“In our country, where people are ultra-sensitive about their faith, a minor swipe at their religion is such a major slight. Hence, a non-Catholic patient would be ill at ease to find a crucifix hovering in his or her room.â€
If Marcoleta’s bill becomes law, the freedom of those who want to hang crucifixes in their places of confinement will be infringed. Healing is an act of religious view freely chosen. Instead of fostering tolerance, religious intolerance for diverse beliefs would be fostered.
Some hospitals are sectarian-owned (Catholic, Seventh-Day Adventist, Protestant), many are not. A crucifix or cross on the wall is a choice of the hospital proprietor. A patient freely chooses the hospital.
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