Hospital prayer room for gravely ill children plastered with LGBT flags

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A hospital prayer room for gravely ill children and their families has been plastered with LGBT flags amid claims that the NHS is being hijacked by transgender ideology.

As part of a new inclusivity drive, a “sanctuary” at Edinburgh’s “Sick Kids” hospital, designed as a quiet space for those suffering trauma and grief, was taken over by symbols representing dozens of sexualities and genders.

The “spiritual care” facility previously described as offering room for “quiet reflection, prayer or meditation” was also rebranded a “chill-out zone” for Pride month, with rainbow-coloured signage directing patients and relatives to it.

The move has outraged some staff and family members of poorly children, with one clinician claiming a leading children’s hospital had been turned into a “social issues battlefield”.

Meanwhile, the family of a terminally ill toddler said they were no longer able to use the room to find comfort in their faith as it had become a “display of activism” which contradicted the teachings of mainstream religions.

The chaplaincy service at the hospital, one of the UK’s leading centres for paediatric care, is run by Maxwell Reay, a transgender man and activist who belongs to a fringe Christian congregation in Edinburgh.

Mr Reay, who has described being trans as a “gift from God”, is facing claims that he has breached rules which state hospital chaplains should not seek to impose their own beliefs when offering spiritual care.

Extracts from a Telegraph article reprinted in full by yahoo news https://uk.style.yahoo.com/hospital-prayer-room-gravely-ill-165852417.html

Scotland sure looks like it is trying to out pride everyone else!

I am puzzled that he is URC. This was a conjunction of Congregationalists and Presbyterians, both of which, when I was growing up in the C part of it, were thoughtful and serious about their theology. Neither of which did anything so high as anointing with oil, let alone glitter, and both had oversight from Moderators, and other local churches of the group. They were not so small, equivalent to Baptists and Methodists, though some isolated C's still exist. I'd have thought though, in Scotland, there was a good choice of P churches to belong to.

I still cannot believe that this vicar/minister has completely over looked the needs for the rest of society here. I understand they are personally very heavily invested, being a female transitioner. However, as others have said, it really seems that they are not well suited for their role.

Being a trans person in a chaplain role doesn’t give anyone a pass to make a place of worship such a political place.

There does seem to be a pattern of unbelievable overreach where certain individuals lack any self discipline and ability to channel their "professional skills", instead using their workplace as a stage to push their personal "beliefs". Usually as is repeatedly demonstrated, to the detriment of others. Even more shameful when those others are amongst the genuinely most vulnerable in society.

Im an atheist but my family was URC. I suppose they've form for being a bit more 'progressive' than other denominations - previously this was all good (women ministers since something like 1918, women elders, gay marriages as soon as they were legalised). And of course there's no reason for not having a trans minister if you're treating the sexes equally. But this ethos, together with a higher degree of autonomy for each church than many other denominations, probably leaves them more vulnerable to extremists.

This becomes clearer each day at the moment.

Which then leads to the question - why?
Why are we seeing so much unhinged, unprofessional behaviour from allegedly trained adults? Is it about their lack of insight, lack of professional skills, being overwhelmed by their personal "needs"?

Or is it a consequence of society elevating a "sacred caste" to the extent they believe they're untouchable? They're not required to observe the same standards of socially skilled behaviour, awareness of other's needs, even observe the fundamental principles of living in a diverse democratic society.
If some people never get feedback when they've behaved in an offensive manner, presumably they go on to repeat the same behaviour.

"Is it about their lack of insight, lack of professional skills, being overwhelmed by their personal "needs"?"

"Or is it a consequence of society elevating a "sacred caste" to the extent they believe they're untouchable?"

I believe may be all of these.

I believe that many organisations have accepted much lower professional standards and some of this group has been led to believe that their behaviour is perfectly acceptable and 'righteously' understandable when they behaviour in ways that the majority think is unacceptable. I question how many are hired based on their activism records rather than their ability to do the job.

I also then believe that organisations realise that it would be very difficult to terminate employment based on this lowered standard of professional behaviour.

"If some people never get feedback when they've behaved in an offensive manner, presumably they go on to repeat the same behaviour."

Of course they do. It cycles through.

The chaplain is a selfish narc . Looks like Catherine Tate's character " Derrick " and Just as creepy . So trans bollocks is more important that sick and dying children now?. If I had been a family member I would have ripped them down !

I think much of it is deliberate, by activists who wish to promote this ideology.

There’s been a concerted effort to enter organisations to exert power and influence. For example, Sarah Brown being elected as a local counsellor in Cambridge in order to quietly change the wording of policies to support male freedoms/female erasure without telling anyone, and get these ratified while the policies were being changed for some other reason.

I smell a rat around the many articles around Maxwell Reay about this NHS award received:

“It was the first time that the public has been able to nominate staff members”

O was it, aye.? 🤔

“The anonymous patient who nominated”

”Anonymous”? Very convenient.

Ms MacMurchie and Mr Reay praised the pair for their “commitment and compassion”.

“I wanted to nominate Maxwell and Lynne because of how much they’ve meant to me and how much their support has meant to other people that I’ve spoken to,” the patient said.

“It doesn’t matter how desperate things are, or how bad you’re feeling, the door is never closed. To be able to go somewhere and not have to leave a part of you at the door and for somebody to actually have that sense of who you are is remarkable.

“They’ll be like, ‘we know you don’t have any hope at the moment, but actually can we hold on to some of that hope for you?’. You really can’t put into words how much that means in some situations.”

Blah blah blah <cough> bullshit
https://www.scotsman.com/health/remarkable-duo-hailed-for-dedication-to-patients-1602685

The ‘lower professional standards’ have been fostered because EDI consultants like Stonewall have been working away for years to make hiring about EDI and not about competency. This is naturally going to lower standards, and all staff are going to be shitter and shitter, because there will be no one competent left to recognise competence or train people competently.

I’m an ex hospital chaplain (minority religion). This sickens me, as respect for all was core to the role. The quiet / contemplative space should be as neutral as possible. One ideology should not trump another.

This person has set back their ‘cause’ by their actions.

This.
Children do not have a sexuality, the adults in there are dealing with a tragic situation, and the last thing they care about is anyone’s sexual orientation.

It's a very unfortunate photo of Reay: if that hove in sight to offer spiritual comfort, I would at the least feel a calling to the loo, at the worst a claim to be considering the attractions of Satan.

I mean, with different opinions you might be associated with far left nut-jobs, or people like Stalin, so I don't really see the difference in the end?

There seem to be more science deniers on the far left.