SATURDAY Anouncement: I heard a blurb on Fox News
that Tom Delay is "giving a major speech" tonight?Well, I sure wanna see/hear that!
Here's an in your face pic for the Liberal
lyin' jerks trying to smear Delay!
Posted on 04/03/2005 5:19:05 PM PDT by floriduh voter
Freeper friends, Terri's Memorial Service is this coming Tuesday night in Gulfport, Florida. Please check and see if www.baynews9.com will carry it on the internet.
I'm still sad and in disbelief that the rescue fell apart. It was on it's way. We were waiting there for ambulances but instead two Sheriff's cruisers arrived.
There's much work to do. There are many work groups here carrying on for Terri.
The April Daily Thread as before will be a meeting place, a news digest and even in the midst of sorrow, a place to make friends.
I want to thank everyone who did everything humanly possible for Terri and her family. Terri's safe now from a room with the blinds closed, strange people and armed guards. She'd still be here if it wasn't for judicial despots who it appears have never read the Declaration of Independence or the U.S. or Florida Constitution.
Freepers, Republicans and Democrats alike voted against Terri or didn't do enough to save her from Judge Greer.
I'd like to thank Ralph Nader, David Boies, Joe Lieberman and Wesley Smith, Phd, author of Forced Exit.
I have disdain for the Naughty Nine Republicans in the Florida Senate who vote "No" which barred Terri from legislative relief. The GOP House Members who voted "No" on Terri, shame on them too.
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE AGENDA AND WHO IS IN CHARGE? I'm afraid that Judge George Greer is in charge - of everything.
PLEASE HELP FLORIDA... CALL YOUR SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN/WOMEN.
HELP US. We feel stranded by tyranny today, but Florida is ripe for change. We will demand it together as Americans.
Thanks, FV
Terri's case MUST be investigated from TOP to BOTTOM and from several INDEPENDENT sources unrelated to the state of FLORIDA.
GREER is a corrupt judge who likely has been getting all kinds of kickbacks and payoffs throughout his tenure in the Florida Probate Courts. He had NO INTENTION from the get go of ruling impartially in TERRI'S CASE. GREER'S clear MANDATE was to SEE that Terri died.
Everytime I saw poor Terri's arms, so clearly contracted in the videos on television, I thought of the above. It was the most obvious of all.
And as Florda engineer mentioned, an abuse that was NOT so obvious, Terri had NO GLASSES which being of poor vision she sorely needed.
Absolutely. It has to get out of Florida
Kid, I have been crying a lot lately. Buckets. I still can't believe they killed her.
Good God Almighty!!!
I don't know what we'd do without The Empire Journal. God bless TEJ. And we pray for God's blessing on your efforts.
I've hit the abuse button probably a dozen times over the years, and the only time a post was addressed by "those in charge" was when it was pornographic. Apparently, some posters are more equal than others. Don't let it get to you. I'm sure it wasn't Jim that actually did that to you.
Me either, it so weird to me that she is gone now. Sadly I don't think that the Schindler family really thought that it would come to this. Their fight wasn't so much about keeping Terri alive, but trying to be her gaurdians and remove Michael Schiavo as Terri's gaurdian. Of course they fought like hell to keep Terri alive, I'm just saying that I don't think they thought they'd lose the battle and that she would die. They had hope she would live as well as they should. So sad, that they lose their little girl. I don't think I could ever forget this, nor will I.
They can laugh all they want with each other. They're the morons.
YOu can change your locale from your profile page to Illinois and go there yourself and do a post or an announcement there. When you're done, you can change back to the state you are from. It must not be against the rules because I've done it to post to people in the state I was born in.
DCF thinks they are in the clear? Florida is in HOT WATER with Terri's memory lurking around and all these murdered girls, one per week in Florida. Is is open season on femals in Florida? ASK FLA AG CHARLIE CRIST AND GOVERNOR JEB BUSH who is only appearing in non-public events, like opening a new gate at the Tampa airport. Jebbie's hiding. Jebbie stood by while Terri was murdered by the Pinellas GOP (Greer a member in real good standing) and Senator Jim King imo but happens to be true.
SATURDAY Anouncement: I heard a blurb on Fox News that Tom Delay is "giving a major speech" tonight? I have no further details at this time. I was wondering if c-span would cover a Delay speech or if Fox News would. I guess I"ll find out tonight.
Fox News is gonna cover it this evening. They said he's giving it at the NRA.
SATURDAY Anouncement: I heard a blurb on Fox News
that Tom Delay is "giving a major speech" tonight?Well, I sure wanna see/hear that!
Here's an in your face pic for the Liberal
lyin' jerks trying to smear Delay!
DeLay is scheduled be the convention's keynote speaker Saturday.
DeLay is scheduled be the convention's keynote speaker Saturday.
The Passion Brought Easter Hope to Terri’s Family
http://www.ncregister.com/current/0327lead2.htm
Bobby Schindler has had his faith tested.
The brother of Terri Schindler-Schiavo is a high school teacher at Tampa Catholic High School. He and his family have been advocating on behalf of Terri since she suffered severe brain damage in 1990, and fought to prevent her feeding tube from being removed by court order.
He spoke to Register correspondent Carlos Briceño during a March 12 prayer vigil and rally held by supporters across the street from the hospice in Pinellas Park, Fla., where Terri was residing.
