Alternate economy medical treatment
NPR had the article: about "Pastoral Medicine" - medicine based on the Bible instead of science. It's a pretty good read... pretty much exposes the problem although not in terms of dominionist theology OR how dominionists have been setting up their alternate economy (and why - partially to protect abusers and partially to maintain control/the status quo). I'm glad this has come out. I shuddered when I read about their concern about "Chronic Illnesses"... since I've lived with health issues since I was a kid. I know all too well the dismissive and abusive attitudes that can be hidden behind "Bible-based" medical care. If they don't believe in something (such as Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multi-Chemical allergies, and many other chronic illnesses or conditions), they tend to blame the sufferer and rail at them about sins and even (in some cases) "opening the door to demons!". Indeed, they will refuse to treat those things that they don't "believe in" and are actually quite belittling towards the people who live with them - to the point of committing malpractice and/or harming their patients. Yeah, that's been our experience... for me, over 40 years worth, including doctors refusing to give medicines because of their religious beliefs about chronic health problems! (I won't get into the details, but I won't ever go to another "Good Christian" doctor - the treatment we got because of their religious ideology was that bad!) I'm glad the doctor we have now (1) isn't one of those "Good Christians" and doesn't push his religion, (2) actually reads the medical journals and does his research (and accepts science), and (3) LISTENS to us. It's so rare in these parts that people we tell about him are shocked and delighted for us - and some want to know his name and where his office is. People need to hear about this stuff, and I think it's slowly getting in front of people. Maybe someday (I hope soon enough to stop this country from being destroyed) people will wake up and realize, "Yes, it's a church, and YES, a church can be THAT EVIL!"
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