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Originally posted by ODC:
Originally posted by 99SESPORT:
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As a roman catholic, I find people like you disgusting.
I'll take that in a good way...So, me caring about this woman is disgusting? Me caring about the future of my family and the United States is disgusting? Explain please...
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First of all, Half the country is not christian, let alone follow some form of religion. That alone means that religious principles have no place in governance of a nation.
Where's the statistical data to back this up? In the first place, if religious principles have no place in government, then most of the laws regarding MURDER need to be thrown out. If there is no God, per say, then why do we have laws regarding anything? What makes one way better than another? You're Catholic, tell me what the Bible says about world governments? Eh?
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Secondly, Ms. Schiavo's burden is not a right-to-life issue. She is not merely 'unproductive', she is merely a vegetable. Nobody can fathom what state she's in, but it is plain to see she is suffering immensely with little hope of recovery.
YOu say NOBODY can fathom what state she is in, but you say she's a vegetable. Tell me what that definition would be...She breathes on her own, her heart beats on her own, she moves on her own...I don't know many vegetables that can survive by themselves.
Nobody knows what she is experiencing except herself. We don't know what she would say if she could. I'm simply saying that why is she being killed by starvation? Why does Michael Schiavo want her dead so badly?
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Her husband for many years would like to end that suffering.
How do you know that?
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Her parents think that whatever hope there is, is worth keeping her alive for.
And again, what is wrong with this? Let them do it.
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I find it disgusting you turn this family tragedy into a political circus to expound your beliefs on masses yet again in the most obnoxious and facetious ways possible.
How did I do that?
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The church, the politicians, the government hold NO weight in what this family decides. STAY OUT OF IT.
Actually, they hold a lot more weight than any of the family themselves. Michael could not have the feeding tube pulled were it not for the law (government, politicians, politics) itself. Only the law allows an act like this to take place. The government has been holding the life of Terry Schiavo for 15 years now. If not, Michael obviously would have ended it a long time ago.
On the other hand, you can't separate church and our society. Church plays a huge roll in it. The problem with our society is that church and the standards and morals it provides have been pushed to a "private" issue, rather than a public issue.
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