So today I came across an issue which I as a Christian have a problem with. This is the second issue that I have disaggreed with (the first I am trying to word correctly before I post) and while I am not forced to practice said issue, a few of my fellow chaplains and supervisors were a little shocked at my opinion.
The issue is whether or not I would participate in patients faith that was other than my own. To clarify, by other faith I mean Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, etc. And by participating I mean helping them pray to their spiritual god/etc or by performing rituals that are considered holy to their faith. Now as a chaplain I am responsible for supporting patients of all faiths and traditions and of that I have no problem in as much as I can observe their rituals or get them a spiritual leader who can help them in their faith. However I draw the line where they would like me to participate in their worship. For me that is worshipping another God and there are numerous verses, in the Bible, that forbid me from doing so or shows what happens to God's followers when they do forsake him. Some of my fellow chaplains, who are Christian, believe we all follow the same God and so helping the Patient worship their god is no different than when we worship ours. This syncritism has got to stop somewhere, but we are also told by Paul to be all things to all people so as witness to them The Gospel. The question is when does this engaging the world cross the line and lead us into sin and when does it open the eye's of the unbeliever?
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