I for one prefer an imperfect life to no life at all. Heaven can wait. Nobody *wants* to be disabled, eg
I wouldnt want to have Steven Hawking's disabilities, but its absurd, arrogant and cruel to say that he would be better off dead.
This flawed moral vision leads to euthanasia against 'lesser mortals'.
http://fatsteve.blogspot.com/2005/03/weird-blogosphere-and-political.html
"There is at least one case I've heard of where a woman was allegedly being starved to death, because she was supposedly in a persistent vegetative state. Then they changed their mind and fed her, and she eventually recovered. It's claimed she later said she was aware and suffering the whole time, and wondered why the idiots weren't feeding her."
Rhetorical dodging and weaving won't do. We're not talking about Steven Hawking who (so far as I know) does not claim to be a Christian. We're not talking about anyone else or "lesser mortals.' We're talking about YOU and you would want to have done to YOU. I am asking YOU who do claim to be a Christian, not as Paul said, "...like the rest who have no hope." Would you rather be pumped with slurry and live in diapers or go to Heaven? Which is it? No big lofty discussion of 'euthanasia'. Just, what would you want for yourself?
You know why this is so difficult for you? Because you know the answer and you don't want to admit it. And you have (vaguely) heard of the Golden Rule. And you know that what you want to do to Terri (against her wishes) you would never,ever want to have done to you. There's a word for that. Christ used it. Starts with "H" ...
The Terri haters cannot comprehend our feelings about life. Life is the most precious gift from our Creator. Life is sacred. We cherish it.
Heavenly Father - Open the eyes, hearts and minds of those who have no feelings of compassion for Terri and her family during this awful time of tribulation - Help them to understand Your Plan of Salvation - In the Precious Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.