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→Madalyn Murray O’Hair, the founder of the American Atheists organization, on hospitals
Taylor Barkley in his article ''An Atheist’s Perspective on Christian Engagement in the World'' wrote:
Taylor Barkley in his article ''An Atheist’s Perspective on Christian Engagement in the World'' wrote:
{{Cquote|A Christian believes that a hospital and a church should be built. A Christian believes that deeds must be done and prayers said. A Christian strives for involvement in life and has nothing to fear in death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, and war eliminated and works with Christ to accomplish those goals, knowing that they will be accomplished one day.<ref>[https://tifwe.org/an-atheists-perspective-on-christian-engagement-in-the-world/ An Atheist’s Perspective on Christian Engagement in the World] by Taylor Barkley</ref>}}
{{Cquote|A Christian believes that a hospital and a church should be built. A Christian believes that deeds must be done and prayers said. A Christian strives for involvement in life and has nothing to fear in death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, and war eliminated and works with Christ to accomplish those goals, knowing that they will be accomplished one day.<ref>[https://tifwe.org/an-atheists-perspective-on-christian-engagement-in-the-world/ An Atheist’s Perspective on Christian Engagement in the World] by Taylor Barkley</ref>}}
== Atheist doctors ==
''See also:'' [[Atheist doctors]]
''[[CBS News]]'' reported: "According to a mail-in survey of nearly 4,000 British doctors, those who were [[atheism|atheist]] or [[agnosticism|agnostic]] were almost twice as willing to take actions designed to hasten the end of life."<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20014770-10391704.html</ref>
=== Belief in God and American doctors ===
The ''University of Chicago Chronicle'' reported in 2005:
{{Cquote|The first study of physician religious beliefs has found that 76 percent of doctors believe in [[God]] and 59 percent believe in some sort of afterlife. The survey, performed by researchers at the University and published in the July issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found that 90 percent of doctors in the United States attend religious services at least occasionally, compared to 81 percent of all adults. Fifty-five percent of doctors say their religious beliefs influence how they practice medicine.<ref>[http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/050714/doctorsfaith.shtml Survey on physicians’ religious beliefs shows majority faithful ], ''University of Chicago Chronicle''</ref>}}
== See also ==
== See also ==