Healthcare provision seeks to embrace prayer treatments -

Los Angeles Times by Tom Hamburger, Kim Geiger | Nov. 3, 2009 (News)

A little-noticed measure would put Christian Science healing sessions on the same footing as clinical medicine. Critics say it violates the separation of church and state. Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 3, 2009

It is good journalism in alarming the public that the health care bill contains a provision that flies in the face of scientific medical practice, violates the separation of church and state, is stupid, and costs taxpayers.

Call your congress critters. Remove the provision.

Dr. Norman Fost, a pediatrician and medical ethicist at the University of Wisconsin, said the measure went against the goal of reducing healthcare costs by improving evidence-based medical practices.

Jesus, deliver us from this stupidity. (Now you all owe me.)

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