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The American Dream was Always a Lie – The Path of Christ is a Lonely, Difficult One
"We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God." (Acts 14:22) When the apostle Paul wrote the above statement, he had been stoned to death. Or least, that is what his enemies thought. "Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead. But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe. They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. 'We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,' they said." (Acts 14:19-22) Like Jesus before him, Paul was upsetting the ruling class that controlled the local politics and the economy, by preaching that one could have direct faith in God through his Son, Jesus Christ, apart from religion and the religious rulers. It was a message that empowered the common person. It was the message of the Kingdom of God that Jesus preached. The way to God, the way to the truth, and to the life, is a path of suffering, humiliation and shame. It is the same path Jesus walked when he took on human form and came to live a human life within the flow of human history. It is a way that led to Jesus' own death, a necessary, sacrificial death to save the world. We are now called to follow the same path, the narrow path that may also lead to our physical death, as we look to the better life that is yet to come. Quite a different picture than the picture of the "American dream," isn't it? Since the end of WWII and the beginning of the "Industrial age" and now the "technological age," the myth that has been perpetrated through the invention of television and their programming and American propaganda education is that the American dream is real, and obtainable by anyone. And that the enemies of this American way of life are other nations who are jealous of our "freedom" and therefore hate us. Bull crap! This is, and always has been, a lie straight from the pits of hell, and the father of lies, Satan. America is not the promised land. America is dead. Judgement is coming, whether you are ready for it or not.
Satan Owns NOBODY! The Invitation to Join God’s Kingdom is Available to EVERYONE!
Jesus Christ: "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the assembly; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation..."(Colossians 1:15-22) In this world we have good news, and we have bad news. The bad news far outweighs the good news, at least by volume. But in terms of quality, the best news is what is described by the apostle Paul in the verses just quoted above in his letter to the believers in Colosse during the First Century. In short: Jesus created EVERYTHING, and Jesus OWNS everything. And yes, EVERYTHING is literal and means EVERYTHING. Put in negative terms: Satan owns NOTHING. Satan owns NOBODY. In fact, Christ OWNS SATAN, because he created him, he who was formerly an Angel of Light, but is now the Prince of Darkness. Satan, the Devil, once had a claim on others, on those who rebelled against God, as he did. But not anymore. After Jesus came to earth in human form, taking on the form of a helpless baby that Satan tried hard to destroy, and then grew up into a man and freely gave up his own earthly life as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of the world, he paid a costly price to purchase back everyone who was previously lost. One of the biggest lies that Satan, the father of lies, wants you to believe, is that you cannot be saved. That you are beyond hope, that because of your past, or your family, or some terrible things you have done in your life, that you are beyond hope and doomed to whatever the future has in store for you. This is a lie! You were created in the image of God. And even if you have been traveling down the wrong road in life, as long as you have breath and a heart beat, you can claim the redemption that Christ paid for by his own blood, which satisfied God's anger and judgement against your sins: past, present, and future. The redemption that Christ purchased is rightfully yours. Not because you deserve it. Not because you earned it. But because God loves you, and he wants you to come home.
Recently Published Created4Health.org Articles on Spiritual Warfare
Just a reminder to our regular Health Impact News readership that we do publish articles from time to time on biblical topics on our Created4Health.org website that are not published on the Health Impact News main website. Here are some links and descriptions of recently published articles you can find on Created4Health.org if these topics interest you. These article are non-religious. They are based on the writings of the ancient scriptures.
The Technocratic Coup is Advancing Rapidly – Is this the America You Want?
