[Mrs. Don-o]

Lamott writes of "the trauma, sorrow and bittersweet love that come with helping a friend to end his life."

Astounding when a confession to murder in an op-ed has no legal consequences. And just when the California Legislature is debating legislation on physician-assisted suicide.

All that plus she aborted two babies --- wrote of it, talks about it, defends it vehemently, wildly, ferociously --- and believes it ALL to be copacetic with Jesus Christ Our Lord.

I've read her books, attentively. I like --- most of the time --- her mind.

Her mind? Maybe she's already out of her mind, I don't know. Writes well, though, doesn't she, with her compassionate killer mind? I fear for her bodily well-being. I fear very much for her soul.

[teletech]

In your own mind you can justify ANYTHING if you try hard enough, even MURDER!

[Mrs. Don-o]

Sorrowful ping.

[Brucifer]

Must be talking about another Jesus that we haven't heard of....

[Brucifer]

Lamott, that is.

[BikerGold]

LA Slimes using the power of suggestion to numb the non-thinkers into accepting the murder of the ill or elderly.

[Rutles4Ever]

It seems that people like this have already been reprobated. They become more and more spiritually disfigured with time.

[AppyPappy]

I figured any man in an alley at that time of death was suicidal so I shot him. I took his wallet to compensate myself for the bullet.

[kitkat]

I doubt she can be prosecuted because I doubt that this ever happened. If there's an inquiry, she'll admit it was not a confession, but just her opinion.

[tioga]

She is no Christian.

[M. Dodge Thomas]

If I should so choose, I hope I'll have one or two friends who will stand by me in the same way.

[Taliesan]

Her book on writing, "Bird By Bird" is quite good. I skipped her book on her faith because it had the look of one of those buffet-Christian books: I'll take that, but skip this, thanks.

Yet, if my wife were suffering terribly with terminal cancer and I could not get her relief from pain (all big ifs, for sure), I would consider helping her end it. I'd take my chances at the Judgement for that one.

[Lazamataz]

I like helping when someone wants to commit assisted suicide.

I mean, okay, maybe they are in their 20's... and healthy.... and maybe they may not want to commit assisted suicide... and yeah, maybe I have to handcuff them and gag them to stop them from running or calling for authorities.....

..... but I still like to help.

[1Old Pro]

All of his old friends who were part of his final months said sternly that we must not play God, that nature must be allowed to take its course — and they were all atheists.

ALL of his friends were atheists?? What are the odds of that?

[joe fonebone]

Dr. death (dervorkian) is now rotting in a cell....so should she........

[wagglebee]

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[rahbert]

"How about a ticket of John Kerry and Wesley Clark: Two Vietnam veterans against two chickenhawks," muses author Anne Lamott


Tells me all I need to know about her.

[LexBaird]

believed that life was a kind of Earth school, so even though assisted suicide meant you were getting out early, before the term ended, you were going to be leaving anyway, so who said it wasn't OK to take an incomplete in the course?

There's so much wrong in this sentence, it is hard to know where to begin. First, there is no such thing as assisted suicide. That is just a euphemism for "I killed a guy". At best, it is consensual homicide, at worst, outright euthanasia of the unproductive.

Second, who said it wasn't okay? God did. "Thou shalt not kill." Hypocrates did. "First, do no harm."

Third, the "Earth School" course is a pass/fail course. Incompletes are not allowed. Absences are not allowed. Failure to do the required course work will result in failure of the course. The course cannot be retaken.

[workerbee]

One day over lunch, I told him that if he ever experienced too much pain or diminishment, I would try to help him die

Wow! Can you even imagine saying such a thing? With friends like this...

[babydoll22]

Calling all "pajamahadins"(?)

I can't help but sense a Jayson Blair moment.