I think the lesson here is more about separation of church and state. The issue has been misrepresented badly by the ACLU and really meant to ban a state sponsored religion.
In thinking about the repulsion of the general population to Congress's intervention in the Schiavo matter. I wonder if much of it wasn't a reaction to a perceived undue influence of religion into politics.
Yes.
Those who live will vote for life.
The dead will vote for death.
The sheep are being separated from the goats, and it does affect politics. The army of the Antichrist will build on one side, the army of God on the other. It's not so much a physical war as it is a war of spiritual values, i.e., good vs. evil /right vs. wrong/truth vs. lie.
The lesson I learned is that Terri was a person. I don't want to politicize her death. To me she is a Christian martyr now. I don't care how religious she was or was not.