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An Uncomfortable Faith

Shirley Pigott MDTexasPhoenix007.blogspot.com

TexasMedicalBoardWatch.comDecember 13, 2009

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Regarding my theories about religion spawning social activism, I will speak now withsome trepidation, partly because my 'theology' has not been sufficiently developed dueto lack of instruction and partly because it offends many. I seek further study in the livesof our founding fathers, in others who have gone before, and in those rare individualswho live today as examples of our common faith.

I am an imperfect Christian, saved by God's grace, who occasionally speaks, I believe,an uncomfortable truth. Although I believe in everyone's right to his own personal faith,I'm not one of those who thinks it's OK to believe anything. There is an absolute truth; ifyou don't believe it, you're wrong. Simple as that...although it's not up to me tocondemn anybody. Philosophy asks the question "Why are we here?" Religion seeks toanswer it.

Consider this question: Who made this watch? Possible answers:1. Nobody2. It made itself3. It took a long time and little parts of it came together randomly; finally the big partscame together, but I'm not really sure how it ever started keeping time

4. A watchmaker5. A series of watchmakers, but one of them struck it with lightning and it startedkeeping time all of a sudden.6. A group of watchmakers, but the head guy struck it with lightning and it startedkeeping time all of a sudden.

Now my intuition tells me that all of these answers can't be correct. I may not havethought of the right answer, but surely there is only one right answer.

Possibly the truth is inconvenient and dreadfully uncomfortable, but a great teacher oncesaid, "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free."

If you seek the truth, you may find an irritating nugget here in my blog, on occasion. Ifyou don't seek the truth you will likely do no better than be highly offended. So, if you'rein the latter category, please don't bother reading any further; you're unlikely to getbeyond your 'offense'. And I'm not dumb enough to suggest that I'm the only onearound with the inside story.

What I do in fighting Texas government corruption is highly personal. I may be foolingmyself (I don't think so), but I've believed from the beginning, like the Biblical Esther,"I'm in this time, in this place, for this purpose" (actually, that's a paraphrase). Myformer church, which I have left, is offended that I believe God has called me to thistask; they are offended that I quoted the prophet Ezekiel (chapter 33) to them: "So you,son of man (to Ezekiel), I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever youhear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. If I say to the

wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you to not speak to warn the wicked toturn from his way, that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require
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at your hand. But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turnfrom his way, that person shall die in his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul."They are offended that I think they might be 'in sin'; they are seemingly unperturbedbecause I say I've been retaliated against because of the state crimes I've exposed.

I "have made serious accusations," they have said. As if they are somehow immune to

being wrong... I find that arrogant.

The truth has never been particularly popular and will likely lead to suffering of thosewho proclaim it; it is likely to make one uncomfortable to the extreme. I humbly andprayerfully, with my many failings, seek the truth and invite correction.

After several years investigating the Texas Medical Board, I have made public some ofits criminal acts of which I am personally aware.

I originally became interested in its activities because I thought it was odd for a medicalboard to open a full investigation of a doctor who didn't release a normal lab report to asingle patient in a timely manner. Somehow, my moral lapse just didn't seem all that

important in the great scheme of things. After all, the patient could just as easily haveobtained her results from the laboratory. It has no obligation to practice medicine, but Ido. The interpretation of lab and an explanation of its significance is part of the practiceof medicine. My medical malpractice insurer agreed and wished more doctors felt thesame way.

In response to my grave error, the TMB proposed a disciplinary order which wasexcessively burdensome, way out of proportion to the wrong done, and required me toadmit to being a "danger to the public" and make other false statements. I couldn't signit. I finally agreed to a disciplinary order which required me to pay a $500 fine, take 10hours of Continuing Medical Education, and agree to the truth: I took longer than 15business days to give this woman a lab report and I didn't explain, in writing, myreasoning: She had agreed to come back for the interpretation.

The priorities of the TMB seemed so misdirected that I thought they might have someagenda inconsistent with their stated mission "to protect the public". I didn't see howtheir efforts to discipline me could possibly be honest. There must be a rat. I continuedmy investigation.

I learned that in my particular case, Doug Curran MD, president of the Texas Academy ofFamily Physicians, had bribed Keith E Miller MD, chairman of the TMB DisciplinaryProcess Review Committee, to suspend and ultimately revoke my medical license. I hadoffended Dr. Curran by exposing his conflict of interest, as president of the TexasAcademy of Family Physicians, with Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state's largest healthinsurance company.

