North Dakota Hospital Adds Meditation Room

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/thrive/2005/jul/30/073008233.html

On Thursday, the Roman Catholic hospital dedicated a $350,000 solarium and meditation room that may be used for such things as burning sage, cedar or sweetgrass, and for singing or drumming.


The meditation room, 12 feet by 20 feet, is intended for people of non-Christian faiths, or those "for whom the main chapel is not suitable," said Sister Renee Zastoupil, the hospital's director of pastoral programs

The room also features a window situated so Muslims can pray toward Mecca. Syed Hassan, a physician at St. Alexius, said he and the dozen or so other Muslim doctors at the hospital use the room for daily prayer

The hospital has published rules for use of the room. Peyote, used by some American Indian groups in ceremonies, and other drugs are prohibited, as is the "practice of any religion or act which is diametrically opposed to the Roman Catholic Church." The hospital lists "Satanism, Wicca and Voodoo" as examples.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. A first step

and I'm glad they added the room. I know my Sufi order has had several workshops, retreats, etc, at Catholic venues, and we have always been made to feel welcome.

Sad, though, that they don't realize that all paths lead to God-but then their concepts are different than mine.