I kind of picked up on that as well. Ms. Anderson has publicly said that she is not a Catholic. I'm not entirely certain what her faith is, but I know that she views killing people as wrong. Since this is not a case of allowing a terminal patient to die naturally and is, instead, a case of aggressively pursuing someone's death, it's easy to see why people of all denominations consider this murder.
The husband's attorney, George Felos, has publicly stated (MANY times) that people who support Terri's right to a safe and natural life are "right-wing, religious fanatics".
I went to a site called Beliefnet and looked up euthanasia and the attitudes of it from what some might consider "alternative" belief systems.
Buddhists, Hindus, Urantiaists, Wiccans and even Agnostics consider it wrong for varying reasons. So much for us "fanatics".
Terri was and is a practicing Catholic. She was very supportive of NOT hurrying the death of her own grandmother and even coaxed her parents into spending every spare dime they had to medically assist the family dog as opposed to having him euthanized. Her family believes that the combination of her personal faith and her actions in these two situations would make any "death wish" her husband alleges completely and utterly out of character.
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I haven't read anywhere near all the posts on this or other Terri threads.
Do you know about
Joni Erickson Tada's involvement with Terri's fight?
Thirty-nine year old Terri Schiavo may not live to see her 40th birthday. She is not terminally ill, and she is not in prison sitting on death row. Terri simply has a sever disability. This should entitle her to the best of care, but instead, a judge on the 6th judicial circuit in Florida has ordered medical personnel to with hold food and water until she dies. What I have seen of Terri Schiavo tells me a lot. I have seen her smile and turn her head. She can respond to her environment. Nurses have indicated under Affidavit that Terri has responded to them, and can even swallow food. Video tapes clearly show that she knows what’s going on around her. In one video, her mother kisses her on the cheek and Terri smiles, clearly happy that her mother is with her.
Despite clear financial and personal conflicts of interest, the judge repeatedly sided with Terri’s husband who insisted that food and water be removed from his disabled wife. The judge sided with the husband and against Terri’s father, mother and siblings who want to care for her for the rest of her life. But the man who will benefit financially from his wife’s death had sole say over how she was treated and cared for – or denied care.
Time is now, indeed, running out. Unless Gov. Bush in the state of Florida formally intervenes into the case, this woman with a disability will spend 10-14 days dying of starvation and dehydration.
This wrenches my heart, as an American, as a Christian, and as another woman with a disability. In our work at Joni and Friends, we see hundreds of people like Terri. We see as many, if not more, family members who care for and support those who are severely disabled within their fold. These people come to our Family Retreats all the time and they are the most encouraging, inspiring individuals to be around. The Bible says that God has decreed an appointed time for a man to die... it’s not the responsibility of a judge from the 6th circuit court; it’s God’s timing. A person with a disability – no matter how impaired mentally or physically – possesses just as much right to live as anyone else. In fact, it is the healthy society that takes great pains to safeguard the rights of people like Terri, to protect the weak and vulnerable.
But when we don’t, when we allow greed and self-interest to call the shots, when the weakest and most exposed among us is in jeopardy of having the plug pulled, then watch out the rest of us, those who think we are strong. Take heed, lest you fall... fall into the hands of a liberal court.
Friend, join me in calling Gov. Jeb Bush at 850/488-7146 to ask him to do everything he can to help Terri Schiavo stay alive.
From Joni and Friends website, found by clicking this pic:
I went to a site called Beliefnet and looked up euthanasia and the attitudes of it from what some might consider "alternative" belief systems. Buddhists, Hindus, Urantiaists, Wiccans and even Agnostics consider it wrong for varying reasons. So much for us "fanatics". Yes and so does islam.
But you are falling into that trap again of expecting evil to be reasonable and honest.
I have really been trying to make this point here lately, so forgive me for saying it yet again.
These people are not out to be trustworthy before God, but to sway public opinion in their favor. They have the distinct advantage, you could say, of not answering to God, so they are truly free to do and say whatever they think will work.
We, otoh, are disadvantaged in at least some ways in the secular forum, because we are called to be kind, honest, and reputable in our behavior.
Even so, we should fail to be surprised when we see this kind of thing, just as we know that Terri has been given a completely bum rap by Greer, her own husband, and scores of other people in this world. In fact it is a statement in itself to witness, over and over again, in each story like Terri's, the large amounts of deceipt and corruption which were present and in most cases prevailed.
Bob Marshall said of the Hugh Finn case, something about wanting to bring light to the evil that was occurring and another statement about the incredible degree of manipulation that was present in the case.
Wesley J Smith said of the Robert Wendland case that he had never seen "such an intense, energetic campaign to make one person dead".
This world is not of Christ - yet. It is one in which evil flourishes. In the Orthodox church we see sin as a pollutant of this world, and we actually believe that what you surround yourself with can kind of contaminate you.
We should pray before we read these kinds of disturbing and very evil, imo, writings. To suggest that Terri would not suffer from forced dehydration is to bring Hitler and his minions from their graves and hold them on high. Pray so that you are protected from the hurt of their statements, pray that you will not be harmed spiritually by their evil suggestions and words.
Fortunately for me, on the way home from work this morning I found a lively and Christ-filled gospel service on the radio, and enjoyed it all the way home. The message they had for listeners today was, appropriately, that this world is grievous and filled with suffering, but "God is able".