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In reply to the discussion: I Was Just Shot in the Chest [View all]npk
(3,660 posts)16. We can laugh
But there are actual people who believe any medical treatment is against the will of God. It reminds me of that couple in Colorado who refused to allow their child to go to the hospital for a very treatable disease and the little girl ended up dying.
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this really needs to go the papers where the idiot senator candidate is running for office.
Fresh_Start
Oct 2012
#1
true story after Franlin invented the lightning rod their use spread around the world
grantcart
Oct 2012
#22
The Western Christian church has tried to eliminate its medical rivals before.
bigmonkey
Oct 2012
#5
+1 actually the original charge of 'witchcraft' equated to practicing medicine without a license
azurnoir
Oct 2012
#10
Your comment reminds me of what happened in Pillars of the Earth. (Or was it the follow up novel,
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2012
#50
LOL! What a wholesome attitude to realize that if you die your murderer becomes an instrument of God
Media Lies
Oct 2012
#4
And we're still reeling from Bush and his bonehead "conversation with some ill-advised god"
libdem4life
Oct 2012
#23
Stand-your-ground laws are an insult to God. How can we be prepared for God's gift of a
avaistheone1
Oct 2012
#24
People like Mourdock & Akin would have us believe Murder is God's Gift Creating Orphans. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2012
#25
no, she was asking for it if she got pregnant. God was answering her prayer.
magical thyme
Oct 2012
#44
it would appear my thinking is not convoluted enough to be a Republican......
Sheepshank
Oct 2012
#59
I hate that when it happens...just sittin on the porch enjoying the day and OUCH!
HereSince1628
Oct 2012
#39