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Posted on 03/25/2005 12:17:45 AM PST by STARWISE
Judge George Greer ruled that the State of Florida has no right to take custody of Terri Schiavo, which ruling came hours after an appeal by Terri's parents to re-insert the feeding tube was refused by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, another hearing was scheduled tonight before US District Judge James D. Whittemore .. the same judge who previously heard and denied the request subsequent to the 'de novo' intention of the law past last weekend by the Congress and signed by President Bush, in an effort to confirm that no stone was left unturned before Terri would endure legally sanctioned dehydration until death.
The 23rd Psalm
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil;
my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
They need to find out who called Felos and tipped him off. That's intefering with an abuse investigation.
Another member ( whose handle escapes me ) noted elsewhere, "Wouldn't it be ironic if we thought we'd won in 2000 and 2004 but had in fact lost the battle about 10 years ago, without knowing it?"
I fear he was right.
From the Miami newspaper article quoted elsewhere, I got the impression it was the police. They are demanding ID of everyone and I would guess they had an ambulance.
Yes. Something funademntal has changed and it wasn't recently. It's not so much the issues Bush and other politicians DO speak up about, it's the ones in which they do not; abortion, the removal of God from our institutions, the harrassment of the Boy Scouts over their stand against homosexuality, etc. But, something basic, moral and fundamental has been lost when no firm stand is taken over an issue like this which is about right against wrong, life over death and good versus evil. Something like that did not disappear overnight.
I too feel that she wouldn't be dying today if the media had told the truth instead of spewing lie, after lie, after lie. They tell lied enough and the public takes it for truth. I've tried to explain the truth to people but they only want to believe CNN et al.
It's all cya. If they granted a de novo that would be admitting one of their own might have made a mistake and each of them have covered that mistake for 15 years. They can't have that any more than hino can have her body left intact for possible autopsy.
These FOX clowns, "This won't end if she does die..." "IF"?
Not only do I blame the Bush brothers but I'm inclined to blame Laura as well. She certainly has nothing to lose in this battle. Her husband can't run for office again and anything she said on national tv could not get him impeached. She could be giving pressers (as I've said Jeb should at least be doing) and every tv and radio station and newspaper would be all over themselves to get quotes from THE FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES. But no, there's silence in that corner too.
Bless your heart too. I think you will have to find another room, for the cowardice of the RNC and its "leaders" will sicken you beyond hope. Really, why couldn't the president be impeached for not enforcing the federal law of March 21?
Nothing has changed since Adam and Eve except fot those who accept Jesus as lord.
Fox reported that last night along with her nose bleeding. We can only imagine the horrible state she is in today. This while the Greer Reaper slept a peaceful night and had a filling breakfast this morning. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, you know. Bet he's ordered is secretary to fill the coffee pot with water, too.
Jeb should have called a presser right then and there in the middle of the road to declare Greer incompetent. Jeb is GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Greer is merely a pompous county judge.
Judge in Schiavo case withdraws membership from church
Mar 18, 2005
By Art Toalston
CLEARWATER, Fla. (BP)--Judge George Greer -- whose rulings set the March 18 removal of Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube -- has withdrawn his membership at Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater, Fla.
William E. Rice, who became Calvary’s pastor last September, confirmed that a letter from Greer withdrawing his longstanding membership was received by the church March 17.
Rice, in an interview with Baptist Press March 18, said he sent a letter to Greer several days after the judge commented about his church involvement in a front-page article in the St. Petersburg Times March 6.
In his exchange of letters with Greer, Rice said, “We communicated about his relationship with the church and his public statements that he had withdrawn from the church and statements that he had made in the paper about his relationship with the church. We communicated about the nature of his commitment to the church and what he wanted that to be in the future.”
Rice, who himself was a member of Calvary as a teenager years ago, said he offered to meet with Greer but instead received the judge’s letter withdrawing his membership.
