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The thought police have reached the GMC
The General Medical Council which regulates medical doctors has produced a new publication called “Protecting patients: your rights as lesbians, gay and bisexual people”.
The tone of the publication’s title suggests that medical doctors are a predatory group from whom patients need to be protected. This possibly reflects the involvement of Stonewall in its production.
It states: “This guidance applies to doctors’ personal beliefs about sexual orientation.” So the GMC is entering the sphere of personal beliefs, with the aim of correcting wrong beliefs among doctors. Why is it not enough to deal with wrong behaviour? The document does not say that it applies to expressions of doctors’ personal beliefs, but their beliefs.
Christian teaching acknowledges the importance of belief and its expression. It is central to Christianity. It acknowledges that wrong thinking and beliefs are sin. But it does not criminalise nor punish these. It criminalises and punishes wrong behaviour, and it endeavours to correct wrong beliefs by verbal means. The aggressive, homosexual lobby uses the force of state legislation and punishment to force changes in belief.
The document states: “You must not express to your patients your personal beliefs, including political, religious or moral beliefs, in ways that exploit their vulnerability or that are likely to cause them distress.” The good thing about this is the recognition that vulnerability needs to be considered, but the bad thing about current legislation is that this is interpreted in a selective and discriminatory manner. The SCP has already called for a re-defining of vulnerability and a re-defining of offence from a subjective to an objective definition. Some people take offence when offence was not intended.
The examples of discrimination given in the booklet are not only examples of bad medical practice, but they are a reflection of the prejudices of our increasingly unchristian society which fails to treat each individual with the respect that God expects of them. So why does the booklet not confine itself to bad practice instead of invading the area of belief? Because it part of the aggressive, homosexual agenda to force Christians and others to change their beliefs and thinking. They consider it to be condescending to merely tolerate their beliefs; they want Christians to affirm their beliefs and behaviour. This demonstrates that they cannot tolerate Christians having different beliefs.
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- 11 May 2012 Dr Peter Saunders of the Christian Medical Fellowship thinks that the document “will be used to make vexatious complaints against doctors who take a traditional Christian view on sexual ethics”.
SCP respond to Independence Consultation
The Scottish Christian Party has published its response to the SNP Government’s consultation about the question on the ballot paper and the process for the referendum on Scottish Independence.
The consultation closes today.
The question proposed by the SNP Government for the ballot paper is: “Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?”
In its response, the SCP has drawn attention to the inadequacy of this question. It says: “The proposed question is ambiguous and possibly emotionally biased. A Yes answer to the current question would prevent membership of the European Union, but this is not the intention of the SNP Government. The question should be rewritten so that it reflects properly each choice with the clear implication of each.” It proposes either: “Do you agree that Scotland should leave the United Kingdom and be an independent country? with options Yes/No” or as an alternative question: “Do you agree that Scotland should remain a part of the United Kingdom? with options Yes/No.”
John Cormack, the author of the report and the SCP Chairman, said: “We are also concerned at the questions whether the referendum should be on a Saturday and include 16 and 17 year olds. We should not be experimenting with the process for such an important constitutional referendum.”
The SCP response says: “We have serious concerns about the lack of substance to a plan of action should there be a “Yes” vote for independence. Currently there is too much emotion, with the SNP Government suggesting that independence will transform Scotland into a form of Utopia. This is completely false and we need more clarity and honesty from the Government to the challenges which lie along that road. This is not good governance.”
It sees “a contradiction between the SNP’s stated desire for an “Independent” Scotland on the one hand, with its desire to tie Scotland even closer to the EU, where Scotland will have less freedom and scope for self-determination than it does currently.”
Christian Constitution of Scotland
It states its greatest concern is “that in public debate there has been no reference whatsoever to whether Scotland will retain its Christian constitution or not. At present we are constitutionally a Christian country, and it is shocking and irresponsible that there has been no reference to this in a constitutional debate and because of this we have no confidence in this consultation process.”
It concludes with a request for clarification and “reassurance from the SNP Government that the Christian constitution of Scotland will continue unimpaired after Independence.”
Our nanny state needs parenting lessons
Our nanny state is failing its children.
Vulnerable persons
Whether it is vulnerable adults or vulnerable children, the state fails to protect them. It takes away parental rights and parents have to stand aside to watch the crash unfold in front of their eyes, under the false doctrine of “they have a right to make mistakes”. People may make mistakes, but they have no right to do so.
Parents are best placed to see if their children are going off the rails, but the state will not allow them to ‘interfere’ if they see a dangerous obstacle on the rails, under the false doctrine of “personal autonomy” and a wrong definition of ‘vulnerable’. Parents view their children as vulnerable - the state does not.
After the crash, the state expects the real parents to pick up the pieces. This is what is behind David Cameron’s ‘Big Society’, and his Big Brother solution to our broken society. We don’t need Big Brother - we need to restore parental rights and improve the education of our politicians.
Rights, responsibilities and discipline have gone their separate ways and everyone suffers.
Vulnerable adults are manipulated under a system which does not allow an adequate challenge to guardianship. The public guardian is guarding the rights of those who have guardianship, but not the vulnerable adults for whom the system was set up. The concerns of family members are ignored by a system which is not fit for purpose. The definition of capacity needs to incorporate the concept of vulnerability, and vulnerability needs to be properly defined.
Children view their elderly parents as vulnerable, the state has another view.
Education
The SCP believes that the state should not over-ride parents’ wishes for their children’s education. Our society is failing the rising generation and we need to revitalise and re-focus education to prepare children to make a positive contribution to Scottish society.
The rising tide of humanistic secularism in Scotland has meant that the choice of education in line with parental beliefs and wishes is becoming increasingly difficult.
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