I Plead Ignorance

Wow -- from the posts under trivial bits regarding socialized medicine, I can see that some of you have really done a lot of thinking about this issue. I will readily admit that I am the last person in the world to listen to on that topic. Lisa is right in saying that exisiting government funded health care can be disasterous. I experienced that with my grandmother when she became ill. Also, the idea of the government having control of our health IS scary. I don't like the fact that my Dr. gets to tell me how many vaccines my kids have to get at once. On the other hand, the fact the medical profession, medical care, pharmeceutical industry, and insurance industries are driven by profit means that they have to look at the bottom line before they consider the people they are treating. At the very least money and people must be equal in terms of how decisions are made. I know there are lots of awesome health care professionals out there who are truly sincere and compassionate. But the "machine" of health care is driven by profit, so I have have to wonder then if something driven by profit can truly also be driven by compassion. I think not because of the principle that you can't serve 2 masters. If I sound ignorant about this topic, it's because I am. I'm just really looking into to it, so don't listen to me. Find out for yourself. Not that I think we will ever see an overhaul of that system in our country. I think NGO's (non-government organizations) will have to take up the slack left by the system, which means the church has wonderful opportunity to show love in a practical way.

BTW -- anyone interested in possibly bring some elderly from a nearby nursing home to the traditional service at 8:30 AM at DW when it starts? Someone suggested that on their comment card, and I thought it was a great idea. Would love to hear your thoughts.
Love,
Kerri
LBxoxo