Analysis Of Pointless And Preventable And The Decline Of White Christian Americans

Seeing as I identify as a Half-White Christian American, my understanding of Religious Ethics was most challenged by the readings “Pointless and Preventable” and “The Decline of White Christian Americans” due to the extreme depictions of Christians in both these articles. Although I will admit I am entrenched in my moral code and abide by the Bible’s teachings, I am baffled by the ignorance of Susan Heilman in “Pointless and Preventable” and in awe at the portrayal of all Christians as parochial and unaccepting in “The Decline of White Christian Americans”. As a public health major, “Pointless and Preventable” left me feeling disturbed. Disgust encompassed by entity and I was immensely perplexed at how someone could watch as

When Michael cut his foot they summoned a Pastor to pray over him for healing. Although I am a firm believer in the power of prayer and can personally attest to its benefits, I do not believe denying medical treatment for a fortuitous occurrence of a three year old and dictating it the will of God. I have a cousin who has Cystic Fibrosis and comes from an extremely religious family. Her father is an avid church goer and shapes his life off of the word of God, and he would never refuse the most advanced treatments his children. The Bible states in Mark 2:17 “Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick”. Had Susan not been fixated on what she thought was the destiny of her child, the death of an innocent adolescent could have been prevented. When questioned, Susan relayed to the police that “she would have tried to restrain anyone who tried to resuscitate Michael.” This challenges my understanding of religious ethics because

I, myself, have morals and faith instilled deeply within my soul. I struggle to apprehend why Susan and Dean were unable to disregard their own interpretation of their faith and practice the written word; and on the contrary, I 'm troubled trying to stomach presumptuous opinions of a baffled man speaking narrowly on a vast and varying community. As a Christian, I can personally affirm that these two extremes are not the only makeup of the Christian faith. Through this paper, I 'd like to advocate for those who apply their religion to their daily life without hindering the lives of others or bestowing judgement upon those who differ in beliefs, faiths, or