Trying again, for those who don't know how to carry on a debate:

One of the points I've made a couple of times now that none of you have bothered to (or been able to?) respond to is the experience that many non-Christians have had of being discriminated against for their lack of Christianity. Given how many "take no prisoners" Christians there are running around, how do we know if a total stranger is one of those or not? How do we know that a refusal of the offer of prayer isn't going to piss off a Christian who holds our lives in their hands?

PLEASE stop talking about Hitler. That's a stupid line of conversation and a waste of everybody's time. And please stop making this into an atheist vs. Christian question. That's making it so broad that no real discussion is possible, and is assuming that anyone actually feels like there is some sort of war going on between the two groups.

It's about medical ethics and the appropriateness of conducting religious activities in any and all situations.