Posted on 11/02/2006 5:23:50 AM PST by 8mmMauser
Now doesn't this look like paradise?
That's for sure. With two children, Michael knows he can cry a sob story to a jury for big money. Terri was just peanuts.
The votes that closed the "God Gap" in favor of Democrats might have had as much to do with Terri Schiavo as the Bush Administration's handling of Iraq.
"The problem with the religious right is that they've positioned themselves as knowing the mind of God and knowing what that means for public policy which is theologically invalid," says Robert Parham, executive director of the Baptist Center for Ethics and executive director of EthicsDaily.com.
"The best example of it is the Terri Schiavo case, where the religious right was morally arrogant about the biological situation of Terri Schiavo. So the Republican Party rushed to pass a piece of legislation only to discover ... they were absolutely wrong about her physical and mental condition. The Terri Schiavo case may have very well been a pivotal point in public opinion about the religious right and the Republican Party ... (who) lost a lot of credibility."
On Religion: Live by the sword, die by the sword
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The gash in the hull of the Rethug's momentum then came down to the Terry Schiavo mess. America got a first-hand look at how lunatic these ****** (my editing) are, how they think, how they react, and what they have in mind for this nation. I felt America reel and collectively hold our stomachs for fear of vomiting.
So, did the fundies ruin the ballgame?
Um, Actually, I Coined That Word First!
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Across Canada, the story is repeated today of super religious Dick Armey and his defense of the right to die kill.
"Social Security is collapsing while rogue nations are going nuclear and the Middle East is more combustible than ever. Yet Republican lawmakers have taken up such issues as flag burning, Terri Schiavo (right-to-die case) and same-sex marriage," said Armey, a devout Christian.
Republicans face quandary over bouncing back from election losses
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The "Kiss of Death" is the perfect description.
>Springfield, FL (LifeNews.com) -- After he successfully won a court order to kill Terri Schiavo via euthanasia, the disabled woman's former husband Michael pledged to take on pro-life advocates and formed a political action committee to defeat them. However, the candidates Michael campaigned for during the 2006 mid-term elections didn't fare very well.
In fact, every candidate Michael personally campaigned for during the election cycle went down to defeat.
Terri Schiavo's Former Husband Michael Campaigned for Losing Candidates
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Should extraordinary means be used to keep a dying person alive?
Monsignor James J. Mulligan, Northampton, director of programs for priestly life and ministry for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown, explained that there's no easy answer, as part of a panel discussing The Final Journey Tuesday at Riveredge, Greenfields.
Mulligan was joined by a professor, a rabbi and a Mennonite layman in presenting ethical, cultural and spiritual perspectives on dying to about 75 people, under the sponsorship of the Berks End of Life Care Coalition.
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And he warned against making quality of life the criterion, since it can be defined differently, Don't assume that someone else's life is not worth living, he asserted.
All the panelists were later asked about their position in the Terri Schiavo case.
All claimed they didn't have enough information to make a definitive choice I don't trust what I read in the paper, said Mulligan and all complained about the extraneous issues. But three came down on not ending her life.
Mulligan cited the husband's desire to get married, his failure to turn over custody to her parents, the judge's ruling that she could not be fed by other means.
If I'm going to err on any side, it would be toward life, said John Stoltzfus, a registered respiratory therapist from Lancaster County.
I was on the side of life, said Rabbi Yosef Lipsker of Shomrei Habrith Synagogue. They caused her to die.
End-of-life issues: no easy answers
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Terri Schiavo's Former Husband Michael Campaigned for Losing Candidates
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Nov. 9, 2006 - Until recently Lisa Greening didnt know a stem cell from a jail cell. But earlier this year, the bookstore owner from University City, Mo., spotted a new hardback by her former U.S. senator, John Danforth, titled Faith and Politics in which he bemoans the influence of evangelical Christians on the GOP and the country. Greening, 36, went on to see Danforth speak and emerged incensed by what she considered the religious rights distortions on the issue of embryonic stem-cell research. The extreme right is going around scaring people that [scientists] are going to steal womens embryos, she says. Thats preposterous. So on Tuesday, she endured a tedious, two-hour line at her local polling station for two reasons: to cast a ballot for the Democratic Senate candidate Claire McCaskill, who supports stem-cell research, and to vote in favor of a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would protect such research.
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Fidel smiles. He is the Leader, the Glorious Leader, Der Fuehrer, the King, the Emperor, the Pharaoh, the head of the Communist Party of Cuba. He knows the liberals will lick his boots.
It haunts FR, as well...
He could sue the media for not telling the truth about him because that enabled his homicidal tendencies.
If that doesn't work, he could remember that Jodi was bulimic.
The operational definition of a "bioethicist" is someone who makes a living by arguing for the death of just about anyone that some interested party wants to kill.
Now, now. We must observe our moral nuances and distinctions. Bioethicists simply DO NOT advise that the patient must be snuffed UNTIL they say (preferably with a reporter listening), "This is a tragedy for the whole family, but..."
We need to be kept aware of this creature and his backers. He is not doing these evil things alone.
Schiavo is one of many who are handled by this outfit:
http://www.novembergroup.net/aboutus.html
I'd call it a snug fit. The ideas and platform of the right-to-die movement are based on a godless view of life. Without God, there are no higher values, no moral rules, only pleasure and pain. Without a Hell, Michael Schiavo and George Greer are emboldened to think they have gotten away with a very clever murder.
Here's a taste of the politics
Charlie Crist for vice president?
No one is ready to go that far yet. But as Gov. Jeb Bush slips into the political shadows, Crist's impressive victory on a day when Republicans lost power on Capitol Hill and in six governor mansions has some Republicans saying Crist will be a major player on the national stage.
"I'm convinced that with all the qualities that he brings that he will be a national leader in the Republican Party," said Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, a likely 2008 presidential candidate. "We've seen recently that those public servants and elected officials who are independent and take positions that they believe in are those that the voters reward."
GOP sees Crist as bright hope at gloomy time
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