Religion poses workplace challenges

[Jokerman]

47. “over play the event”? Are you for real?

Let me restate the event in more detail as you seem to have a case of selective comprehension:

My dad had a stroke (fortunately, a relatively mild one), and the ambulance took him to the only hospital within 40 miles. The formerly county owned hospital had recently been “privatized” into a chain of catholic hospitals. When I arrived, he was conscious and agitated over the crucifix hanging from the wall so I quietly removed the offending object without saying a word about it to anyone. Five years later I tell the story on DU because it was relevant to the thread.

Now tell me, oh wise one, how exactly am I over playing the event, and how could you possibly find this offensive?

Maybe I should have left it there and told him he was going to hell because he was agitated over a depiction of torture hanging from the wall in his hospital room. I’m sure that would have done wonders for an 85 year old stroke victim and his “harsh emotions”.