Whoops - suspended, not fired.

Bruce, I think there's a false dichotomy in that last post. Even in those Christian religions that require proselytizing, it's generally handled in a specific way at a specific time. All Jehovah's Witnesses, for example, are required to go door to door at some point. (The pop-star Prince, for example, met his obligation by driving to one random house in his limousine and knocking on the door.) I don't know of any denomination that requires its members to spread the faith AT WORK.

True, Moslems are required to pray five times a day, and accommodations should be made. That does not mean that a Moslem nurse or doctor has the right to pray in a patient's room when the patient is there, whether the patient wants it or not. Such prayer is generally done privately or with other Moslems. This is not equivalent to praying with (or at) patients.

I think many or most people, when asked if others might pray for them, would likely say yes. But not all. Fewer would say yes when asked if others could pray WITH them, and some may feel very uncomfortable about that.

OK, now I've really said my piece.

Dan