The Saga of David Miller and The VA: Religious Coercion In Military Hospital?
Filed under: Christianity, Judaism, News
Ohh-kayyy...moving on to Illinois and WHBF where we find this nice little understatement:
Uh-huh. The Des Moines Register goes in depth. The Iowa City Press Citizen tells us:
A visible repetition of "no" means no. Evangelism stops where religious coercion begins.
No commentary really necessary on this one -- this has been all over the wires this entire past week.
See the Navy Times. See the slightly sensationalistic KCRG who reported Navy vet David Miller as saying:
Miller also claims a chaplain repeatedly pushed Christianity on him. He says he had to yell for nurses to remove the chaplain.Miller called VA staff, “Fundamentalist Christian predators who spread their cancerous tentacles through the American military and Veterans Administration."
Ohh-kayyy...moving on to Illinois and WHBF where we find this nice little understatement:
Hospital spokesman Kirt Sickels says they're taking Miller's complaints seriously. He says it's standard practice to conduct a spiritual assessment of each patient.
Uh-huh. The Des Moines Register goes in depth. The Iowa City Press Citizen tells us:
After speaking with hospital administration and writing a letter to Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Miller said he will sue. "I think this is pretty offensive," he said. "This is the only access to health care that I have as a disabled veteran. They tried to convert me when I was hooked up to a heart monitor, twice...."
A visible repetition of "no" means no. Evangelism stops where religious coercion begins.
