Faith schools, why not faith hospitals?

Atheist Ethicist has written an interesting and thoughtful article about the idea of faith hospitals.

I wonder if/when the UK government, to back up it’s proclivity to support faith-based institutions (as demonstrated in it’s increasing promotion of faith schools), will begin introducing the concept of faith hospitals. We’ll need something to replace the many hospitals that are currently being closed, and the churches seem to have plenty of money to spread their madness.

2 Responses to “Faith schools, why not faith hospitals?”

  1. Nullifidian : Blog Archive : Faith based healthcare for muslims Says:

    [...] As I joked the other day about the ridiculousness of “faith hospitals“, the BBC is running an article written by University of Edinburgh Professor Aziz Sheikh who is arguing for faith based medical support for muslims. “Male infant circumcision should be available throughout the NHS. Although a handful of NHS trusts provide it, most parents are forced into the poorly regulated private sector,” Professor Sheikh said. [...]

  2. Nullifidian : Blog Archive : The Guardian: Prayer and miracles fail. Again Says:

    [...] have the desired effect, and is another piece of evidence against putting your trust in faith-based medicine. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web [...]

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