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bettyellen

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9. My Aunt built and ran a chain of hospitals for the Church, and she was a union busting hard ass of a
Sun May 26, 2013, 07:18 PM
May 2013

nun. I was proud she rose to such a high position, starting out as a nurse- but boy she was a tough cookie. Who fought the unions tooth and nail.

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
. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #24
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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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