The Wheat and the Chaff » medicine http://unionindialogue.org/wheatandthechaff discerning religion in the media Thu, 12 May 2011 03:21:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 The religious aspect of health care http://unionindialogue.org/wheatandthechaff/2010/03/02/the-religious-aspect-of-health-care/ http://unionindialogue.org/wheatandthechaff/2010/03/02/the-religious-aspect-of-health-care/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:55:09 +0000 Peter Herman http://unionindialogue.org/wheatandthechaff/?p=158 There certainly has been a lot of debate in the media over health care. While one could argue about a deontological claim to health insurance vs. a natural rights claim to health and welfare vs. a social contract theory vs. well… you get the picture.

One thing that isn’t explored as much is the role of spiritual counsel in the healing process. Peter Laarman has a good article up over at Religion Dispatches on just that topic. It’s definitely worth a read.

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