The article "Medicine as Friendship with god: Anointing the sick as a Theological Hermeneutic" makes an interesting claim concerning bioethics and theological politics. Lysaught's main argument is that the practice of theological sacraments, specifically the anointing of the sick in catholicism, is an effective way of supplementing modern medicine to create a changed world which is built heavily on theological politics.
Lysuaght elaborates on how there is a general negative opinion (specifically in the United States) on the role of theological related practices in medicine. Lysaught, after stating this, loses some credibility because he includes a great deal of biblical information and interpretation which comes across as circumlocution more than it does supportive of his argument. As an agnostic who was raised catholic initially, his argument is fairly ignorant in my opinion. Not only does he fail to mention any other religions (aside from a weak reference to Judaism, a fellow Abrahamic religion) in the article, but hailing Catholicism in the traditional way that Lysaught does makes for an unreasonable foundation for changing the political environment we have now.
The article comes across as a selfish way to spread catholicism rather than an honest effort of someone trying to benefit the world. This is unfortunate, because there are undoubtedly benefits of spirituality. A more reasonable goal would be to spread the ability to use theology in general (not just through the catholic deity) to create an optimal combination of physical and mental treatment for the unwell. Regardless, Lysaught's article lacked organization proper motives to be effective.
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