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Tuesday, 03 November, 2009
Prayer Treatment Covered
(with comments)
Faith healing news: Democrats' healthcare bill would pay for ‘prayer' treatment.
What do Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have in common? A soft spot for Christian Scientists.
The three senators have quietly inserted a provision into the Democrats' healthcare overhaul that would allow the Christian Science church to receive remuneration from the federal government for prayer treatments as medical expenses.
Why are liberal Democrats teaming up with a conservative senator for a provision that would normally be the bane of the Senate's liberal elite? Because the headquarters of the Christian Science church is in Boston.
"The measure would put Christian Science prayer treatments -- which substitute for or supplement medical treatments -- on the same footing as clinical medicine," the Los Angeles Times' Tom Hamburger and Kim Geiger, who found the measure, write. "While not mentioning the church by name, it would prohibit discrimination against 'religious and spiritual healthcare.'"
I'm starting to think that it's impossible to get a decent health care bill passed. It will be so full of compromises, kickbacks, and loopholes, that we're probably better off without it.
And yes, that's the actual logo for Christian Science.
- By . Comment posted 03-Nov-2009 @12:44pm:Ted Kennedy is still quietly inserting provisions? Somebody should let him know he can stop working now — unless he's running for office in Chicago …
- By Evil Klown. Comment posted 03-Nov-2009 @12:55pm:
I'm starting to think that it's impossible to get a decent health care bill passed. It will be so full of compromises, kickbacks, and loopholes, that we're probably better off without it.
I most heartily agree. It's just like every other thing the government does. They can't help it. - By banjo brad. Comment posted 03-Nov-2009 @03:41pm:Wait, Christian Scientists charge for healing prayers??
I think that puts them beyond the "non-profit" prophet barrier, then, let's start collecting their taxes! - By Inti. Comment posted 03-Nov-2009 @05:20pm:Yet another real article that I thought was from the Onion.
- By . Comment posted 03-Nov-2009 @05:42pm:We already give them their land tax-free so they can build churches from which they badger us with their nonsense. I got yer faith right here, jeebus.
- By Dean Booth. Comment posted 03-Nov-2009 @06:41pm:I plan to open an online clinic. I'll accept whatever the insurance pays!
- By JakeB. Comment posted 04-Nov-2009 @08:00am:Jaysukeerist, I can assure you that you have never been "badger"ed by a Christian Scientist. Maybe you are confusing them with Scientologist, which is a common mistake of the ignorant.