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Jul 13th, 2009 by Robert C. Baker
The New York Times has an interesting July 11 piece about the opinions of physicians, elected to Congress, relating to what has been called a “government takeover” of health care.
“We seem to agree on everything,” Dr. [John] Fleming [R, Louisiana] said about his fellow physicians. “We agree on the fact that we need portability; we need to do away with pre-existing illnesses.”
But when it comes to a public plan, he said, doctors cannot seem to agree any more than other members of Congress.
The Reverend Robert C. Baker, B.B.A, M.Div., M.S., is an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, and serves as an adjunct professor of philosophy at Lindenwood University's Belleville, IL campus. He is general editor of Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal (CPH, 2011), author of "Natural Law, Human Sexuality, and Forde's 'Acid Test'" appearing in that volume, is the author of What Happened To Merry Christmas?, and has authored or edited numerous Bible studies and books.
