The Family Research Council Emails This To Me

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The Family Research Council Emails This To Me

Edited on Thu Mar-31-05 12:12 PM by arwalden

I'll bet they can turn this into a BIG money-maker for themselves.
-- Allen

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Theresa Marie Schiavo 1963-2005

I am saddened to report today the passing of Theresa (Terri) Marie Schiavo at the age of 41. Terri Marie Schindler was born on December 3, 1963 and from all accounts she was a beautiful, innocent and shy girl growing up. A teenager in the 70's, she enjoyed what other teenagers her age did then; her first car was even a Trans-Am. At the age of 21, Terri married the first man she ever kissed, Michael Schiavo. Six years later, under still questionable circumstances, Terri suffered brain damage. While some people talk of keeping Terri alive as an "issue" or "cause," we must remember that before those horrible events of February 1990 Terri was a daughter to her parents, a sister to her siblings, and a friend to many people.

In this day and age too often those who suffer Terri's condition are forgotten and left to die, even by those who claim to love them. Her parents and siblings' unquestionable love of Terri tells us a lot about the woman few of us ever had the pleasure to meet. Terri's parents knew that the woman who was in that hospital bed had just as much right to life as the young woman who would drive around in her Trans-Am. The love demonstrated by her parents and siblings inspired us all to emulate their dedication to Terri. Rest in peace, Theresa Marie, one day your parents and siblings will be together with you again.

Culture of Death

As we mourn the untimely passing of Terri Schiavo we must all accept responsibility for a society that encourages the mistreatment of the innocent and those incapable of caring for themselves. We often hear of the Culture of Life we are fighting to protect, yet rarely do we talk about the Culture of Death. It is a Culture of Death that allows a man such as Peter Singer, who advocates infanticide and euthanasia of people with disabilities, to hold the position of professor at Princeton University's Center for Human Values. It is the society we live in where self proclaimed "Doctor of Death," Jack Kevorkian, is a folk hero to "right-to-die" advocates who are successfully pushing legislation in the states. Michael Schiavo's own attorney, George Selos, travels the country asking for fees up to $15,000 to talk of the supposed "right-to-die," profiting directly from Terri's plight. Embryonic stem cell debates rage in the states and the U.S. Congress.

Some politicians actually argue that it is ethical to "grow" human beings in a lab only to kill them in pursuit of a failed science. Organizations like Planned Parenthood give lip service to the wish that abortions are rare, yet the organization profits greatly from the tens of thousands abortions they perform every year. In England, it is acceptable to abort a child simply because he or she has a cleft palate and chin. I mention the Culture of Death not to depress, but to make sure people on the side of life are fully aware of what we face. Folksinger Bob Dylan sings, "He not busy being born is busy dying." We must live our lives and fight our fight constantly being reborn and refreshed. When the Culture of Death seems to be winning we must look to a child, to our spouse, to any example of God's miracle of life to renew our spirit. The Culture of Death is very much alive, but in the end it will not prevail.

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