Quote Originally Posted by mackey33
This may be slightly off topic but it seems fitting...

My girlfriend and I are about the same age and we moved to this tiny little town in Oregon. Getting a family doctor was almost impossible. She got in on the first try; I didn't. The only difference on our "application" (yeah, you have to apply) was our religion. She played the game and said she was a Christian (she isn't, she's atheist) and got in right away. I said I was not religious and didn't get in at all. The questions were like - Are you religious? Are you active in your religion? Do you feel faith plays a part in your health and wellbeing? I said I was not religious and active to be sarcastic. Small town = Small minds I guess...
Christianity is a god damn cult in this town. If you put a Jesus-Fish on your business in the yellow pages, you get all the business you can manage! What a shame.
At the time of Christ, when most everybody believed in a god, and there was very primitive medical care, the average life expectancy was about 21 years. By the year 1900, it doubled to 42 years. In just 100 years, when almost everybody is at the very least skeptical, and science has triumphed over superstition, life expectancy is at present over 65 years and expected to reach 85 in another fifty years. The less religious belief there is to interfere with science and knowledge, the healthier people have become on average.

I would not go to a facility or doctor that approached medicine with a philosophy or belief system similar to the one that is described in the above post. It's worse than peddling snake oil - it is outright insanity.
Breukelen advocaat Reviewed by Breukelen advocaat on . Why it is wrong to NOT attack religion We do not allow discrimination here based on race, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, age, economic status, or if you do or do not eat okra. It should go without saying that making fun of other religions is not allowed. That is from the respect part two thread, and I would like to point out some flaws in it. I will try to be as respectful as I can though. The list of discriminatory topics has absolutely nothing to do with religion. I can't choose to be born a certain race, sex, etc. Rating: 5