Posted on 03/29/2005 10:27:33 PM PST by Former Military Chick
The Terri Schiavo case has been a perfect media storm and an object lesson.
For the media, it served as a metaphor for much of what divides us: pro-life versus pro-choice; religious versus secular; wife versus husband versus parents/in-laws; church versus state.
Many religious leaders (and certain members of Congress) at first distinguished themselves by standing on principle and appealing to the state to preserve Terri Schiavo's life. But a few called for defying authority, suggesting Florida officials disobey court orders, "rescue" Terri from her hospice bed and reinsert her feeding tube.
The Miami Herald reported Saturday that agents of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement told police in Pinellas Park they were planning such an operation. The newspaper said agents backed down rather than confront local police outside the hospice. Certain people seem to be arguing that only those laws and judicial rulings with which they agree are to be obeyed. That invites anarchy.
Some of those calling for the law to be disobeyed were ordained clergy, which is especially troubling.
What do these ordained men mean by encouraging people to break the law? Have they not read, or taken seriously, Romans 13, the chapter in which Paul, the Apostle, says, "Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."
The footnote in the New International Version reminds the reader the "governing authorities" at the time these verses were written were probably pagans and Paul said to submit to them anyway. That's difficult to get around, especially for those who take the Bible seriously.
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Delay's father, and elderly man much older than Terri is now, was dying, at the end of his life and was on a VENTILATOR, none of which was true in Terri's case. The VENTILATOR, which unlike the ORDINARY MEANS of a feeding tube is EXTRAORDINARY MEANS and was removed. NO hypocrisy there.
BTW, few people on FR TRUST either the reporting or the JUDGMENT of the LA times, part of the MSM.
By NOT following through on the subpoena Congress has lessened their image as a force to be reckoned with, that is true. The same is true of Governor Jeb Bush and the President who backed down and did NOT take a TOUGH stand against tyrannical Judges.
By far the most damaging precedent set in this case, is the illegal decision by Judge Greer to STARVE and DEHYDRATE Terri Schiavo to death and the refusal of the courts to abide by the directives of congress to take a fresh look at it, thereby upholding Judge Greer's erroneous and UNCONSTITUTIONAL decision.
Be careful of your passing comments (which I believe were fabricated in Terri's case). They might be re-resurrected to do you in twenty years from now.
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I think you missed the point. I know the circumstances regarding DeLay's situtation. The point is he set himself up for, appearences, if nothing else as a hypocrite.
Whether it's valid or fair won't matter. Distrusting the MSN doesn't make it go away....unfortunatly.
There is a story similar to Mr. Delay's, written about Mr. Schindler today.
I wrote -"Clinton-Appointed Judges created this monster."
Ben Chad writes "Think again. Judge Greer was elected under the banner of the GOP just this last year."
What's the angle here? Is BC correct?
"I think you missed the point. I don't agree. The media can make anyone appear to be a hypocrite. We shouldn't allow that reality to silence us."
So then you agree. That's what the media did which is all I said. It's not about being silenced it's about what people will perceive.....rightly or wrongly.
Thank you for the reply!
I appreciate it!!
Submission to authority, without adequate justification, is not satisfying at all.
A fair reading of Romans 12 & 13 confirms this as well. We are to follow God's law, "love one another" - "Be not conformed to this world, " etc. And yet, we are commanded to respect the social insitutions, to render tribute, custom, fear and honor where they are due.
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