Originally posted by wolfgang59I'd be worried if I saw someone with certain serious mental health issues in orbit of a bunch of self-aggrandizing and manipulative pentecostals pretending to speak in tongues every day.
I think the OP is alluding to a Priest reinforcing a schizophrenic's "Voice of God" in their head.
It's a good question - I would always support freedom of religion but when
that religion (and presumably that is most) accept the phenomenon/miracle
of a god "speaking" directly to an individual where do you draw the line?
Originally posted by stellspalfieSince you work in mental health, you should know who to go to in your organization to get those answers.
im guessing that you know i work in mental health as its been mentioned in various debates. so i can only assume you are trying to bait a reaction...if so, considering the topic, its rather pathetic.
Originally posted by wolfgang59Every religion I know of directly encourages believing in things that aren't real. I see no reason why the mentally ill should get special protection from this. If anything it is far more dangerous to the supposedly sane individuals.
I think the OP is alluding to a Priest reinforcing a schizophrenic's "Voice of God" in their head.
It's a good question - I would always support freedom of religion but when
that religion (and presumably that is most) accept the phenomenon/miracle
of a god "speaking" directly to an individual where do you draw the line?
But outlawing religion is a dangerous game as invariably those enforcing it believe their own religion is true and thus exempt.
It's better to think of somebody not as a 'paranoid schizophrenic' but as somebody who has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. (A person is so much more than their diagnosis).
For example, somebody with asthma wouldn't be spoken of and summed as purely as an 'asthmatic' and we wouldn't be having a conversation as to whether or not an asthmatic has the right to access the religion of their choice.
That said, as a mental health worker, i am fully aware that religion and mental health are not always good bedfellows.
Originally posted by stellspalfieOn the contrary your question was ill conceived and poorly worded. There is nothing pathetic about pointing that out.
im guessing that you know i work in mental health as its been mentioned in various debates. so i can only assume you are trying to bait a reaction...if so, considering the topic, its rather pathetic.