Re: Followup - huge uptick in cholesterol

From: Preston Crawford (me_at_prestoncrawford.com)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:24:48 -0500

On 2004-06-27, Mike <maross@texoma.net> wrote:
> Preston Crawford wrote:
>> Secondly, what does being a Christian have to do anything. I'm a
>>Christian, but I wouldn't care if my doctor was an atheist, Buddhist
>>or whatever as long as he's a good doctor.
>
> I personally would prefer Christian people around me, whether an
> airline pilot, Dr or the people of the city, which I'm bike riding in
> (I would probably be killed in most Muslin cities of the world). I
> would take odds against President Bush's survival of any procedure in
> a Muslim hospital. Mohammed was a conquering murderer that treated
> women like slaves and Christ was a healer that revered women. However

Yes. And we all know that ALL Christians have followed in his footsteps.
I'm a Christian myself, but at least I can with open eyes that the
majority of God's followers don't really give a damn about WWJD. They
treat their fellow man like garbage in spite of, and sometimes BECAUSE OF,
their religion.

> most people seem they are no more successful at Christianity than
> dieting upon examination of their behaviors or getting on a scale, nor
> should you call yourself a Christian or a MD without proper
> properties; this has probably been true of the illiterate masses the
> last 2k years. Most of America resemble the gluttonous, promiscuous
> spectators like Roman Arena days, when Christians where being killed
> for entertainment (reality TV, fatherless homes etc). With criminals,
> highway accepted murders and general lack of a cohesive social
> feeling; it is no wonder people spend most of their time in their
> castles watching TV and only venture out in their tanks.

Thanks for proving my point. It's one thing to *say* you're a Christian.
It's another thing to live it. Thus I really (once again) wouldn't care
whether the person treating me was Christian, Atheist, Buddhist, etc.
Because in the US the chances of getting a compassionate Christian are
probably worse than getting a compassionate Atheist or Buddhist to treat
you medically. And at least they'll bring a measure of objectivity to the
table most of the time whereas my experience is that the Christian will
sometimes bring a boatload of baggage and bias. And once again, I too am a
Christian. I just don't like the way my fellow man practices very much.

> Good Luck breaking this plateau and safe biking friend. Mike

Thanks.

Preston

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