Posted on 03/28/2005 8:17:13 PM PST by Jacksonville Patriot
Death Is Beautiful? Possibly the creepiest moment in the Terri Schiavo saga came Saturday afternoon, when George Felos, Michael Schiavo's lawyer, appeared at a press conference without his client. Felos described having visited Mrs. Schiavo, who at that point had gone eight days without food and water. "Frankly when I saw her . . . she looked beautiful," Felos told the assembled reporters...That's just weird.
It turns out that Felos's weirdness goes deeper still. In a 2003 article, Florida Baptist Witness editor James Smith looked at Felos's 2002 book, "Litigation as Spiritual Practice." Felos's views on the "right to die" are informed by a "syncretistic" spirituality that "mixes diverse religious traditions--including generous citations from the Bible and references to Jesus Christ--creating a composite of his own spiritual worldview."
Smith quotes at length a story from Felos's book about Estelle Browning, the subject of Felos's first right-to-die case:
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Scum bucket, why do they have to pump her full of morphine if this is such a nice way to die?
How about TOBAS....Take Out Back and Shoot!
No. Far too quick and painless.
Heard that the reporter on Fox (don't remember name) immediately said he was nauseous. Same thing I had said.
Aren't we all. I was chastised earlier by a poster - that I really turned him off with my ??? something and something about embarrassing, representing my faith......
I was going to reply - "Of course I turn you off - anyone that agrees with MS would be extremely turned off by me."
But, not worth it. He did not like my posting so I decided not to make him read another one to him.
Not as smart as he thinks he is. This case is now known worldwide. Why? Because of the uproar over what is going on here by those of us so upset.
Sure they think we will calm down. Did you hear him thrilled beyond belief that his message was getting out and that the media was helping him?
I can just see him strutting in there to visit Terri as he is doing all in his power to make sure she dies so he can have the precedent of hearsay entered into court records.
Who will be his next test case?
Smith quotes at length a story from Felos's book about Estelle Browning, the subject of Felos's first right-to-die case:
As I continued to stay beside Mrs. Browning at her nursing home bed, I felt my mind relax and my weight sink into the ground. I began to feel light-headed as I became more reposed. Although feeling like I could drift into sleep, I also experienced a sense of heightened awareness.
As Mrs. Browning lay motionless before my gaze, I suddenly heard a loud, deep moan and scream and wondered if the nursing home personnel heard it and would respond to the unfortunate resident. In the next moment, as this cry of pain and torment continued, I realized it was Mrs. Browning.
I felt the mid-section of my body open and noticed a strange quality to the light in the room. I sensed her soul in agony. As she screamed I heard her say, in confusion, "Why am I still here . . . Why am I here?" My soul touched hers and in some way I communicated that she was still locked in her body. I promised I would do everything in my power to gain the release her soul cried for. With that the screaming immediately stopped. I felt like I was back in my head again, the room resumed its normal appearance, and Mrs. Browning, as she had throughout this experience, lay silent.
Good grief...
Please let it load -- it's 11 mb.
Have headphones or sound on.
special thanks to lafroste for generous technical and web assistance.
yes, there is something warped and sinister about that sentiment.
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