The News
The Schindler family filed an emergency motion to the US 11th Circuit, on the basis that new facts had still not been considered in her case. The motion was denied this afternoon.
Jesse Jackson is visiting in support of Terri and reportedly was contacting Democrats in the Florida Senate, asking for them to reintroduce and support the bill that failed to pass before Terri's feeding tube was removed.
My posts on Terri can be found here. Posts linking to others can be found here.
May I request that those leaving comments on these posts do so with a level of discourse that honors Christ. (Expect more on that later.)
Today's Links
Jonathan Witt of Wittingshire points out that this high-profile case is not the only one we should be concerned about in Schiavo Isn't the Only One .
The Greatest Pursuits sends a list of links, including a tongue-in-cheek suggestion for a living will: A Living Will for the Living.
Kentucky Packrat sends us Lessons to Learn from Terri Schindler Schiavo. Parents take heed of his first point!
Wise guy (in the best sense) Jeff Smith of Proverbs Daily responds to a commenter in Did God Want Terri to Die 15 Years Ago?, and the discussion continues in the comments.
Pastor Rob Wilkerson of Miscellanies on the Gospel, shares his sermon, What the Gospel of the Resurrection Teaches Us about the Current Terri Schiavo Case.
I just remember to keep a couple verses close to my heart at all times when i come across a site like this. Exodus 21:7-11 and Leviticus 25:44-46
Posted by: Jason Cuevas | March 30, 2005 at 09:08 PM
It looks like the link I sent got broken in the mail. Here's the correct link:
There IS a Difference Mr Kurtz
It's a discussion of the difference between letting go when death cannot be stopped vs. killing someone who is in no danger of dying. (The Living Will was just the most recent post on the home page, which is where broken links wind up.)
Posted by: Ed "What the" Heckman | March 31, 2005 at 08:56 AM
You should add the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Schiavo
and consider deleting all your other links as well as your own comments. The above link gives a very straight, unemotional and complete overview of the case. It honors Terri Schiavo by telling the truth about her; that's the only thing we can do for her at this point. If you cared about Terri Schiavo, you would tell the truth. But you don't care about honoring her wishes, or presenting her as the human being she was, or telling the truth about her final years and her death. You only want to use her to promote your own agenda.
One huge contrast that I note between the Wikipedia entry and yourself is that the Wikipedia entry gives a full discussion of the slanders against Michael Schiavo. You, on the other hand, simply repeat them or link to them without any analysis, thereby promoting the slanders.
Posted by: Kitty White | March 31, 2005 at 10:33 AM
I live in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
Please convey my heartfelt sympathy to the Schindler family. I prayed for Terri's recovery, but apparently God had another plan. I will continue to pray for the family. I want them to ask God to help them NOT BE BITTER! It will be hard to do, but necessary for their healing.
Be strong in the Lord and in the POWER of His might. I love you.
Peggy from Tortola.
Posted by: Peggy Clyne | March 31, 2005 at 02:34 PM