Posted on 01/08/2020 6:10:58 PM PST by marshmallow
The UK’s independent regulator for doctors has said it will review its decision to close a case against a Christian doctor facing second-hand complaints of breaking professional conduct rules by discussing religion with patients.
Tim Dieppe, head of public policy at the evangelical think tank Christian Concern, spoke in favour of Dr Richard Scott, the general practitioner in Kent accused of improperly discussing religion.
“Dr Scott has been put through a lot of stress and anxiety from all these various complaints in what seems like a targeted campaign from the National Secular Society,” Dieppe told The Guardian.
In Dieppe’s view, the General Medical Council should not have investigated last year’s complaint which “was clearly a spurious complaint.” However, he thought the council was right to conclude the complaint did not merit action.
“I think it would be a real shame if they have decided to review it,” he said. “We are confident that Richard has done nothing wrong.”
Scott discussed his medical practice and faith in an interview with BBC Radio Kent in December. He said he hadn’t changed his approach, but he stressed the need to be “bold” to help patients with difficult mental health problems and personality disorders that some consider to be beyond help.
“Almost everybody can be helped. But you have to take some risks,” he said. He compared discussion of faith to a figurative arrow in a quiver that can be fired to help people, even if it causes trouble with regulatory authorities.
(Excerpt) Read more at catholicherald.co.uk ...
More progs trying to control everyone by whining about how no one else is bothered by things they don't like.
Behind the dumpster "coaching" could resolve their issues.
I WANT my doctors to discuss faith matters with me. A doctor who prays for his patients is a blessing!
To not offer prayer is to inculcate atheism, as it infers the person or nation needs not supernatural help or has any gratitude for the same. Of course, there is only one right source and object of that (tag).
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