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Week 8 Spiritual Healthcare and Religious Freedom_Introduction to Religion

Week 8 Spiritual Healthcare and Religious Freedom_Introduction to Religion

Q In your post for this week, please respond to the following: • Briefly summarize the Christian Science ideas regarding conventional medical care • Briefly summarize the key Jehovah's Witnesses' stipulations regarding conventional medical care • The principle of religious freedom suggests that these views must always be honored; however this can create serious, life threatening consequences for adults and for children of adults in these faith traditions. When, if ever, do you think that it is permissible to violate someone's religious freedom regarding the provision of life-saving medical care? Explain.

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Christian Science is a literary focus that the Christian Scientists, members of the Church of Christ, Scientist, focus on practicing the tradition of following both the Bible and Christian Science literature. Christian Scientists believe that God has only created good and not evil, and the evil which humans experience in the form of sickness and death, is because of the “erring human thought”, and for this reason do not rely upon conventional medical treatment, but rather on God’s healing power. Even though they do not force this upon and believers can choose, it is not regarded as a “viable option” for treatment.