Nurse offering a prayer = suspension

**Indiana_Jones** · 3rd February 2009, 11:33

Found this arcticle here, it's an opinion piece, but the start has the story.

"Nurse Caroline Petrie is facing disciplinary action for offering to pray for May Phippen, 79, even though the pensioner did not make a formal complaint."

-Indy

**Mully** · 3rd February 2009, 11:35

Mmm, is the PC world we live in.

God forbid someone should be offended by a prayer.

**Indiana_Jones** · 3rd February 2009, 11:36

Bet you if it had been any other faith they wouldn't of done a thing.

-Indy

**Big Dave** · 3rd February 2009, 11:48

**Tank** · 3rd February 2009, 12:07

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

"Nurse Caroline Petrie is facing disciplinary action for offering to pray for May Phippen, 79, even though the pensioner did not make a formal complaint."

-Indy

In fairness she is a devil worshiper and had cut the throat of 8 stoats as a sacrifice. Apparently the issue was that OSH found the blood on the floor a slip hazard.

**MisterD** · 3rd February 2009, 12:11

...and in other "barmy Britain" news: professional whingers force cricket team to change it name

What response would Canterbury RFU give to a similar complaint? Hopefully an invitation to sex and travel.

**MSTRS:Me** · 3rd February 2009, 12:14

Originally Posted by Tank

In fairness she is a devil worshiper and had cut the throat of 8 stoats as a sacrifice. Apparently the issue was that OSH found the blood on the floor a slip hazard.

Not to mention the RMA....through which Nurse Naive failed to get approval for the stoat cage. And the RSPCA weren't too happy either, as none of them stoat had been micro-chipped in accordance with the law.

**HenryDorsetCase** · 3rd February 2009, 12:16

much as I love the Luce, it took me a while to get this. but the song title is "say a little prayer", right?

I was hoping for nipple slippage from Luce but no dice.

**HenryDorsetCase** · 3rd February 2009, 12:22

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

Found this arcticle here, it's an opinion piece, but the start has the story.

"Nurse Caroline Petrie is facing disciplinary action for offering to pray for May Phippen, 79, even though the pensioner did not make a formal complaint."

-Indy

I am not being contrarian, but who the fuck does nursie think she is, pushing her deluded beliefs on people when they are vulnerable> OK the old bird was probably about to shuffle off her mortal coil, but so what. She might have been a committed atheist (or Satanist) and found praying to jeebl offensive.

I think I would. Having siad that, what if the loony fuckers are right.? best hedge my bets and get forgiven and baptised and whatever the fuck it is else they do on your death bed. Spread the bets as it were, AFTER having lived a wicked life of debauchery. And die owing American Express a million dollars. Shot in the back by a jealous husband aged 97.

meh.

**PrincessBandit** · 3rd February 2009, 12:24

I heard someone say the other day that one of our MPs blamed all the violence etc in our homes on "the missionaries", and that Christians only want the antismacking law changed because they're all sexual perverts.

If this is true (and I haven't actually looked to find if the statements were genuinely made, or if so were taken out of context etc.) then it's not only barmy Britain! God Defend New Zealand!!!!

**HenryDorsetCase** · 3rd February 2009, 12:27

Originally Posted by PrincessBandit

I heard someone say the other day that one of our MPs blamed all the violence etc in our homes on "the missionaries", and that Christians only want the antismacking law changed because they're all sexual perverts.

If this is true (and I haven't actually looked to find if the statements were genuinely made, or if so were taken out of context etc.) then it's not only barmy Britain! God Defend New Zealand!!!!

sounds like crap to me. Even the most retarded of MPs (and Satan knows there are a lot of them) would have received sufficient media training to not say shit like that out loud, no matter how true.

"God" indeed. I am a secular humanist and find your reference to your invisible friends offensive.

**Mully** · 3rd February 2009, 12:27

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

I am not being contrarian, but who the fuck does nursie think she is, pushing her deluded beliefs on people when they are vulnerable> OK the old bird was probably about to shuffle off her mortal coil, but so what. She might have been a committed atheist (or Satanist) and found praying to jeebl offensive.

She offered to pray. Praying with a terminal patient is often a comfort for them.

**HenryDorsetCase** · 3rd February 2009, 12:35

Originally Posted by Mully

She offered to pray. Praying with a terminal patient is often a comfort for them.

still pushing her deluded beliefs on a vulnerable person.

**Badjelly** · 3rd February 2009, 12:41

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

"Nurse Caroline Petrie is facing disciplinary action for offering to pray for May Phippen, 79, even though the pensioner did not make a formal complaint."

So she made an informal complaint?

I tend not to believe what I read in the papers, especially in opinion pieces.

If she came creeping around my hospital bed offering to pray for me, I'd send her packing straight away.

**Mully** · 3rd February 2009, 12:44

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

still pushing her deluded beliefs on a vulnerable person.

Yeah, that's true. Although I don't see any harm in offering to pray with her - if she forced it on her, then sure. And if refused, she left it, I think that's OK.

Originally Posted by Badjelly

So she made an informal complaint?

Nah, casual complaint.

It was in jeans and a t-shirt.