The St. Petersburg Times, in its March 6 article, reported:
“Greer is a Southern Baptist who attended Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater. But his attendance faltered after a Baptist publication the church supported became highly critical of him, he said.
“Greer, who said he had other unrelated problems with the church, said he explained to a deacon, ‘If I don’t like what the St. Pete Times writes about me, my only recourse is to cancel my subscription.’ So he stopped his donations to the church, though he is still a member.”
The publication Greer was referring to is the Florida Baptist Witness, newsjournal of the Florida Baptist State Convention, which first editorialized about the Schiavo case in September 2003 and since has carried several editorials and an extended number of breaking news stories and in-depth reports about the right-to-life case that has generated national and international attention in recent months.
Calvary, with about 1,500 in worship on Sundays, utilizes the Florida Baptist Witness to carry its monthly newsletter to church members.
Concerning Greer’s comments in the St. Petersburg Times, Rice told Baptist Press, “I felt like that opened the door for me to write him and ask what kind of relationship he desired to have with the church.”
The pastor said he prefers not to release the correspondence with Greer, viewing it as “a private communiqué between him and his pastor.” Rice said he sent copies of his letter to Greer both at home and at the courthouse and realizes the letter might be made public if deemed to be court-related correspondence.
Rice said he has informed the church’s deacons via e-mail of Greer’s withdrawal of his membership.
A column by Rice challenging the removal of Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube was published by the Florida Baptist Witness online March 14 and in its print edition March 17. Rice said Greer did not reference the column and may not have read it when he wrote his letter withdrawing his membership from the church.
“Our church has not had an antagonistic relationship with Judge Greer,” and he has not been publicly criticized in any church gathering, Rice said. “He has friends at the church on a personal level,” the pastor added.
Rice, in his column in the Florida Baptist Witness, commended the weekly Baptist newspaper, noting, “The facts of the case are well known and few have done as admirable a job of reporting them as has Florida Baptist Witness.”
James A. Smith Sr., executive editor of the Florida Baptist Witness, told Baptist Press March 18, “My editorials and our news coverage have focused on the facts and ethical implications of this case and not at all concerning Judge Greer’s personal faith commitment or his church membership.”
Smith said he did not become aware of Greer’s membership at Calvary until after he had written a second editorial on the Schiavo case later in September 2003.
“The Witness stands by all of its editorials and news coverage on the Terri Schiavo matter,” Smith said. “I remain convinced, especially in light of events of the last few days, of the critical importance of this case for the sanctity of human life in our state and in our nation.”
Smith also told Baptist Press, “It appears that Judge Greer has chosen to remove himself from the loving care of a biblically sound church rather than to submit to the biblical obligation to exercise his public duties in a manner that is consistent with his Christian faith. This is regrettable for Judge Greer because he could not be better served than to be under the teaching of Dr. Rice.
“Dr. Rice is to be commended for his courageous defense of Terri Schiavo in spite of the difficult circumstances related to his now-former church member’s involvement,” Smith said. “I believe that other Southern Baptist churches would be well-served to follow the model of Dr. Rice in the manner in which he has dealt with this difficult situation.”
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20385
A disabled woman in Terri's condition came to the demonstration at Woodside Hospice yesterday (Good Friday). Her family cares for her.
A protestor at Woodside Hospice on Friday.
Except Terri's wheelchair's been broken for years and hino hasn't bothered fixing it so she could go outside and see birds and flowers and clouds and breathe fresh air and feel the sunshine on her shoulders.
Do you think Jeb will just, in the Democrat verbiage, "move on" now, or do you think he will for years try to defend his inaction? He will probably say that he paced the floor for many nights, but no solution to save Terri was forthcoming. He has already said that he will not run for President in 2008. If he runs in 2012, he will have probably concocted some kind of CYA story by then. But we will always remember. I tell you this whole sordid miss could split about the GOP, and that's why the Democrats are so elated on this Easter-eve.
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