tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post3016181081909342650..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Jesus H. Christ, M.D.Zenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-12205737281026055842012-02-27T07:10:10.643-08:002012-02-27T07:10:10.643-08:00And when a Zoroastran believer is healed without m...And when a Zoroastran believer is healed without medical treatment and to the bafflement of her doctor does that prove anything? What about the millions of Hindus who are 'miraculously' healed without treatment? Apparently the power of prayer is that it really doesn't matter who you pray to; it's equally effective :-)markr1957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-54770989084655203502007-02-26T07:31:00.000-08:002007-02-26T07:31:00.000-08:00Maybe by getting the patient to pray, the doctor t...Maybe by getting the patient to pray, the doctor thinks he absolves himself from responsibility. Maybe it saves him a lot on malpractice insurance.dogscratcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604795007817060655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-92006542629993819052007-02-25T14:51:00.000-08:002007-02-25T14:51:00.000-08:00Doctors should not push their personal faith on pa...Doctors should not push their personal faith on patients - after all their patients are going to be from all sorts of different religious traditions. A dr should be able to respect that.<BR/><BR/>And God is unchanging? hmph. Read the whole bible he is more changeable than the weather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-91921334238354730262007-02-25T11:42:00.000-08:002007-02-25T11:42:00.000-08:00...except when he changed from a wrathful fire-thr......except when he changed from a wrathful fire-thrower to a cuddly-but-distant forgiveness-dealer. But you know, fatherhood changes people. Even when father and son are the same person. Or something.Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-17785354092897871142007-02-24T19:14:00.000-08:002007-02-24T19:14:00.000-08:00...whatever is good comes from God... He never cha......whatever is good comes from God... He never changes (James 1:17)Fade to Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812894105532131726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-53200991632875507982007-02-24T14:55:00.000-08:002007-02-24T14:55:00.000-08:00That is the power of prayer!Oh, really? Based on w...<I>That is the power of prayer!</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, really? Based on what? Some people heal spontaneously without prayer. Many people die despite prayer vigils and earnest petitions to God.<BR/><BR/>You have not persuaded me.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-71529330641871703182007-02-24T14:34:00.000-08:002007-02-24T14:34:00.000-08:00There has been many instances where patients have ...There has been many instances where patients have completly healed and left doctors absolutly baffled as to how. That is the power of prayer!<BR/>It should be ok for a surgeon to offer to pray with a patient is a non-pushy way. He can do this making them feel obligated.TitanThirteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06409728436640335599noreply@blogger.com