I don't know what you might do under conditions of such dogmatic entrapment contrary to what I view as my own Constitutional rights, but I would make every effort to obtain some serious weaponry in order that I could share my "redemptive suffering" with as many religious officials as possible. My only regret might obtain from an inability to lure Cardinal Timothy Dolan and/or other Catholic propagandists to approach within range of my benevolent intentions.
Adding to the horror of this trend is the fact that Catholic medical institutions get a good share of their funds from local and federal taxpayers. Thus, people who live in areas affected by these mergers are forced to pay for hospitals that will deny them needed and desired medical services.
How outrageous is all this? Beyond the pale, in my opinion.
What can you do about it? Individually, probably not so much but in concert with others, such as FFRF and concerned secular groups, maybe slow down or halt the encroachment on our liberties that Catholic expansion into medical dominance represents.
On a daily basis, I think of the subtitle of Christopher Hitchen's book, "God is Not Great," namely, that religion poisons everything. This truly awful man-created nonsense hardens hearts and imprisons minds, is the foundation of persecution, ignorance and savagery and acts even to this day as the enemy of reason, science, love and happiness.
Beware of Dogma by Freedom from Religion Foundation
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Note: For additional details regarding secular concerns about Catholic takeovers of secular hospitals, see 1) Kirk Johnson, "Hospital Mergers Reset Abortion-Access Battle," New York Times, May 12, 2013; and 2) the FFRF's news alert entitled "Placing Dogma Above Patients Needs: FFRF warns Washington about Catholic hospital takeover," FFRF, July 11, 2013.
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