The media and congressional circus surrounding the Michael and Terri Schiavo situation in Florida has weighed heavily on me the last two weeks. Maybe it's because we just celebrated Easter or because of the book I've been reading, God's Politics by Sojourners founder Jim Wallis. Both Mr. Wallis and Jesuit Priest Robert Drinan, author of Can God and Caesar Coexist? were on Meet the Press on Easter Sunday. Read the transcript, it was a fascination discussion.
The Schiavo's public tragedy has taught me two things.
- Republicans are hypocrites.
- They say marriage is sacred: except where Congress disagrees with the decisions that you and your spouse make about your own life.
- They say all life is sacred: except when doctors in Texas disagree with your wishes, except when it involves your own family, except if you're a Native American victim of gun violence, except if you're Arab, except if you're on death row.
- They say marriage is sacred: except where Congress disagrees with the decisions that you and your spouse make about your own life.
- Everyone needs a will and a living will. Cathy and I have just started thinking about ours. If you don't make a living will, at least make sure all of your family is aware of your wishes concerning your life and death.
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