Do you know what "technocracy" means? If not, it is time you learn about it, because we are currently going through what technocracy expert Patrick Wood says is a Coup D'état as the technocrats take over the world, literally. Mr. Wood was interviewed this week by Spiro Skouras of Activist Post, and he stated: "The whole world right now is laboring under the same issues that we are laboring in our country. That is, the Great Panic of 2020... The technocrats who are pushing technocracy globally have finally succeeded in springing the trap on the entire planet. And in the process, they have shut down the entire global economic system. Around the world people in other countries are looking to America to save the world.... and it's not going to be our government that does it, it's the American citizens like you and me...." Technocracy is not all that new, and has been around since the 1930s here in the U.S. In their publication The Technocrat published in 1938, they defined "technocracy" as: "the science of social engineering, the scientific operation of the entire social mechanism to produce and distribute goods and services to the entire population of this continent." Mr. Wood elaborates on the fact that the goal of the technocrats is an economic system, and not a political system. They want a "Scientific Dictatorship." This was the driving force behind the eugenics movement in the U.S. during the 1930s and 1940s, and led to forced sterilization laws being imposed on "genetically inferior" women the technocrats did not want to continue breeding. This is a result of social engineering by the technocrats. He says: "I still see this at the United Nations today, and I still see it whenever Bill Gates speaks anywhere, they look at you and I as cattle steers in a giant feed lot where all of your food is pre-mixed, and you're force-fed, and you get shots with this thing, and that thing, and you get branded and you get pushed to this corral and pushed to that corral. This is social engineering in their mind. This is just a continuation of what's been going on for almost a hundred years. They just don't care about individual human life."
Which Theory about President Trump’s Rise to Power is More Credible?
I can no longer ignore the issue of President Trump, because I have received so many emails about him now, some accusing me of supporting him, and others criticizing me for supposedly opposing him. But if you read carefully everything I have published in the past recent weeks, you should know by now that I do not fall into either camp: Trump haters, or Trump lovers. When it comes to my role as Editor of Health Impact News, my first responsibility to the public is to honestly report the truth, no matter where that truth leads us. I am truly an independent journalist. Nobody funds Health Impact News. The advertising revenue that is generated from our network of websites pays the expenses, and I get most of my own income from the other company I own, Healthy Traditions (formerly Tropical Traditions). That doesn't mean I am not biased. But I am honest about my biases, because I have no reason to try and hide them in order to achieve some hidden purpose, since I do not have investors or financial supporters trying to influence my views. So my view of President Trump, today, is based on the evidence of what he has actually done in office for his first term, which is coming to a close soon. And much of what I have reported about President Trump in recent days has been negative, because as President of the United States, this Plandemic which has robbed Americans of their wealth and transferred it over to Wall Street, and mainly Big Pharma, has all happened on his watch, and he publicly endorses it, especially the billions being spent on his project "Warp Speed" to develop COVID vaccines. But when it comes to the issues of how and why Donald Trump came into power to assume the office of the President of the United States, and whether or not there is some grand plan in place that is still unfolding, we now move into the area of speculation and theories. Since I have neither loyalties nor hatred towards President Trump, I believe I am in a good position to give an honest review of what I see as the two competing theories. Those who are entrenched into one or the other of these theories will not be impressed with anything I will present here, because they are driven by faith and belief in their own positions, and will judge everything I write next through the glasses they wear supporting their own beliefs. But things have changed so quickly and so rapidly in the world today, that I believe there is now a significant portion of the public questioning their own thoughts on President Trump, and open to exploring other possibilities to explain what is unfolding before us. As I wrote above, I myself am not without bias, and as I present this my own bias will become evident. But just remember the presuppositions from where I start. I am neither pro-Trump nor anti-Trump, and I have no "skin in the game" one way or the other. My own political views on the Right versus the Left have been clearly articulated already, and so I seldom write on these political issues because it is not worth my time when the real enemies need to be exposed. Personally, I only believe in two political systems: The Kingdom of God that originates in heaven but does extend to earth among the true believers, and the Kingdom of Satan who runs the current world system. You can read more about these topics on the Created4Health.org website. But in short, here is really all you need to know: God wins. Satan is on his last leg, trying to setup his New World Order, but in the end Jesus will return to earth and setup the REAL New World Order, which will last on into eternity, while Satan and his demons are cast into Hell to get what they deserve.
The American Revolution: When the Bankers Destroyed the Economy – History Repeating Itself?
With some forces wanting to erase American history these days, here is a history lesson from William Guy Carr's 1950s classic, Pawns in the Game. We featured Carr's book in the previous article, Unmasking Who is Behind the Plandemic and Rioting to Usher in the New World Order. Carr documents the beginning of the secret society known as the Illuminati, and how the real enemies of all people, whether right or left, Democrat or Republicans, are the global bankers in this Satanic group. This might be a different version of American history than what you are taught in school, especially if you were educated in a public school.
