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Tallahassee, FL (LifeNews.com) -- Under pro-life legislation considering by a Florida legislative panel, people in a comatose state or incapacitated by injuries, such as Terri Schiavo, would be allowed to receive nutrition regardless of whether or not a family member wants to end their life. The bill would make it more difficult to remove the feeding tubes from incapacitated patients that do not leave advance directives asking that they receive lifesaving medical treatment. Rep. Jeff Kottkamp (R-Cape Coral) proposed the legislation which allows food and fluids to be given to those who can't speak for themselves, such as Terri Schiavo....

This is my first year in holy orders and so I was both amused and taken aback to be told by a four-year-old girl recently that she was going to be playing Buzz Lightyear - the hero of Disney's Toy Story films - in her Nativity Play. Nobody wants to spoil people's fun at this time of year, and I hope that she enjoyed her retelling of this ancient, wondrous tale. But what she said did make me wonder if we are losing sight of the compelling simplicity of Christmas. For me, the essence of the story is the weakness...