Posted on 08/30/2010 4:19:51 PM PDT by wagglebee
What is your problem?! Did I say ANYTHING condoning the killing of anyone!!
I suggest you go back and read what I wrote. It obviously hit a nerve with you and I bet it is because you have never been in a position of sacrificing your time and money to care for another like I have.
I know your kind — you carp and criticize by don’t know squat!
>>It does not say, “Thou Shalt Steal other people’s money in order to extend life.”<<
So should we just euthanize them? Humanely?
Are you familiar with wagglebee’s extensive history here? I suggest you stow that broad brush back where it belongs.
That is why I developed "Wagglebee's Corollary" to "Godwin's Law" and that is that whenever the subject is euthanasia or eugenics, some supporter of those agendas will inevitably state something that perfectly mirrors Nazi propaganda. This nullifies ANY CLAIM to Godwin's Law.
Right. Completely different situation. They were speaking German, Lurker was speaking English. They were talking about Reichsmark, Lurker was talking about Dollars. They were writing in a magazine, Lurker was writing on the Internet.
You need to read up on Godwin’s Law and find out what it really means. If you can’t comprehend that, it’s best not to tackle the Holy Bible. You’re in over your head.
That would cost money too. What a dilemma.
Too late for Terri.
I suggest you butt out!
If a person is not legally capable (for whatever reason) of signing such a form themselves then I see no reason why their legal guardians could not do it for them, this IS their purpose under the law.
I didn't see specifically anywhere in the article that said that the guardians thought the boy should be killed because he is retarded. Maybe they are just the type of people (like me) who wouldn't want aggressive measures to be taken to save my life, especially if it was going to bankrupt my family to do so.
And Romans 13:1-10 tells us exactly what Moral justifications God permits for Taxation:
The Punishment of:
And THAT'S IT.
"You may Steal your Neighbor's money to pay for your pneumonia medicine" just ain't in there.
That is NOT Biblical Morality. That is Marxist Morality.
And Karl Marx hated the God of the Bible.
Granted, dilemmas like this ought to be addressed at a sub-governmental level wherever possible. It’s not just avowed liberals who unconsciously believe in “it takes a village” (or a city hall).
Would not the prevention of murder qualify?
The sentiment is then mutual.
You implied that it would be unselfish to leave someone to die.
I suggest you go back and read what I wrote. It obviously hit a nerve with you and I bet it is because you have never been in a position of sacrificing your time and money to care for another like I have.
The only nerve you hit was the callousness with which you support the abandoning of the most vulnerable.
I know your kind — you carp and criticize by don’t know squat!
You mean those who value life over money? Read Matthew 25:31-46 sometime, it explains why I believe what I do.
Okay, howzabout this, smart guy: you don't even understand Basic Causality.
You do not comprehend the difference between "intentionally Causing Death" and "permitting death to naturally occur".
Since you can't understand basic causality, you're frankly not yet mentally equipped even for kindergarten. Perhaps you should go play with your toy trucks in the sandbox until you have some comprehension of "cause" and "effect".
Good thing this nation isn’t organized according to your misinterpretation of the Bible. How long do you think we would have lasted without an organized military?
Post flagged as personal attack.
Supposedly such a military could only “punish” evil — it could never head evil off.
Actually, in Biblical Ethics, "preventing murder" is generally left to individual self-defense. If the individual succeeds in preventing a murder (even by killing the presumptive murderer), there's generally no cause for Government Action.
However, in any case -- "Murder" is NOT Biblically defined as "permitting death to naturally occur". That just isn't Murder, according to any verse anywhere in the Bible.
If a person is not legally capable (for whatever reason) of signing such a form themselves then I see no reason why their legal guardians could not do it for them, this IS their purpose under the law.
Really? You believe that a guardian is empowered to end someone's life WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT?
I didn't see specifically anywhere in the article that said that the guardians thought the boy should be killed because he is retarded.
No, they just wanted to leave him to die.
Maybe they are just the type of people (like me) who wouldn't want aggressive measures to be taken to save my life, especially if it was going to bankrupt my family to do so.
Antibiotics to treat pneumonia are not very expensive.
Nevertheless, you seem to be trying to make a case for allowing someone to die on the basis of cost when there is no indication that this was the guardian's motivation.
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