An article in the Washington Post by staff writer Jacqueline L Salmon states in part:

"A bipartisan group of House members is trying to force Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt to order an inspector general's investigation into allegations of religious bias and mismanagement at the spiritual ministry department in the nation's largest clinical research hospital.The spiritual ministry office, whose chaplains tend to the spiritual needs of thousands of patients at the National Institutes of Health's clinical center in Bethesda, has been the target of complaints by current and former chaplains about religious intolerance and poor leadership."

Where is our separation of church and state and why is there an organization such as the "Spiritual Ministry Office" located in the NIH? Religious conflict once more raises its ugly head even within our own governmental structure.