The Satanic Roots to Modern Medicine – The Mark of the Beast?
All the symbols and emblems for modern medicine have one thing in common: a serpent. Some, like the Caduceus, have two serpents around a staff, while others, like the rod of Asclepius, have only one serpent. There are various interpretations as to the difference in meaning between the two, as well as the history of their origins, but the oldest reference to the serpent and its role in human suffering or healing, is contained in the earliest records of the Bible, in the writings of Moses, who is credited with writing most of the first 5 books of the Old Testament portion of the Bible around 3500 years ago. Since these writings pre-date anything written in Greek mythology by almost 1000 years, I am going to base this article on the Bible, the oldest and the most widely circulated and most frequently translated collection of ancient writings in the world, by far, with no serious competitors in ancient or modern literature. If that bothers you, no need to read further. We will see from the ancient wisdom of the Bible, that the serpent representing Satan is the ultimate anti-Christ, that he is weaker than Jesus Christ who is portrayed in the Bible as both the Son of Man and the Son of God, and that the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ broke the power of Satan over sickness and death. Satan has yet to be judged and sent to his eternal punishment in a place called Hell, and there awaits a final battle between Jesus Christ, the ruler of the Kingdom of God, and Satan, the current ruler of the World System. The Kingdom of God originates in Heaven, but also extends to earth and exists in the lives of the true believers of Jesus Christ. In addition to the physical world, there exists a spiritual world (or universe), and every living human being currently inhabiting the planet either resides in the spiritual Kingdom of Darkness ruled by Satan, or in the spiritual Kingdom of Light ruled by Jesus Christ. Revelation Chapter 13 talks about the "mark of the beast," where "beast" could also be translated into the English word "serpent." "He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name." (Revelation 13:16-17) I am not going to delve into the controversial topics of prophecy or theology in this article. Instead, I am going to show just what the image of the "serpent" represents, its place in modern medicine, and how if one wants to resist being part of the Satanic system that may require everyone to accept some kind of "mark," then you are probably going to need to prepare yourself to stop using the medical system completely. I realize that we have been conditioned to believe that we cannot survive without pharmaceutical drugs and the medical system, but I assure you it is possible. I have not used the medical system in many years, and have not carried health insurance (by choice) for over 20 years, and I have survived! It is my belief after many years of research and teaching on this subject, that for every patented pharmaceutical drug making billions of dollars for the medical system, that there are natural remedies created by God found in nature that are actually more effective, especially if we stop believing in the allopathic germ-theory of disease, and realize that health is much more than just the condition of our physical bodies.
Will American Christians Help Usher in the New World Order, or Resist It?
To answer the question posed in the title of this article: Will American Christians help usher in the New World Order, or resist it? - the most obvious answer based on recent history, is that there is no reason to believe that the Christian Church in America will resist it, but probably help usher it in. I addressed some of the reasons why in a past article: "Another COVID Small Business Casualty: The American Christian Church." Very few churches defied the lock down orders that were put in place earlier this year over the Coronavirus Plandemic. There were a few exceptions, and one of them in Mississippi paid the price, as an arsonist burned it to the ground as a warning to those who dare to defy the government's orders. In a few cases, pastors were arrested when they tried to keep their churches open. With the country opening back up again in most states, the CDC has issued guidelines for churches and other faith-based organizations, which includes reporting church members who are sick to the local health authorities. A woman who reports that she participated in a recent "White House prayer call for faith leaders" states that Dr. Deborah Birx participated in the call to instruct these "faith leaders" how to conduct business in their places of worship, which allegedly included no singing, shorter sermons, staying home if possible, and encouraging the elderly and immune-compromised to get the COVID vaccine when it comes out. Hearing her response to this in a Facebook Live recording this week, which is now going viral, gives one hope that maybe some Christians are beginning to wake up. She stated that while Dr. Birx was talking, she became outraged, but everyone on the call was muted except for Dr. Birx. Listen to her reaction to Dr. Birx and the CDC guidelines for churches.
