Tag Archives: religious beliefs

Marriage and Spiritual Quests

Are you and your spouse of the same faith? Did you convert to his religion in order to marry, or did she convert to yours? (If you came from different ones.) Or maybe neither of you had one before marriage and adopted one together. Or maybe you didn’t. Right after Wayne and I first got married I’d pass churches and feel guilty I didn’t have a religion. “Maybe we should see about finding a church?” I once ventured. “Maybe we shouldn’t. Why start going now anyway? You never wanted to before.” I couldn’t put my finger on what was happening … Continue reading →

Should Medical Exemptions Be Justified By Religious Beliefs?

This story caught my eye a few days ago. In Nebraska it is law to screen newborns with the Newborn Screening Test within 48 hours of birth. However, this couple, influenced by Scientology, believes that it was in the best interest of the child to wait a week before screening their newborn. They believed that newborns are still in pain from the birthing process for awhile after birth and that noises or inflicting more pain on him could have serious psychological repercussions later on in life. So they asked to wait a week to have the newborn screening test. Actually, … Continue reading →