Her appeal, on freedom of religion grounds, was flawed by not accepting freedom FROM religion as having been violated.

I don't see anything the matter with what she did if she was not pushing herself upon them. She was obviously just asking them as a way of comforting them. Sacking her was bullshit. I hope she sues for wrongful termination. One of the reasons that nurses are the most admired profession in the states is because of the kindness and empathy they show their patients.

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Don't know, I'm not a member of the web site and am not inclined to become one and risk yet more junk mail.

I think the court did the right thing. If I was sick and offered to pray for me it would be stressful and probably delay my healing.

Once upon a time, an anthropologist was visiting a tribe of New Guineans, and got to observe a 'witch-doctor' treating his patients. The patient would lay down on a straw mat, and the shaman would dance around them, chanting incantations, and shaking his skull rattles. Afterwards, the anthropologist asked the shaman if he thought his treatment actually worked. No, the shaman replied. But so long as the patient BELIEVED it had done him some good, that was all that mattered.

I had an agency health care assistant try to exorcise a lady with psychosis...seriously 'power of christ' and all that. I ran her off the ward!

I had this happen to me. I'm uncomfortable with a medical professional telling me to have a blessed day. I would talk to that person one-on-one.

(It never got this far) But I would report and complain about a medical professional pushing their religion on me.

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Actually this is a better link. She has been removed from the nursing register now.