And they make great baguettes. But you didn't get my point.

I am an atheist. I do think that what the nurse did is wrong and unprofessional.

My point is: I would still have absolutely clinged to it, if I was in the same situation as this woman. I would have talked with this nurse, and would have told her that yes, maybe God had something to do with it. And you would have too, probably.

If you are drowning in the ocean, you don't discard a piece of floating wood because it has growing fungi. Claiming virtue is very easy ... until you experience real hardship.

Coincidentally or not, this is a standard cult brainwashing technique - abuse someone for an extended period, then offer them a "friend."

See also, good cop vs bad cop.

Fully agree. It's abhorrent. It works, because we are human.