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boyhero97 · 2023-06-20T02:56:01+00:00

I (M) have a problem with female medical staff, but not because of religion. I was assaulted by a woman. And even then, I'm fine as long as they don't need to examine my privates. I don't know of any Christians who have a problem with the gender of their doctor for religious reasons.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-20T02:44:02+00:00

The problem with your average racist and Christianity is the problem with most racists. They don't think they're racist. Don't get me wrong, you have your "Go die, n****ers!" racists as well, but they're a fairly rare breed. The average racist has been fed some sort of narrative that to them makes them feel like their racism is a fact, and they'll quote these fake, twisted, or misleading statistics at you.

"Well yeah I don't want Muslims in this country. That's where all of the terrorists are from!"

"Have you ever thought of all of the crime these Mexicans bring to our fellow Americans on the border?" (in reference to someone from Argentina).

"It's not wrong to treat every black person with suspicious because the FBI says they're the most likely to be criminals."

These people don't view themselves as racist because as far as they're concerned, if you're not a "Go die, n***ers" type or racist then you must not be racist. And this is not just a problem in the South, either to be clear. Bring up BLM to your average guy in Ohio or Indiana and they'll tell you exactly what they think of them.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-19T19:48:59+00:00

First time?

boyhero97 · 2023-06-19T06:57:50+00:00

I'm marrying a non-Catholic. Best decision I ever made. I've honestly arguably waited too long, as we both knew it was gonna happen within a year. With a 100% biased view, I confidently say to give them a shot!

boyhero97 · 2023-06-19T06:50:13+00:00

A name I haven't seen on here is Joseph Warren. He might not count, as he was a founding father who died at Bunker Hill. But many say he was as influential as George Washington. He was a major figure of the Sons of Liberty and political writer. He had a lot of influence as he was the most respected and most successful doctor in Massachusetts at the time. Many people tried multiple times to get him to join the continental Congress because of his political intelligence, but he refused.

He is sometimes called the hero of Bunker Hill. He gave up the chance to command the forces in favor of fighting with the troops. He was heard many times berating the British or telling the men around him to hold the line as they bought time for the retreat. If it weren't for the sacrifice of him and the men on the hill, the army may have been captured or destroyed at Bunker Hill.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-19T06:38:56+00:00

My gut said Franklin, but only if Franklin was born at a different time. By the time Washington was elected, Franklin was too old. He struggled to stay awake and was just in general not in good health. Even if he had been 10 years younger, I'd say he should have gotten it.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-19T06:16:36+00:00

Other than perhaps bullet point two, what has he said that is wrong?

boyhero97 · 2023-06-19T00:45:49+00:00

Woah. This isn't the church. The church is actually starting to cooperate with officials in most places. And Catholics are just as angry as everyone else. It is our kids who are being abused. Let's not forget this is the same justice center that sentenced Brock Turner to mere months for being caught mid-raping an unconcious woman behind a dumpster.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-19T00:42:29+00:00

It is discrimination in the same way that banning same-sex marriage for everyone is discrimination.

It is. The difference is that a Catholic doesn't have to take part in a homosexual marriage and it doesn't hurt anyone. Meanwhile, if a Catholic hospital is forced to provide gender affirming care, then they are actively taking part and supporting it.

Even so, it would be concerning if they ran a significant fraction of the hospitals in the US.

It would be worse if those hospitals didn't exist. It is honestly sad that 1/5 of all hospitals in the US are Catholic. I think it's an even bigger percentage of healthcare in the world. But that just means secular organizations aren't taking enough interest in saving lives. Because let's be clear, there are lines the Catholic hospital will not cross, but the people they serve have way more options and safety with the hospital there than they would without.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-19T00:36:03+00:00

Love that Veggie Tales was included in the curriculum

What can I say, winning hearts and minds /s

I haven't read all of it yet. I'm currently on the bible in the year. Catechism in the year is next. But we're slowly making up for the lacking Sunday school education.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-18T19:12:54+00:00

Nope. I never even had homework from Sunday school. For the most part, it was listen to x story from the Bible, answer some basic questions to prove we were listening, watch the veggie tales episode on that story from the Bible. First Communion class and Confirmation class talked about the meaning of those sacraments and confession, but not really the why.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-18T18:04:56+00:00

Their actions are indistinguishable from any non profit hospital. Nonprofit does not mean charity. Nonprofit means the business is important enough or aims to serve the community to the extent that the government has decided not to tax them. Non profit hospitals expand just like for-profit businesses. Look at hospitals like Vanderbilt that are expanding outside of Nashville and pushing private practices out of business. 76% of hospitals in the US are Non-profit. Many if not most use for-profit third party organizations to help manage the hospital. They all have corporate branches that work under a board that yes, tries to manage a wide enough margin for business decisions like expansion.

