Posted on 03/25/2005 5:21:18 AM PST by mhking
My position on the Schiavo matter has vascilated back and forth over the past few days as I've agonized over the matter.
Should she be given a chance at life? If so, what kind of life are we talking about? Is there a chance at rehabilitation? Is Michael Schiavo an evil S.O.B., or is he simply a heart-broken man?
Conversely, is she truly in a vegetative state? A virtual zombie with eyes open, and nothing inside? Are her parents and family in denial about her pain and suffering? Are the evangelicals coming to her aid getting so worked up that they are looking past the true nature of this situation?
Difficult questions these. Who wins? Who loses?
There is no winner here. This situation is heartbreaking at the core. A vibrant woman struck down in the prime of her life. A myriad of doctors, most of whom have indicated that much of her brain tissue has deteriorated and possibly even liquified inside her skull. CAT scans that support that diagnosis.
Conversely, we see her eyes focusing on a balloon, we see her apparently responding to people entering her limited field of vision.
What do we believe?
After 22 different judges have agonized over this, they all have come to the same decision: that her husband has the right to make that agonizing decision.
Talk show host Neil Boortz has taken the stance that Terri Schiavo has earned her place in heaven, and that we, as a people, should let her go home.
Do you believe in God’s promise of everlasting life? Do you believe that the reward for a life well spent on this earth is a life with God in heaven after you die? If you do, then a few more questions if you will.Jesus awaits Terri Schiavo at the gates of heaven with open arms. He will grant her eternal rest. He loves all, no matter which side of this sad story the people are on.Do you believe that the human soul can make the transition to everlasting life while the human body that carried that soul through life clings to life on this earth? If you do, then you must surely believe that Terri Schiavo has earned and is already enjoying her reward in heaven. That being the case, why is it so important to you that the now-unneeded body of Terri Schiavo is kept alive?
But perhaps you believe, as I do, that the human soul is so connected to and integrated with its earthly body that any transition will not be made until that body ceases functioning -- until death occurs.. That being the case, why do you so ardently desire that the soul of Terri Schiavo spend five, ten, perhaps 30 years or more trapped in a useless and non-functioning body, unable to move on to whatever reward awaits her? Isn’t 15 years enough?
Where do your concerns truly lie, with the eternal soul of Terri Schiavo, or with her earthly body?
Let her go home. We can only commend her spirit among the angels for the journey.
Sadly, those who damn the judges and politicians and those of us who wish her spirit to move on are going to fracture the fragile fabric of the conservative wing of the GOP. In their zeal to ignore the rule of law and the Constitutional process, they are sliding down the slippery slope of anarchy toward mob rule.
This is a land of laws, not men. And the political problems that are surfacing -- on both sides -- point toward the deterioration of our constitutional republic. Are you ready for that? Are you ready for that will mean in the future?
I weep for Terri Schiavo today. But I fear for more tears in our future, thanks to those who would wad up the Constitutional protections and freedoms wrought by the notion of ignoring the rule of law, simply because those in power didn't get their way.
My God is a loving God and Christians should not fear death. Let Terri go bump.
Let Judge Greer go home. The devil's waiting.
Is it true that they are not going to allow even the Last Rites of the Catholic Church to be given her?
I agree with you.. I think this proves that we need to reign in these judges who think that they have all of the power.. Let her die in peace and we need to calm down. Don't blame GW and Jeb.
I agree with you. I'm getting very unnerved by the discussion of Jeb being a traitor,etc.etc. when there's only so much he can do. I think people are now very desperate. As I said to another freeper yesterday, I'm not desperate. I refuse to entertain such thoughts because there's nothing that I can do. All the legal options have been exhausted. I hope God takes Terri home. Good essay Mike.
Congress passed a law that the Schiavo case had to be heard de nuevo. But a man named Greer decided to ignore that.
"Don't blame GW and Jeb"
Bull. Letting Terri die is far, far worse than anything Nixon ever did.
I'm hearing conflicting stories about that myself.
Funny, but none of the people arguing this seem too eager to meet Jesus in heaven themselves.
God bless Terri, soon to be safe in the arms of Jesus.
My God is a loving God and Christians should not fear death. Let Terri go bump.
Amen. Terri does not fear death, and no Christian does either. Life on earth is imperfect, replete with murder, rape, man's inhuamity to man; and so says the Bible, the world will continue to spin, until God decides it will stop.
Good morning. Worthy sentiments.
Agreed. Sadly, I have also come to this conclusion these past couple of days. We all know she will be in a better place.
How merciful of you.
Let Judge Greer go home. The devil's waiting
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I know its frustrating, but as a Christian, we should never want anyone to go to eternal damnation. It is God's gift of salvation for all which breaks us free from our sin nature.
As much as I despise this man, I hope he finds Christ and finds what he did not give Teri - mercy.
If he claims he is a Christian, I do not know how he can sleep at night. God chastens his children in his own way to that effect.
I want to know when Boortz suddenly decided that religious beliefs are a sound basis for public policy.
Translation: Yes, go back to sleep, those of you who are so "emotional" about the ordered starvation death of an innocent woman. Just be sure to show up at the polls and vote Republican so we can keep our taxes from going up, because that's what's really important to us economic conservatives. We just need your votes every election year, but otherwise, your religious fanaticism embarrasses us.
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