Rev Fred Nile Says Keep Bibles In Hospitals!
For generations, Australians suffering from illness and death had sought solace in the small, often inconspicuous books that lie in drawers by their bedsides. In times of crisis, the Holy Bible gave hope to those who often had none. It offered comfort and strength to those who wished to embrace it. Recently however, some have questioned that heritage and argued for their removal from all public places, including Hospitals.“Generations of Australians have in their time of crisis, turned to the Bible. This has particularly been the case in Hospitals where patients can suffer horrible debilitating illnesses as modern medicine fails them.
The Bible can offer hope when it can be found nowhere else. It offers comfort, as it talks of God’s love and His promise to never leave or forsake those who seek Him, even though they may ‘walk through the valley of the shadow of death’.
I’m greatly saddened by the news that some have now argued for the removal of Bibles from hospitals. It’s another case of ‘political correctness’ going astray. I hope we never see a day when the general community ends up being as bitter and cynical as those that seek this prohibition. People in crisis do not need more legislation, they need more love,” Rev Fred Nile stated.
Rev Fred Nile recently sought reassurances from the NSW Government during question time in the NSW Upper House;
“I direct my question to the Minister for Health.
- Is it a fact that the Queensland Government has made a controversial, politically correct decision to ban Bibles from Queensland public hospitals? Is it a fact that Victoria has implemented a similar ban for spurious reasons?
- Will the Minister assure the House that New South Wales public hospitals will continue the historic practice of allowing Bibles, as supplied by the Gideon Movement to hospitals, hotels and motels, to be freely available to patients who may wish to use them, including the 70 per cent of the population who are Christian and the members of the Jewish community, who use the Old Testament, particularly the psalms and proverbs, which constitutes two-thirds of the Bible”?
The Minister for Health, the Hon. John Hatzistergos responded with an emphatic “Yes”.
Rev Nile in turn responded, “Praise the Lord!”