Cerridwen May 2013 #11
The nuns filled a void. Other people weren't rushing to set up hospitals pnwmom May 2013 #23
Create a "void" then fill it. Cerridwen May 2013 #27
How did they create the void of no hospital in an area? pnwmom May 2013 #59
I grew up in a city that had done just that. We had a municipal hospital that was Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #35
That's great but not all towns have done so, as you know. pnwmom May 2013 #60
If Catholics didn't run hospitals there would be a whole lot fewer hospitals. nolabear May 2013 #14
Perhaps if the churches were taxed, the community would be able to afford to build their own. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #31
Could be. But, much as I hate the moralism, they do a service. nolabear May 2013 #61
My friend worked at a Catholic hospital when the nuns ran it LittleBlue May 2013 #18
"In case of emergency, do NOT send me to a Catholic hospital" Freddie May 2013 #34
St Vincents in Manhattan closed and the lower Manhattan has been paying for it ever since. hrmjustin May 2013 #40
I'm not religious, but I've been treated great at catholic non profit hospitals NightWatcher May 2013 #42
Don't let any religious entity run hospitals siligut May 2013 #43
I was born in a catholic hospital with nuns for nurses. n/t cynatnite May 2013 #45
The Stranger ran a similar story a couple months ago pokerfan May 2013 #49
I can't disagree, but... liberal N proud May 2013 #55
One of the best hospitals in SF is ... CountAllVotes May 2013 #57
Yes, women DIE because of horrific Catholic bullshit. alarimer May 2013 #63
+1 Dawson Leery May 2013 #67
There's a Catholic hospital in my area, it's a very good hospital. My father was Raine May 2013 #65
Yeah!!!! Why should people get better care? Revanchist May 2013 #66
Where should I go if I'm in Memphis? Sgent May 2013 #68
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