This maybe one of his most important videos about Christians not forcing their beliefs on others. When I was getting ready for my left hip replacement the PA who was processing me was clearly Christian. She wore crosses and all the ornaments of her faith. When we got to my stay in the hospital she said “And of course you will want a visit from the Chaplin, what Christian denomination would you prefer”. Absolutely none I said. She wouldn’t accept it but then kept asking if I was willing to have this sect / denomination visit. I was getting pissed. Ron stepped in and told her if any clergy enters that room, Scottie will claw his way out of the bed to drive them into the hallway … No way is anyone of any religion welcome. She was upset and angry. She got her revenge. She failed to send my pain medication requirements to the hospital so I went from early afternoon to midnight with no pain medication after surgery, and it was not the fault of the nurses. They called her and the doctor, then just kept called him. Finally he answered at midnight and was so angry. WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME, MY PA HANDLES THESE CALLS. They told them they couldn’t get in touch with her, she was not answering and I was in horrible pain from serious surgery. He told them to put me on my home medications which was the plan as my pain doctors were handling it, so soon I got morphine and other drugs. She got her revenge, no hate like Christian spurned. When I went for my follow up I learned she had been fired. I hope my 10 hours of horrible pain was worth it to her.
We live in different worlds, Scottie. I’ve been admitted to hospital quite a few times over the past decade, and not once was I offered chaplaincy service. I’m referring to chaplaincy as the good reverend describes, and on one occasion it would have been very helpful for me. All chaplaincy in schools, hospitals, work places, prisons etc are secular even though around 3 out of every 4 chaplains are Christian.
Perhaps this is one of the few disadvantages of living in a very secular nation. Here the Non-religious outnumber Christians by quite a large number, and in all probability, when the figures come out for the 2023 census, we’ll find that the non-religious will outnumber all religions combined. But for some reason the non-religious seem to be less interested in becoming chaplains or for providing other social services outside those provided by government agencies. For example, according to information available online, there are only two humanist chaplains for the whole country. While the government does provide some short term emergency housing (by paying for motel accommodation) almost all emergency housing is provided by churches. Their resources can no longer meet the demand, but secular/non-religious groups are not stepping up to ease the workload.
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