Monday, February 28, 2005

"Choose life."

This from Blogs for Terri: A call to impeach Judge Greer, or as my husband calls him, Pontius Pilate.

Greer has steadfastly refused to allow any evidence of past abuse into the court records and has ruled, albeit contrary to Florida Statutes, that Schiavo’s self-serving hearsay constituted “clear and convincing” evidence that Terri would want to die, basing his 2000 order of death on Schiavo’s testimony.
Something is deeply wrong with Judge Greer. If anyone ever deserved impeachment, he certainly does.

Here's the online petition if you'd like to sign it.

And this is good, too: Blogs for Terri is planning to place another ad, this time in USA Today. Please help if you can by pledging.

Maybe all these efforts - the blogging and petitions and ads, but mostly the prayers - can prevent Terri's slow and painful death by dehydration and starvation.

Maybe we can avoid the awful propect of a judge forcing her loving parents to stand by, helplessly; a third millenium Mary and John at the foot of the cross.

Good Friday is approaching; will Terri still be alive? Or will Pontius Pilate have caused her death by then?

Please keep praying. It's not just about Terri. It's a test of our culture; do we have what it takes to defeat the culture of death?

"I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life." (Deut 30:19)

3 comment(s):

Anonymous said...

Isn't he more like Caiaphas than Pontius Pilate? He doesn't seem to be struggling with his decision. He just keeps demanding that Terri be forced to starve.

JAS

Anonymous said...

What are we left with when our judges, sworn to uphold the laws of the country, no longer follow thoselaws but instead choose which ones they agree with and which ones they want to ignore?

Paul said...

Thanks for the note on Terri.

I signed the petition - I hope it does some good. ONly just over 2,300 signatures so far. 100,000 would be great.

Good comment by Anon. We are left with rebellion. Or maybe just getting rid of them through this petition, and many more like it.

pmm