What has the ordeal with your sister done for your faith?
My faith has taken the same type of ride this situation has. It’s been a real roller coaster as far as my faith.
Fifteen years ago, I don’t think I had a very good relationship with Jesus. It probably got worse as this case began, and I saw the reaction of certain leaders in the Catholic Church. I think I was taking a lot of my anger on certain leaders. We had a priest who testified against my sister who said it was okay to remove her feeding tube. He never visited my sister, never interviewed any of my family.
It took me a while to realize … It was actually the movie The Passion of the Christ. When I saw that movie, it changed my life. I realized that the person I need a relationship with is Our Lord Jesus Christ.
From that point on, my relationship has gotten stronger and stronger. When I go to church now, I go and speak to him. And I try to build my relationship with him. And that’s only been in the last year. So I guess before that, my faith was in turmoil. But it has gotten much better, and I think it’s the reason I’ve been able to stay strong for my sister and for my family because I try to let things go to Our Lord. He’s in control of this.
One expression I like to use: "In God’s hands our faith is complete." I try to think of that. I’m just going to do what I can as a family member, and the rest I’m going to leave up to the Lord.
What is your reaction to recent statements by Vatican officials?
It’s a relief. It’s nice to hear [them say] that what they’re trying to do to my sister is totally against Catholic teachings. My sister receives food and water, and that’s it. And to remove that would be active euthanasia. And the Church is against that. It’s clear. There’s no gray area. Some of these Catholic leaders … are trying to create a gray area as far as removing my sister’s feeding tube, and there is none. And that’s what’s so upsetting about this.
How has Pope John Paul II’s recent illnesses and witness as a disabled person strengthened you?
Just a couple of weeks ago, when he had the tracheotomy, was talk that he may need a feeding tube, which I thought how ironic, the Pope — what a symbol — he might need a feeding tube to survive.
It just illustrates we have to treat people with compassion, and we don’t treat people who are disabled — we don’t actively try to kill them because their quality of life doesn’t meet society’s standards. We’re going down a … slippery slope. That’s why so many people, especially in the disabled community, are so scared and outraged with what’s happening to Terri. Because if it can happen to her, who is it going to happen to next?
Have you seen spiritual growth within your family as a result of this experience?
Without a doubt.
We all went to see The Passion of the Christ together, and I think it unified us. We’ve always been a close family. You need to have a strong faith to get through something like this. Without it, I don’t think we would be as quite as sane as we are right now because we’re a week away from possibly having my sister being starved to death. And yet we’re so encouraged, and there’s no other way to explain it.
But I think Our Lord has lifted us up and is watching us and helping us get through all this.
God has his hand in this, with all the prayers that are coming from everywhere. I think the Lord is up there smiling on my sister.
Attacks on human life have become so prevalent that the Pope calls them a "culture of death." Do you think enough Catholics realize the urgency of building what he calls the culture of life?
This death group — certain lawyers, certain doctors — they’re insidious, the way they operate. They want to turn this into a quality-of-life issue, and it’s working. I think through the secular media they’re making it … comfortable to kill. They’re indoctrinating a certain mindset that certain people have a low quality of life, and therefore we should kill them.
I think if people don’t start looking at what’s happening here and looking at who is behind this movement and what they’re trying to do, it’s only going to get worse. Hopefully, through my sister’s case, it’s opened the eyes of a lot of people to see just how evil this movement can be and is.
What would you say to Catholics who are not up in arms about all this?
I think the big reason is that, because our leadership in our diocese has been so weak on this issue, parishioners look for leadership coming from the bishop, and they want to know, is this wrong?
Because, with the statements the bishop has issued, it’s confusing and creates a gray area. If parishioners would know and understand the true teachings of the Catholic Church, which I think the Vatican is trying to clarify, they should be outraged with what’s going on, and they should be standing up. If they were, this thing would stop real quick.
We all know the power we can have if we speak about certain issues. If you get enough people speaking about it, things will change. That has to happen with this death movement. We saw it with abortion. I think the tide is changing on abortion. There are many more people against it now than there ever was. But I think there has to be a unified effort against something before it can change.
What are you teaching your students about all this?
You have to look to the Lord. You have to let the Lord guide you. We start out with a prayer in my class every morning, and all our prayers are about the importance of being faithful to Our Lord. I try to instill that in all my students and also lead by example.
What is your favorite prayer?
The rosary … Saying the rosary really does me so much good. Praying to Our Mother … and then just speaking to Jesus one-on-one and just asking him to get our family through this and to protect my sister. But I’ve been praying the rosary more and more, something I never did before.
Carlos Briceño writes from
Seminole, Florida
Terri's dad and brother, Bob and Bobby Schindler
"His [Bobby Schindler] life is altered as well. Schindler says he will continue to advocate for the disabled. He knows many people are uncomfortable even looking at disabled people, saying "it puts mortality at their own doorstep."
"I'll do what I have to do to get through this," he says. "My relationship with God will only get stronger. I won't let anger take over my life."
http://www.tampatrib.com/Features/MGB7LUNWP6E.html
Florida is a mess! The are killing the disabled, the DCFS is useless, girls are being murdered left and right by pervs, and who is doing something about all of this? No one, the good Governor of Florida is hiding out just playing like he is in control! he's lost is and his reputation is ruined!
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