The Myth of Right vs. Left, Liberal vs. Conservative – Top 9 Myths Believed by BOTH Sides to Usher in a New World Order
I have previously written about how the events unfolding very rapidly before us today are not accidental events, but planned events with a very specific goal, a New World Order. The New World Order is being planned by very rich and very influential people who have been planning this for a long time. They want to reduce the world's population and establish a single government to rule the world, along with a single belief system. I have unmasked who is at the top of this group as well, and if you have not read that article which was published earlier this week (June 2020), please read that first to understand the context from which this article is based. "Unmasking Who is Behind the Plandemic and Rioting to Usher in the New World Order." These global leaders, known as the Illuminati, control the world's monetary system, and they fund the wars of the world as well, funding both sides. Wars are the primary way that they transfer the wealth of the common people to the richest 1% of the world. While the history of these forces can be traced really all the way back to the beginning of the human race, the modern struggles that have caused wars started in Europe in the 1700s which funded the revolutions of most European kingdoms, and ushered in World War I, followed by World War II which started the beginning of the Industrial Age. Since World War II there have been many regional wars that consolidated wealth for the rich central bankers, but war has also been redefined several times in more recent history with the "Cold War" relations between the U.S. and the old Soviet Union, the "War on Terror" after 911, and most recently this year, 2020, the War Against the Unseen Enemy: The Coronavirus. To make money from these wars, the Globalists who control the world's monetary supply need conflict (something to stand for and fight against), and a large military to manage the wars. As I discussed in the article "Unmasking Who is Behind the Plandemic and Rioting to Usher in the New World Order," the political thought that is behind today's political divide of "Left vs. Right" was written and put into action by the secret society known as the Illuminati back in the 1700s. While there are obviously real differences between the two parties, both sides end up with the same result: A New World Order run by the Illuminati who control the monetary system through the central banks. Most people holding to one side or the other in this political debate don't even know that the end result is the same, and that the real struggle against tyranny lies elsewhere. So here are what I call my "Top Nine Myths" that I believe we have been conditioned to believe as true, and that are believed and seldom questioned by either side of this fake political debate between Right and Left, and what makes up the two political parties. The Left and the Right both have a common enemy, an enemy I exposed in the "Unmasking" article. And the longer we keep fighting each other and blaming each other for society's problems, the stronger he becomes.
The Constitution of the United States and The Bill of Rights
We want to have the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights on Health Impact News as a matter of record, for anyone to link to and use, and in the event that this website disappears or is destroyed, let it be known that it contained a copy of the Constitution of the United States of America and the Bill of Rights.
Unmasking Who is Behind the Plandemic and Rioting to Usher in the New World Order
As our world changes rapidly right before our very eyes, it has been very well established, at least for those who follow the alternative media and not the propaganda corporate media, that there is an overall plan in place that is being implemented at a very fast pace, and of course the natural questions being asked by those who realize this is: Who is behind all of this? It is not a new plan. It is a plan that has existed for a very long time, and those who are working to implement the plan are not even hiding it anymore as we have previously reported. It is a plan for a New World Order, and we have covered this in previous articles. Those working to implement the plan have done so mostly behind the scenes throughout the years, and those who discover the leaders of this movement and dare to publish it, have either been eliminated if they were too big of a threat, or just ridiculed as "conspiracy theorists," since they control the media and have conditioned the public for many, many years to believe the things they want us to believe. In what is now very obviously being seen as a prophetic film, "Out of Shadows" exposes who the real enemy is behind all of this, and if you have not watched it yet, it is time to do so. It has been viewed by almost 14 million people on YouTube at the time of my writing this article, and even if Google takes it down off of YouTube, you will still be able to watch it on other platforms, as long as the Internet stays up. The producers of "Out of Shadows" are not the first ones to unmask the true enemy behind the New World Order, of course, so this article will provide evidence and further testimony to show who the real enemy is, and the group of people following his leadership in a group known as the Illuminati. Many groups are now being blamed in the corporate media, and even in the alternative media, as causing the current riots that have spread across the country. And while there is some truth in naming these groups, it is obvious that this plan is very well organized, and very well funded. What we are seeing unfold before our eyes today in the U.S., very much resembles what we have seen throughout history in countries that have experienced regime change through social unrest, and in most of those situations you can find ties to the U.S. intelligence agencies, particularly the CIA. Much of what I am going to present in this article is based on the testimony of two whistleblowers: one from the FBI, and one from the CIA.
