Txsizzler

A few more thoughts on this statement: Our government was set up by Christians, who wanted to follow God. Too many people have forgotten that God established Three Institutions among men:1. The Church 2. The Government, and 3. The Family The purpose of the government is to govern, to regulate the conduct of people, to approve what is good and to disaprove what is evil. The Book of Proverbs in the Old Testament is filled with contrasts between moral leaders of government (rulers) and immoral Leaders of government. Government is not simply about government "services". According to the Bible, one of the main purposes of government is to resist evil, to fight against evil. This is something that the government should be doing. All law is - by its very nature - the imposition of someone's morality - against the "morality" of those who do not agree. The government enforces the morality of the citizen against the morality of the murderer. The government enforces the morality of the citizen against the morality of the drug dealer. People say that government can't legislate morality. That is simply a falsehood. The fact is that ALL law IS the legislation of morality. It is impossible to say that something is illegal, without also saying that the action which is illegal is also immoral. That IS the basis of a Judeo-Christian society.

I agree that there are some out there making every effort to take every mention of God out of everyday life. I also believe that many of our country's laws where built upon God ordained principles. I believe however that freedom of choice (or religion) should be up to the individual. Nobody should be forced to believe in God...... all should be free to choose.

No one is being forced to pray at 12 step meetings. It is an option..... some 12 step groups encourage it, but I have never heard of praying being mandatory. I believe that anyone that is forced to go to group support meetings are going to find something to gripe about..... why can't people with drug addictions try to find some useful information in these meetings to use in there everyday lives instead of this "us versus them" attitude?

There are all kinds of 12 Step Meetings now, which is a good thing, in my opinion. The problem is that we are living in a post-Christian culture which no longer values Judeo-Christian moral principles. Without these, the 12 Steps loose their moral force and a person's recovery is meager while the person remains vulnerable to the assaults of evil. Many are giving themselves over to New Age thinking and returning to superstitious behavior. Otherwise intelligent people resorting to Tarot Cards or Palm Readers during 12 step meetings. Such superstitious behavior only feeds human brokenness. Regrettably, the moral imperatives of Christian living are not acceptable in today's permissive culture.

At my facilility we give IV Toradol quite often. Our Doctors like it. I have noticed some patients complain of a little "burning" when I push it.... so I try to go slow with it. I have not noticed a higher incidence of GI bleeds with it.

Sounds like a terrible position to be in....... It is to bad that greedy corporations like that make for such inhospitable working conditions just to save a buck or two....