[veronica]

The ultimate test of anyone's belief system is how they live, not what they preach. Talk is cheap. Dr. Laura appears to talk a good game, but in the end, her actions indicate that there is a hole in her soul. What is a more basic element of any religion, than honor thy mother and father? That most basic of human callings was beyond her ability to fulfill. That's pretty pathetic and revealing.

[farmer18th]

What is a more basic element of any religion, than honor thy mother and father?

You would agree that a "father or mother" who required you to break the first commandment, or the second, or the third, forfeits the right to be honoured? We don't know the circumstances of that episode in her life, and--while I don't agree with every one of her on air pronouncements--she seems to be on the path to the truth. Judaism is an incomplete religion. She merely discovered that.

[Crusher138]

What is a more basic element of any religion, than honor thy mother and father? That most basic of human callings was beyond her ability to fulfill.

From what I have read, the meaning of that commandment in the original teachings is to honor them because they have given you life and supported you. There is no basis to "homor you mother and father" if they abandon you or physically or mentally abuse you. That would be honoring evil.

From things I have read about the situation, Dr. Laura's mother was at least mentally and emotionally abusive and some indications are that she may have been physically abusinve. Dr. Laura did the bibically compelled thing - she made certain that her mother's physical needs were taken care of and distanced herself and her family from the abuse.

Coming from a similar situation in our family between my wife and her mother, I can see why Dr. Laura did not want the poison in her life.

[foolscap]

What is a more basic element of any religion, than honor thy mother and father?

This is true but I get the impression that Dr.Laura's mother was into a very unhealthy life style and had chosen herself to cut contact with both her children. There is only so much one can do for a person who is unwilling to receive or who is asking things of you that are unhealthy. For example if Dr. Laura's mom was a heroin addict should she have gone over and loaded her syringe. That might make mom happy but is that all one's life is about. Dr. Laura said that she and other family had sought on several occasions to get their Mom to seek psychiatric help. She refused. She cut off contact with her family. That's all mom's choice. Maybe in this case honoring her mother involved honoring her choice to have the live she made for herself. That it ended in tragedy may will be the consequences of her choice not that her children didn't honor her enough

[Ann Archy]

Veronica....she didn't LET her mother die alone.....her mother lived alone and they were estranged. It's not like she took away her food and water, shut off her electricity and phone and padlockd the door!!! Give it up...you don't like her, but she's going to find something VERY important to her...her salvation.