Another COVID Small Business Casualty: The American Christian Church
All across the U.S. small businesses are failing because they closed down during the COVID-19 situation. In some sectors, such as the restaurant industry, it is estimated that more than 50% of these small businesses will never re-open. Today I am going to write about one of the largest groups of small businesses that have also been hit hard by closing down during this "crisis" - the American Christian Church. American churches today are businesses, mostly non-profit small businesses. Hence, they are corporations setup just like other American businesses, requiring licenses and subject to the laws of the U.S. and their respective states. As we have seen recently, the government authorities can shut them down farily easily. The true body of Christ, however, is not a 501c3 non-profit church business. It is a living organism of believers not dependent on any business, and the leader is Jesus who rules from Heaven and empowers his people with supernatural power. This organism is not so easily defeated, if they function together as a body.
Stop the Fear-Mongering! 12 Medical Scientists Speak Out on COVID19 Responses
Fear over the coronavirus is gripping the nation and world, as within a short period of time life around the globe has drastically changed very suddenly. The main question facing everyone in the U.S. today is: How serious is this? Is the response the government is making right now consistent with the threat this virus presents? Some are proposing that anyone in the media who dares to question the official narrative should be silenced for the sake of "public health." Facebook, for example, took strong actions against Health Impact News by claiming we were publishing "fake news," mainly by publishing the views of Dr. Andrew W. Saul, Editor of the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, who published news about successful intravenous Vitamin C therapy which had started in China. And yet this week, the New York Post reported that the same therapy had started at hospitals in New York City. With the Coronavirus situation affecting virtually every single person on the planet right now, suppressing alternative information that goes against the "mainstream" narrative is a very dangerous precedent, and is a clear violation of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment which protects freedom of speech and freedom of the press. It is especially concerning when one of my colleagues in the alternative media, without even contacting me directly, publicly demands that we retract one of our articles authored by a medical doctor, simply because this person believes his view of the current situation is the only correct view. I do not pretend to be an expert on medical science, which is why Health Impact News publishes alternative views by medical doctors and other scientists who are experts in their field. During difficult days like the ones currently facing us, I believe the public has a right to read all sides of the issue and make up their own minds. Caution is certainly prudent, but fear? Among all this fear, where is faith in God? The opposite of fear is "faith." Have we lost our way as a nation? Does the phrase inscribed on our currency "In God we Trust" mean anything anymore? Faith in God does NOT mean we will not face difficult times. On the contrary, often those who are most faithful face the most difficult trials in life. Faith in God means we trust that there is a stronger power than ourselves controlling the affairs of humanity, and that if we trust in him, he will give us the strength to endure whatever trials come our way.
Mexican Women Being Used to Impregnate with Embryos to be Used in Research
Women in Mexico were paid $1400 to be hyperstimulated so their ovaries released bountiful eggs instead of one during their cycle. They then underwent artificial insemination, resulting in early pregnancy with multiple embryos, which were then flushed out of their bodies for study. This “experiment” was very wrong on at least four fronts. First, it created human life for the purpose of experimenting upon it. Second, it paid women to have abortions (when all the embryos were not flushed). Third, it treated women as objects, merely as “a Petri dish,” to quote bioethicist Lorie Zoloth. Fourth, hyperstimulation can have serious side effects, even leading to occasional death. Add in the likelihood that the women were very poor, and you have a real exploitive circumstance.
How Science Lost Its Mind
Before Darwin, nearly everyone, in every corner of the world, believed in some type of ‘‘intelligent design,” and the majority still do. That is for good reasons. Since the publication of Origin of Species, science has discovered that living things are far more complex and clever than Darwin ever could have imagined. So how did it happen that the majority of our scientists “lost their minds” and are unable to see the design in living things that is so blindingly obvious to the layman?
Study: Sleep Cleanses the Brain of Toxic Waste Products Accumulated During the Day
An insidious kind of brainwashing goes on without your awareness. It continues surreptitiously every hour of the day and night. But not to worry; this brainwashing is intelligently designed, and it’s good for you. In fact, you couldn’t live without it!
