[UA] Medicine and Religion

[Gregory Paul Stolze]

At 06:07 PM 12/07/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>In <3A3007BA.7C8BF3A1 at wanadoo.es>, on 12/07/00 
>   at 10:57 PM, Mario Magallanes <aegis at wanadoo.es> said:
>
>>Now, how much sense does this? I know there are sects whose beliefs
>>forbid certain types of medical intervention, but can somebody
>>provide a real world example? It would be easier for me if I have a
>>start point. 
>
>AIUI, the Christian Scientists don't believe in any medical treatment
>at all.  They've got a website at http://www.christianscience.org

I could be wrong, but I suspect that (like most religions) there are
degrees of devotedness in Christian Science.  I find it hard to imagine
them refusing treatment for a seriously injury like a compound fracture.
However, I'm pretty sure that illness is different...

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