Tipsters,
I'm curious as to why this reference should be given so much weight. I'd like to
read their research to see what their argument is based first. Isn't it possible
to examine perceived spirtual support without getting into structured religion?
The two can be easily separated. There are a lot of people who don't go to
church, but they still use perceived spiritual support as a coping tool. How does
that relate to formal religion or promoting religion? This is getting
slippery......
Diana Kyle
Fullerton College
Stephen Black wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jun 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Tipsters:
> >
> > I am almost certain that quite recently I ran across studies that called into
> > question the "healing benefits" of prayer on the grounds that the studies
> > investigating it were not well controlled. If I can dig up the reference, I
> > will.
>
> Is it:
>
> Sloan, R. et al (1999). Religion, spirituality, and medicine. The
> Lancet, 353, 664--
>
> "Conclusions: Even in the best studies, the evidence of an association
> between religion, spirituality, and health is weak and inconsistent.
> We believe therefore that it is premature to promote faith and
> religion as adjunctive medical treatments".
>
> Amen!
>
> -Stephen
>
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