Thanksgiving: The Neuro Benefits of Practicing Gratitude
Across the U.S., American families and friends will gather on the fourth Thursday of November to unwittingly flood their brains with dopamine and serotonin in a celebration of gratitude rooted in English traditions that date back to the Protestant Reformation. However, the neuromodulating effects of being grateful can profoundly change your life for the better when practiced on the daily, rather than once a year over a wishbone and your Auntie May’s favorite stuffing. While tradition is important in the human experience and a day set aside to give thanks and reflect on all our blessings is a noble occasion, practicing gratitude daily will lead to a happier, healthier you and even reshape your brain according to scientists, with the key being that you must really feel it for it to wield this powerful influence over your physiology and psychology. Gratitude can act as a natural antidepressant by increasing the neurotransmitters, dopamine and serotonin, and sending them hurtling down existing neuropathways as well as forming new neural circuitry. This effect is particularly strong when we ask ourselves what we are grateful for and are mindful of it. Choosing to practice gratitude has been shown in study after study to create new neurocircuitry through which dopamine can influence the reward center of the brain.
Remembering Law Professor Phillip E. Johnson (1940-2019): The Man Who “Lit the Match” for Intelligent Design
Law Professor Phillip Johnson passed away on November 2, 2019 at the age of 79. I became aware of Professor Johnson in 1991 with the publication of his book, Darwin on Trial. Johnson's book was highly controversial, and changed American culture. In the early 1990s when he wrote this book, it was career suicide for anyone in academia to take a position against Darwinian evolution, and most of the criticisms of Darwin were found in religious circles under the teaching of "Creationism." It took a law professor like Phillip Johnson, who was not part of the field of biology or other natural sciences, to write a scholarly critique of Darwin's theories without the threat of censorship, loss of funding, or losing tenure at a major U.S. University. As a law professor at the prestigious University of California Berkeley, his voice demanded to be heard, as he took a legal approach to examine the evidence of Darwin's theories. Many believe that his foundational book, Darwin on Trial, was the beginning of the modern day "Intelligent Design" movement. Intelligent Design separates itself from "Creationism" as it looks at the scientific evidence in the field of origins, and draws conclusions based on the scientific evidence, without relying on any religious teachings. It concludes that the science points to an intelligent design in nature, and leaves the question of "who" the designer is to religion.
Diarrhea and the Appendix are Signs of Intelligent Design
In my new book, Foresight: How the Chemistry of Life Reveals Planning and Purpose, I argue that the synergistic action of diarrhea and the appendix provides a strong case for foresight and thus for intelligent design. Jerry Coyne, writing at Why Evolution Is True, has responded. For that I am grateful. See, “ID craziness: Diarrhea and the appendix are signs of intelligent design.” I wish, enthusiastically, to reply. The subject under discussion is so-called vestigial organs, specifically the appendix. For decades we were told that — due to evolution — our body includes organs that have lost their functions and are therefore in the process of being eliminated. Dr. Coyne adds that some of those condemned organs, by accidently finding other functions, may get lucky enough to escape extinction. This is possible, I agree. The “vestigial organs” are taken as strong evidence for evolution and against ID. After all, an intelligent designer would have no use for useless organs. With that I also agree. However, we must let the data speak. When we do, learning more about the physiology of our body, we find that “vestigial organs” have amazing functions after all.
Doctor Under Investigation Could Lose License to Practice Medicine for Praying with Some Patients
A doctor in the UK is being investigated by the General Medical Council (GMC) because a complaint was made against him for praying with his patients. Dr. Richard Scott is a General Practitioner at Bethesda Medical Centre in Margate, Kent. Dr. Scott states that he only prays with about one out of every 40 patients, and that he always asks for their permission first. Of those he asks, about 90% accept, and the ones who do not, he respects their right to refuse. The complaint to the General Medical Council was allegedly not made by any of his patients, but by an "acquaintance" of one of his patients, who then worked with The National Secular Society (NSS) to lodge the complaint. The NSS allegedly wrote that a "highly vulnerable patient" was uneasy with the use of prayer during a consultation. NSS chief executive Stephen Evans reportedly confirmed that the complaint came from someone known to the patient rather than the patient themselves.