Richard, and many others in this thread....there are very, very many religious people, of all faiths, who are kind, gentle and loving. To judge all on the bad ones that some have come into contact with is incredibly wrong.

"I met a short person once, I didn't like him, therefore ALL short people are horrid!"

"I met a person once, of different skin colour to me, I didn't like them, therefore I loathe ALL those who are of a different colour to me!"

"I met a man once, I didn't like him, therefore ALL men are disgusting!"

"I met a Christian once, I didn't like them, therefore ALL Christians and indeed ALL those of religious beliefs border on Evil!"

That's the way this thread is now going.

Why not see the good in people?

Why condemn the nurse as having 'ulterior motives' in offering a prayer? She asked one simple question, which caused no offence to the lady concerned..then she asked no more. And yet, she has become the scapegoat for the religious hatreds of many in here. It's a good job she wasn't tried in Days of Yore, or she may well have been burnt at the stake, if some of those who've passed 'judgement on her in here were deciding upon her fate.

This has all got so blown out of proportion. Years ago it wouldn't even have happened.   This is the danger of PC. The pedantry of it goes ever deeper, until in the end, nothing makes sense any longer, and you are left with a crowd baying for blood, getting their knitting needles ready, as they pull up their seats, next to the guillotine.


Yes indeed, may your God go with you...but it seems to me, from reading many of the posts in here, that those who *do* take their God with them seem to have a somewhat more charitable, open and positive outlook, far more ready to see good, than bad.

I'll take their God over the anger and bitterness in here.

I don't have 'religion' but I have 'faith'. I was born with it, it's always been there. I'd never pass 'judgement' on someone who wanted to pray for me. But, I guess we're all different.

Anyway, common sense has prevailed, for once. So there's probably little left to say, really....but somehow I expect that...............................