Comments on: The Many Religious Crackpots of February ‘08 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/02/03/the-many-religious-crackpots-of-february-08/ Floccinaucinihilipilificating antidisestablishmentarianism since 2001. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:24:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Adam http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/02/03/the-many-religious-crackpots-of-february-08/#comment-1906 Adam Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:39:57 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/02/03/the-many-religious-crackpots-of-february-08/#comment-1906 I have a selection for the forthcoming religious crackpot awards - there was a program on channel 4 the other day called Baby Bible Bashers - it re-he-he-he-ally doesn't need anything else said other than that I have a selection for the forthcoming religious crackpot awards - there was a program on channel 4 the other day called Baby Bible Bashers - it re-he-he-he-ally doesn’t need anything else said other than that

]]> By: Monsieur le Prof d'Anglais http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/02/03/the-many-religious-crackpots-of-february-08/#comment-1819 Monsieur le Prof d'Anglais Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:19:29 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/02/03/the-many-religious-crackpots-of-february-08/#comment-1819 And the Spectator article is by that bastion of balance and objectivity, Ms Melaine Phillips And the Spectator article is by that bastion of balance and objectivity, Ms Melaine Phillips

]]> By: Monsieur le Prof d'Anglais http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/02/03/the-many-religious-crackpots-of-february-08/#comment-1818 Monsieur le Prof d'Anglais Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:15:20 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/02/03/the-many-religious-crackpots-of-february-08/#comment-1818 Although to be fair, the Telegraph doesn't say how many female Muslim medics or how many hospitals, and the only other news sources that have picked up the story are Fox and the Spectator, both of whom refer back to the Telegraph. I expect most Muslim medics are sticking to the rules (though you wouldn't know that from reading the Telegraph), although I do concede that one doctor who believes that faith trumps basic hygiene is one too many. Although to be fair, the Telegraph doesn’t say how many female Muslim medics or how many hospitals, and the only other news sources that have picked up the story are Fox and the Spectator, both of whom refer back to the Telegraph. I expect most Muslim medics are sticking to the rules (though you wouldn’t know that from reading the Telegraph), although I do concede that one doctor who believes that faith trumps basic hygiene is one too many.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/02/03/the-many-religious-crackpots-of-february-08/#comment-1816 Andrew Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:24:42 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/02/03/the-many-religious-crackpots-of-february-08/#comment-1816 Exactly. If you want to sit at home and pray in a certain direction five times a day then knock yourself out, but if you want to poke your grubby, unwashed forearms inside someone then you need to prove it's safe first. Of course, then you get people doing bad science to convince us it is, and nobody is expected to declare their religion as a competing interest when they submit scientific papers -- which I think they should have to. People really have to realise that calling something "religion" is no reason to exempt it from any kind of critical appraisal, and people like Rod Liddle really have to stop mouthing off at anyone who points it out. Exactly. If you want to sit at home and pray in a certain direction five times a day then knock yourself out, but if you want to poke your grubby, unwashed forearms inside someone then you need to prove it’s safe first. Of course, then you get people doing bad science to convince us it is, and nobody is expected to declare their religion as a competing interest when they submit scientific papers — which I think they should have to.

People really have to realise that calling something “religion” is no reason to exempt it from any kind of critical appraisal, and people like Rod Liddle really have to stop mouthing off at anyone who points it out.

]]> By: M. le Prof d'Anglais http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/02/03/the-many-religious-crackpots-of-february-08/#comment-1815 M. le Prof d'Anglais Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:04:09 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/02/03/the-many-religious-crackpots-of-february-08/#comment-1815 If your religion doesn't permit you to do your job properly, find another job that does. Or pray for forgiveness. Or warn your patients that you haven't washed properly and let them decide if they want you to operate on them- oh sorry, they can't do that because it would mean they're intolerant. If your religion doesn’t permit you to do your job properly, find another job that does. Or pray for forgiveness. Or warn your patients that you haven’t washed properly and let them decide if they want you to operate on them- oh sorry, they can’t do that because it would mean they’re intolerant.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/02/03/the-many-religious-crackpots-of-february-08/#comment-1808 Andrew Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:49:05 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2008/02/03/the-many-religious-crackpots-of-february-08/#comment-1808 See, they just won't stop this week... <blockquote><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/03/nislam403.xml" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Muslim medical students are refusing to obey hygiene rules</a> brought in to stop the spread of deadly superbugs, because they say it is against their religion. Women training in several hospitals in England have raised objections to removing their arm coverings in theatre and to rolling up their sleeves when washing their hands, because it is regarded as immodest in Islam. </blockquote> Well, then they can piss off. See, they just won’t stop this week…

Muslim medical students are refusing to obey hygiene rules brought in to stop the spread of deadly superbugs, because they say it is against their religion.

Women training in several hospitals in England have raised objections to removing their arm coverings in theatre and to rolling up their sleeves when washing their hands, because it is regarded as immodest in Islam.

Well, then they can piss off.

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