[lit-ideas] Re: Homeland Security
- From: Carol Kirschenbaum <carolkir@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:49:28 -0700
Voila--Christian Science is the answer. You pray, eat well, exercise, etc.,
and if you don't get well, it's the will of God. Ditto for breech births,
btw. No medical intervention required, or rather, allowed, so no cesareans.
And no antibiotics, of course. Oddly, Christian Scientists aren't among
Bush's hallalujah "base." Not so surprisingly, the sect is dying out, but
they still put out a good newspaper. Its coverage of medical science is
predictably weak.
ck
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From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 6:35 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Homeland Security
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carol Kirschenbaum <carolkir@xxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Oct 20, 2004 6:23 PM
> To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Homeland Security
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> Would it follow that if we get the flu and die, then it's because that's
our
> destiny?
> > Andy
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> ck: By this reasoning, medical intervention would be against the will of
> God.
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> A.A. Correct. If God can tell a woman whether to get an abortion, why
shouldn't he also regulate the flu? Death is guaranteed.
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> C.K. But since we have a capitalistic system of medical care in this
> country, only poor people are encouraged to be godly.
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> A.A. The poor and increasingly the middle class. Personally, I think
most disease is preventable with the right diet, exercise, and seat belts.
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> C.K. For once I'm glad I'm
> allergic to eggs and can't take flu shots, even when they're from Canada.
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> A.A. I'm not allergic, but I've never had a flu shot. Didn't intend to
get one this year either.
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>
> Andy Amago
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> Best,
> Carol K.,
> allergic to everything bushy
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