DISQUS

bob · 4 years ago

what about all the innocent lives that are taken in Iraq and Afghanistan? You voted for them! You are pro war!

Michael · 4 years ago

God doesn't tell us to stand idly by when others are being injured. If my neighbor is being beaten and I simply watch, I'm as guilty as if I had done the beating myself. Casualties of war, even innocent lives, are sometimes unavoidable in order to save millions more.

There is an excellent discussion of Pacifism and the Church of God if you wish to read further. Attempting to compare the non-violent saving of one woman's life to the necessity of war in order to save American lives from countries devoted to ending innocent life would be quite a stretch.

bob · 4 years ago

But don't you think its also a stretch to say that Iraq and the Iraqi people were devoted to ending American lives? Our own government has conceded that they did not have WMD capabilities and that they posed no threat to America. Our official reason for going to war is currently that Saddam was a horrible dictator tyrant that needed to be removed to save the Iraqis. I fail to see how necessary it was to take down Saddam's regime, when there are much more pressing matters. Why didn't we go into North Korea, a country that poses a real threat, that actually has nuclear weapons, and that is incredibly hostile towards the west and towards America in particular?

Michael · 4 years ago

And this pertains to Terri Schiavo how?

bob · 4 years ago

It pertains in that you are a hypocrite. You are so "pro-life" when it comes to abortion issues and to the Terri Schiavo ordeal, but when it comes to war you take the side of murder, the loss of innocent life. You can't be both pro-life and pro-murder.

Michael · 4 years ago

World Patriot! Why didn't you tell me that was you? You always have such interesting opinions that are best kept to yourself. I recommended last year that you start up your own blog; they're free at blogger.com. You won't find much traction for your views here, especially since you usually start insulting me and people with similar views.

I try my darndest not to be a hypocrite. Sometimes a war is necessary to prevent further loss of life. But that's all the anti-war propoganda I'm going to permit on this posting.

Amathys · 4 years ago

Sorry Michael, but I have to side with Bob on this one.. Who in their right mind would WANT to live like Terri?? She has NO cerebrial cortex. No cognitive thought. Her brain is mush. Trust me on this one.. If she had a choice, she WOULD NOT want to live the hellish life she has been forced to live for almost 15 years. As for the war in Iraq.. Bob is right.. you CAN NOT have it both ways.. War is MURDER!! Letting Terri escape the suffering that she and her family are going through, that's EMPATHY.. I live in the same town as Schiavo and this legal battle is uncalled for. Michael is her husband. He should be the one to have final say. If you WANT to be kept alive by artifical means, then make it known in writing.. If not, then make that known as well. Terri Schiavo should never have become a political pawn for our judges and government leaders to use. Her parents should have had the decency to keep the matter of her life or death private. I have a neurological disorder that could one day leave me in the same situation as Terri. I WOULD NOT want to be kept alive that way. I love my husband and daughter too much to put them through the years of pain and suffering Terri's husband and family are going through now. It's uncalled for and unfair to ask ANYONE to go through the daily mourning. Let her go so everyone can get on with their lives and deal with the loss. Everyone needs to stop exploiting her condition. She is a person, not a pawn.