Original Article

Faith and Religious Beliefs in an Outpatient Military Population

Background: This study of outpatients at a military medical center seeks to evaluate the extent that this population relies on religion and spirituality to cope with health-related stress. This study also assesses outpatients’ desire for spiritual intervention in the context of their medical appointments. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted…

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Spirituality/Medicine Interface Project

Waiting for a Miracle … Miracles, Miraclism, and Discrimination

We argue that the use of publicly funded medical facilities for patients who are waiting for a miracle amounts to discrimination against atheists, agnostics and advocates, of faiths that do not accept miracle claims. The only exception is when this use can be justified by considerations that demonstrate that waiting…

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