April 2, 2005

Two very different lives exposed by the media grip us all | csmonitor.com

The deaths of the Pope and Terri Schiavo are in such stark contrast. In Schiavo's case, we have this terrible family feud over how she should live or die. Our 'rule of law' as interpreted by the courts has chosen death for Schiavo. Sad and wrong.

Our humanity and our founding American principles cry out for a 'culture of life,' as Bush puts it. But we have this liberal culture of death, albeit 'with dignity.' There are no easy answers in the secular realm of emotions, pain and fear of death.

However in the spiritual domain, if one is a Christian, death is merely a rite of passage to a greater eternal life as promised by God and His Son, Jesus, who said that we are destined for eternal life.

I fear that the exigencies spawned by the rising costs of health care, medical technology, genetic manipulation and the 'culture of death' for those without faith, hope or belief in the reality of eternal life will encourage death rather than life.

For a Christian, death is not his/her end, merely his/her beginning!

I choose to embrace eternal life.

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