[gentlestrength]

I wrote Gov. Bush after seeing him claim he's not going to go beyond the law and told him he HAS authority by God to love. Love is above the law.

I was so shocked to see him so weak in his faith, while trying to seem so noble when it comes to the law. It doesn't matter if we keep the law perfectly, go through all the 'right' avenues, but if a person dies, we are no better than the Pharisees.

[TheThinkingMan]

Your line of thinking about the role of government is called fundamentalism and is the same logic that Iranians (amongst others) use to justify their code of law. This is obviously a sad and tragic situation and I'm conflicted as to what the "right" thing to do is. Just because we have right to do something doesn't make it the right thing to do. What's "right" or "moral" is a personal decision that we all have to make, what we have a right to do is based on our law, which is voted on by a legislature, who were elected by the people, and which is upheld by the courts ... its called democracy. It's important that you voice your beliefs through your words, your vote, etc, but not everybody shares your beliefs, so in the end, if we want to live in a democratic society, the law must be obeyed. You can have strong faith and still submit to being part of a democratic society filled with beautifully diverse people and opinions. Bush understands this, even though the outcome saddens him.

gentlestrength wrote:
I wrote Gov. Bush after seeing him claim he's not going to go beyond the law and told him he HAS authority by God to love. Love is above the law.

I was so shocked to see him so weak in his faith, while trying to seem so noble when it comes to the law. It doesn't matter if we keep the law perfectly, go through all the 'right' avenues, but if a person dies, we are no better than the Pharisees.