Re: Interesting - Ukraine Missiles Use Open Source, Russians Use Pi-4s

On Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:42:47 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:

> There was a time in the Christian world where doctors were frowned upon.
> Either god gave you health, or not. You just prayed to get well. Doctors
> should not interfere. They could take a page out of the bible and put it
> inside the wound.

You wouldn't have to go far in the US to find that belief.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science

Some adherents are more extreme than others. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_handling_in_Christianity

I don't think the Snake Strokers are big on doctors either. Benny Hinn has 
done very well with faith healing although his followers may use doctors. 
It's not limited to Protestant sects.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr%C3%A9

The church features a collection of crutches and so forth. I haven't been 
there in over 50 years so they may have added mobility scooters. We went 
to Quebec for our honeymoon and Ste. Anne's is one of the local 
attractions. My wife was not Catholic and found it interesting. There is 
an outdoor Stations of the Cross, iirc. They also have a replica of the 
“Scala Santa”. It's a wooden staircase with 28 steps that you climb on 
your knees while saying the Rosary.

Turnabout is fair play. After we separated she joined a church that 
featured speaking in tongues and spontaneous yells of 'Praise Jesus!' and 
the like. I was as comfortable as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.