My public exposure of the crimes (there were many) of TMB Board Member Keith E MillerMD led to his resignation in August, 2007. Likewise, my protests over the conflicts ofinterest of the Dr. Curran led to a policy change for the TAFP: a president could nolonger advertise for a company which had financed his rise to power. My further effortscontributed to the resignations of the TMB Executive Director, Donald Patrick MD JD, andthe TMB president, Roberta Kalafut DO, several months later. My investigation quicklyimplicated several other executive directors of other state agencies: I alleged, with goodevidence, that the Executive Director of the Board of Nursing, Katherine Thomas, andthree Executive Directors of the Texas Department of Public Safety had committedcriminal acts: Colonel Thomas Davis, who resigned under fire in the summer, 2008;Colonel Stanley Clark, who resigned under allegations of sexual harassment in May,

2009, and his replacement, Colonel Steve McCraw, who continues to be compromised.

I have strong evidence that current DPS Executive Director Colonel Steve McCraw is


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guilty of the crime 'misprision of a felony' and other crimes. I have more evidence(personal knowledge) that current TMB Executive Director Mari Robinson is guilty of halfa dozen felonies. I have a great deal of hearsay and personal knowledge of evidence thatMari Robinson is a traditional government crook who will stoop to anything to retaliateagainst those who speak out against her. She is partly responsible for the suicide of myhusband on January 8, 2008, although I was her intended target. She and her co-

criminals, staff and members of the TMB, suspended my medical license on March 24,2009 and sent a press release to my hometown newspaper the following day saying theyhad found me to be 'mentally impaired' and 'a danger to the public'.

After quickly publishing the TMB's version, Chris Cobbler, an editor of the VictoriaAdvocate, would not take even a few moments to examine the evidence presented bythe doctor whose career the TMB had maliciously destroyed.

There have been several complaints against me to the medical board, but nothingremotely related to the practice of medicine. Their claim that I am a danger to the publicis absurd.

On the other hand, I have made multiple written and verbal complaints to the medicalboard about the crimes of their Executive Director, Mari Robinson, withoutacknowledgment or response. On February 6, 2009, at a regular meeting of the TMB, forthe 10 minutes allotted to me for personal testimony, I enumerated the crimes of MariRobinson for which I have direct personal knowledge. About two weeks later, with nonew information, complaint, or evidence, I received notice that the TMB planned tosuspend my medical license. That occurred in the March 24th hearing. The "evidence"was a DPS video so highly and unfavorably altered that the malicious intent could not bemissed.

The TMB solicited and received cooperation with the Wharton County District Attorney,who has prosecuted me maliciously for crimes I did not commit. Officers of the TexasDepartment of Public Safety have committed perjury in trial testimony under oath. It hasbeen suggested that the DA's real motivation is his vulnerability to prosecution himselffor illegal search and seizure of 'contraband' (my car) after DPS troopers stopped me forwhat began as a traffic stop. It is a fact that he has tried to bribe me on severaloccasions with his offer to reduce felony charges ('fleeing arrest with a deadly weapon'-my car)to a misdemeanor, if I would just give him my damn car! I didn't 'flee arrest'; Ileft after telling him I would stop in the next lighted, populated area and he refused myreasonable request.

Attorney General Greg Abbott has lied to me while shaking my hand and looking mesquarely in the eyes; he promised me that a particular attorney in his Department ofCriminal Justice would accept my evidence of criminal behavior of state officials.

She has not. Abbott's office refuses to respond to my calls.

Dr. Keith Miller, after he resigned from the medical board in shame, when I exposedcrimes he committed under color of office, has continued to mount vicious attacksagainst me with assistance by the TMB. I have seen some of his correspondence withthem. The board, in return, provided Miller with my personal protected medical historywhich they denied me, because it was 'confidential' and 'under seal'. This confidentialtestimony was in Miller's hands a few days after it's existence was made known. Millerhas used it as an aid to sue me.

In testimony under oath, both Miller and Robinson have perjured themselves. Theircolleagues have lied with intent to harm me.

Is any of this related to my faith? ...only to the extent that my faith compels me to tellthe truth and speak out when public officials abuse their power. I have personal


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knowledge of criminal behavior of multiple Texas state employees. Their crimes hurtTexans.

