Posted on 10/21/2003 3:59:10 AM PDT by NYer
Good news, hopeful news, and call-to-action...
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Sonya and I returned to the vigil for Terri today. The mood is very hopeful. As it is early in the morning, however, I apologize in advance for any typos as well as the disjointed posting of my thoughts... 1) From what the nurses participating in vigil told me, barring a miracle (and there have been many in this case) Terri's vital organs are now in the process of shutting down due to poisoning from the toxins in her body. In the normal course of events, irreversable damage will have been done to her kidneys for example. 2) Prayers are still very much needed. I would suggest in this order of importance: a) For Terri and her family, b) for Monsignor who is trying to provide for her spiritual needs, c) for Jeb Bush and the Florida senate, d) for Chris Ferrara, Pat Anderson and the rest of Terri's legal team, e) for the conversion of Mike Schiavo, attorney George Felos and Judge Greer -- the unholy trinity of the culture of death. 3) As Fr. Rob Johansen reported, he's received his bishop's permission to accept Monsignor's invitation to come down and assist Terri's friends and family. Monsignor is eighty years old, but like any good priest and former military officer, he keeps soldiering on at the vigil. Nevertheless, he is really looking forward to having another priest there full-time, particularly a young priest like Fr. Rob. The two of them have been in touch, and everything is now arranged for Fr. Rob's stay. Again, thank-you to everyone at St. Blog for coming through. 4) Terri's father was in tears when he found out that not only has St. Blog, the Alhambra and Freepers found him a replacement Rosary with the papal blessing, but there are enough on overnight for each member of his family. Thanks to everyone who responded to this call with such generosity. 5) I was there when we got news that Jim King, the head of the Florida State Senate, was going to allow the bill to go to the floor for a vote. My friend George, a pro-life civil attorney who has been at the vigil practically everyday, said that this was extremely hopeful. Again, thanks to everyone who responded to the blog call to phone and email King. Keep it up until the bill passes. 6) Start emailing John Aschcroft as well as the Florida State Attorney. Whether or not Terri survives, and we all hope and pray that she will, we need an investigation of the possible abuse she may have suffered. Right now, Michael Schiavo has reportedly ordered that upon her death she be cremated without an autopsy. We cannot allow this to happen. If someone could please post the email addresses and the phone numbers of these two Attorney General's offices in the comments section and on your blog site, it would be greatly appreciated. 7) Speaking of action, there was enough of a popular outcry today to overwhelm and shut down both the phone lines and the email server of the Florida state legislature. This happened because everyone took the time to phone and email. Please keep doing so. 8) Looking back, although we're far from being out in the clear right now, I get the sense what we are seeing is a genuine grass roots movement among those who support the culture of life. The mainstream secular media dropped the ball on this long ago by shilling for the culture of death. So what has taken over is the blog sites, email discussion groups, message boards and cell phones. In ingnoring this story except to occasionally stump for the culture of death, the mainstream media has basically forfeited a large measure of its credibility and influence to the new media. 8) Through the intervention of numerous saints and some pro-life political activists, I ended up on the cell phone at some point major Repulican policy wonk in Washington if I am not mistaken. I directed him to the statement below from certain members of the Catholic media, and strongly suggested he print off a copy and discuss the issue with whoever is now in charge of the Republican's outreach to Catholic voters Basically, if Republicans wish to continue making inroads among the Catholic vote, he needs to take a good look at it. On this note, please continue to pray for Terry and her family, as wel as the legal team and Governor Bush (along with the state senate.). |
Absolutely. I can't begin to count the many AP articles about Terri where subtle phrasing was used to convey the idea that Terri should be "allowed" to die, or "let" die.
That's not to mention the gazillions of outright lies --the news articles and radio and television reports that claim Terri is "unconscious," "comatose" or "in a coma" for thirteen years.
Good start, but needs more information:
"Michael Schiavo, Terri's legal husband, but one who's been openly adulterous and has fathered two children in his blatant affair, who is himself a possible suspect in the injuries she suffered, who has a large financial interest in Terri's death and has no evidence for his claim that she wants to die, who has used funds intended for her therapy to prevent her from receiving medical aid, and who wants to prevent an autopsy on her body..."
thanks!
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