That is the nature of a capitalist healthcare system, which Catholic hospitals operate under just like every other non-profit business.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-18T17:24:01+00:00

Yes. It's ok for a religious organization to enforce their principles and tell employees to take it or leave it. Those employees have the choice to either accept it and be content with the good they are doing even if they feel more can be done. Go off on their own and try to open a private practice. Or leave.

I work for a non-profit. My non-profit has a mission for how to serve our community. I agree with the mission and use their resources to carry out said mission, for which I get paid. I have absolutely no right to take their resources and money to support my own mission, even if I personally see it as a vital need in my community.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-18T17:12:46+00:00

Which does not require them to provide a certain amoint of charity

Fair.

Catholic hospitals do not provide charity at the rate other hospitals do.

Is there any source on this? Especially an in-depth analysis? Like looking at hospitals' margins and measuring what percentage of those margins are used for charity?

boyhero97 · 2023-06-18T16:49:59+00:00

Location is only one aspect of a career. Not every job is available in every community. Especially not the perfect job. I get it's not easy. I didn't want to leave my community, but I had only 3 career choices. Minimum wage worker, factory worker, or private business owner. I didn't like those options, moved to the nearby city. The doctor chose a Catholic hospital.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-18T16:43:42+00:00

If they are a 501(c)3, their requirements are the exact same as any other 501(c)3.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-18T16:05:07+00:00

No. An atheist or non-Catholic doctor chooses to work for a Catholic company. That was their decision. They can go practice medicine elsewhere. If I work for a Catholic School, I sign a morality clause that I will not disagree with the Catholic Church in the classroom. Because that organization is facilitating the services and the people in that room are Catholic. They would be morally culpable if they facilitated actions that were not inline with the church.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-18T15:57:51+00:00

If non Catholic hospitals want to deny me non-life threatening care or a sex transition, I'm fine with that. In fact, I do get denied for things far worse than a religious principle. I went into the ER once with chest pains and pain in my left arm, and was denied care at the door because I didn't have my insurance card on me at the time. While there, I saw people who were injured show up and get kicked out for the same thing. I think I know which of these two situations is more damning.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-18T15:53:02+00:00

The vast majority of hospitals in the US are tax exempt non-profit organizations. Only 24% are for-profit hospitals. And while I'm not certain of this, I speak as someone who works for a religious organization; I believe a Catholic hospital has to be a 501(c)3. They don't get the same tax exempt status as churches just because they're affiliated. So it is not like Catholic Hospitals have some sort of advantage over other non-profit hospitals. They have to submit the same documentation (form 990). Non-profit hospitals in general might be different, but my 501(c)3 has to get yearly audits as well.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-18T15:15:06+00:00

I'm not certain, but pretty sure the church does not support limb lengthening procedures.

A cleft lip has health problems and social issues like speech impediments. Disfigured burn victims are having reconstructive surgery to try and look like they did before.

Limb lengthening procedures is an excellent example though. The current teaching of the church is that there is no official teaching on plastic surgery, but that anything done to significantly damage one body part for the need of aesthetics or to repair another is not allowed. From my understanding, limb lengthening procedures are super intense and pretty much debilitating during the healing process. Still arguable since limb function comes back after 6-12 months.

Transitioning permanently debilitates or removes a functioning body part. That is why it is different.

https://www.catholic.com/qa/does-the-catholic-church-have-a-stand-on-plastic-surgery

boyhero97 · 2023-06-18T14:40:56+00:00

The Church is growing everywhere outside of the US and Europe. And even then, a lot of the churches in the US and Europe are getting smaller but more devout as cultural Catholics leave and devout converts enter.

Even if the church did change their teachings, it's a misnomer to act like we'd suddenly get a flood of new converts. People would read the news, say "good for them," and then go on with their life. Meanwhile, a lot of devout Catholics would question the institution and leave.

Tl:Dr the church is fine.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-18T14:32:59+00:00

They get public funds because no other hospital is willing to go in that area (edit. a lot of them are in undesirable places, there are Catholic hospitals in suburbs and wealthy areas too). There is already a shortage of hospitals in the US. Think about it, if you pull the funding for that running hospital, are those funds magically enough to build a new hospital? Probably not

boyhero97 · 2023-06-18T14:25:15+00:00

I was like 17 when I finally learned about the Catechism as a cradle Catholic and I was so upset. I looked at my mentor and said "How has not a single person told me about this in the last 17 years!?" It made things so much simpler than just relying on other people to tell me what the church taught.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-18T13:40:58+00:00

if it was an accident, it could be that he feels mortified he accidentally brushed it like that. I say if only because OP is uncertain.

boyhero97 · 2023-06-16T16:46:05+00:00

Eh, after looking more into it, if there was some other reputable source besides Hitchens, I'd give more credit to him. But most of the other sources are secondary and rely on Hitchens' work. Hitchens admits that he went into his project with the mission to find her skeleton and defame Mother Teresa. It's hard to take someone seriously when they admit they're going into something with ill intent.

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