In Texas, we do not receive the rights guaranteed us in our Constitution...no dueprocess, no equal justice under the law. We are not protected against unreasonable andwarrantless searches and seizures. Some of us serve our country risking our lives to

'preserve our freedoms'! How can I voluntarily relinquish my freedoms over here tomonsters posing as public officials? What hypocrisy that would be!

My faith requires me to make public what I know to be true, at considerable personalrisk. It is sad that so few are compelled to serve with me to protect our freedoms.

Regarding my faith, would I change anything I've done over these last several years?Well, I would have behaved in a more godly manner; I wouldn't have hatedthe peoplewho, because I have spoken out against their corruption, have retaliated against memaliciously. I would have thanked God more for the 'angels' he keeps sending my way toencourage me. I would have prayed more fervently for our precious US Constitution to'work'. I would have grieved more for so many of my fellow Christians who look the

other way, deluding themselves, believing their faith lets them remain silent, notdiscerning between good and evil, not choosing to become involved, thinking that truefaith doesn't cause one to take a position against evil.

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Comments

Storkman said...The US has a corrupt component. It's hard to get past the numbers on the crooked side,but with a little luck, and divine intervention, you will.

Chris Kuhne, M.D.

December 9, 2009 2:04 PM

Cyndee Malowitz said...

I too have exposed corruption and suffered the consequences. I'm just as amazed asyou are that so many people are willing to turn their backs on corruption and accept itby doing nothing. As long as it doesn't affect them, they don't want to get involved.Well, if it wasn't for people like us, a black man wouldn't be in the White House andthere wouldn't be any Jews left in the world! Yes, it takes a truly brave person to standup for what's right...it sure is lonely up here.

I truly believe that in the end, whether in this life or the next, we're all going to get whatwe deserve. Your time will come.


Anonymous said...God Bless you and keep you. We have far too many religious people and not enoughChristians. Religion has been used to tame and bind us up. Christ came to liberate andset us free. He was wild at heart. He did not tolerate evil, neither should we. Ourpurpose is to seek truth and promote justice. The state did not give us our rights, it cannever be allow to take them away. Seculars have perverted scripture to tame us. Render

unto Ceasar that which is Ceasars I agree. Problem is Ceasar has nothing! Createsnothing, is nothing without consent. If we refuse consent Ceasar doesn't even have that.
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Ceasar is naked!

Raymond MaddenSeeker of Truth, Intolerate of Evil


TheLastInspector said...I found your last sentence powerful.

True, many Christians behave in very un-Christian-like ways, placing their own perceivedpersonal interests as more important than their faith.

I think most corrupt powerful people are not true Christians, or Christians at all. That iswhy they are so corrupt and break so many legal and moral codes.

I think they are right, however. There is no God. But Christian ideals are still very goodmoral rules. It is imperative that corrupt officials be held to account while alive, for in all

likelihood, in death they will escape all accountability, and their relatives get their ill-gotten gains.

Both Christians and agnostics like me should both push for corrupt officials be heldaccountable for their crimes/corruption.

December 10, 2009 12:21 AM

curious said...I do not disagree with your premise about a "truth", clear and certain, existing. I amunsure if I possess the clarity to recognize it, crystalline, when it, THE TRUTH, presents

itself, but I do my best and that is all that can be expected of any of us.

It is all too easy to go through one's life with pre-conceived notions of right and wronginculcated by our culture, peers, theology, government, etc, but it is through experiencethat we come to see other "truths"; a life unchallenged is provided no opportunities forgrowth.

Still, after a point, there are ills and falsehoods so great that even the blind observethem and when self-professed "good men" do nothing, it is even more imperative todisassociate one's self from them for they corrupt the very concept of good prevailingagainst evil, reason against chaos.

Edmund Burke is notable for many, oft-quoted sentiments, so here is one; "When badmen combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitiedsacrifice in a contemptible struggle."

We, the people, realize that there are shared concepts of good v evil, right v wrong andhave established rules that we all may live by irrespective of our particular religiousbeliefs or lack thereof; it is the very premise of our country's existence.

If you had not had this opportunity for growth, you might still count yourself amongstthose who gather the cloak of righteousness for themselves at the expense of theirfellow man; would you have ever looked beyond the illusory veil and seen reality? Maybethe old cliche, "The good guys don't always wear white hats" makes a bit more sensenow.
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December 10, 2009 9:32 AM

3D said...Ahh, I found it put much better than I managed.."your allies need not be saints, nor do they even need to like you. A dangerous commonenemy is enough to form alliances-if need be, even with unsavory characters."

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