Posted on 03/29/2005 1:20:28 PM PST by rightalien
The essence of the Terri Schiavo case is simple, all ink and hot air to the contrary. We, as a society, the government and people of the United States of
America, have not managed, for whatever reasons, to permit a mother, deluded or not, to put water onto the lips of her dying child, brain dead or not.
Everything else, every legal, moral, theological, constitutional, or philosophical argument, is a sideshow, diverting attention from the essential issue of this case.
We have wounded our national character. By our actions, or inactions, we have placed ourselves one notch less, above the Nazis.
We, as a people, have so shamed ourselves, that we cannot look Mary Schindler, Terri Schiavo's mother, in the eye, and give her one good reason why WE did not allow her to give water to her dying child.
How we came to this shameful point in our national existence is a question that demands examination, and rectification. For our sake.
For Mary Schindler, and her severely impaired child, Terri Schiavo, it is too late. We did not find it in our collective hearts and souls, in our actions, to have mercy on them.
May We, and G_d, forgive us.
Martin Katz
Your link to a will to live didn't work. Could you make it a stand alone post. Many freepers need the information.
Outstanding.
Are you a target for euthanasia? (must read!)
National Right to Life What is a Will to Live and Why You Need to Sign One
If you want to post it, feel free. Lots of good information that people should consider. Thanks!
Bump to the top!
How are you?
Glad to see you on the thread.
There's nothing new under the sun.
I am really tired of people writing articles blaming "we" for Terri's awful situation. Michael Shiavo, who appears quite cruel and heartless to me, initiated this whole fiasco and was helped along by a rotten legal system of apparently crooked lawyers and judges in the state of Florida. If "we" could have anything to do with it, Terri would have been taken from Michael Shiavo the moment he denied Terri the use of her rehabilitation award and took up with another woman and given to her parents along with whatever was left of Terri's money. Most of "we" have signed petitions, prayed, cried and pleaded for just that outcome. "We" all saw how crooked the judicial system in Florida was in 2000. "We" in Tennessee and the other states are NOT responsible for the selfish, culture of death strangle hold the liberals have on the political entity in the state of Florida.
I must admit that I am thoroughly and completely bamboozled
regarding Judge Greer's authority.
It appears that Greer is Probate Judge... which is to say, he has
authority to oversee the distribution of my late Gramma's china
and silverware, etc.
However... from where and how does he have the power and
uthority to prevent a poor dying woman from taking a sip of
water ???????????
Rush also read a "Village Voice" op ed. Later, I heard the writer on Savage. He was hot. FReegards....
Where've you been?
We can only appeal to His mercy, as openly displayed through Jesus Christ: He died for our sins, and rose again for our justification. He is the Way, the Door, the Offering, our High Priest. In His Name we have access to the Father by faith in His substitutionary death and resurrection.
Even if America had not called down these curses upon herself, even if there were no Roe v. Wade, no Hollywood, no corruption in our government, even then we need Jesus to be our Intercessor and our entrance to the Throne of Grace.
All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name, let angels prostrate fall...
Yeah, that would make for some good TV as the locals taser him................
Excellent.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Up to three weeks ago, mostly on the Religion (Catholic) threads.
Then suspended from FR for pugnacity.
Now, for crying out loud, the Schiavo case comes up and I'm getting pugnacious again, advocating a little civil disobedience (!) and castigating a certain Governor for failure to do what's right....
BUMP
Go on in your self-flagellation if you must. Your tag line notwithstanding, such a philosophy as yours is simply wrong, and possibly dangerous.
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