Other Religions on Terri Schiavo
The Orthodox Jewish position below, like that of Pope John Paul II, is that food and water are basic requirements, like air, and do not constitute extroadinary measures. Here's Rabbi Pinchas Lipner, Orthodox dean of the Institute for Jewish Medical Ethics at Hebrew Academy of San Francisco, quoted in Heart of Schiavo fight: Humans decide death:
The following Buddhist position, if it can be called a position and not a cop-out, illustrates why this religion is so popular in the post-modern, values-free West. There are no rules, just as long as you feel good (are mindful) about what you're doing. Here's Rev. Dean Koyoma, the minister at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple, quoted in the same source:
It is not surprising that Muslims, who worship the Creator, have a similar view to that of Catholics and Jews. Here's Aziz Junejo, host of "Focus on Islam," a weekly cable-television show, quoted in 5 Times columnists consider issues of faith in Schiavo case:
The Orthodox Jewish position below, like that of Pope John Paul II, is that food and water are basic requirements, like air, and do not constitute extroadinary measures. Here's Rabbi Pinchas Lipner, Orthodox dean of the Institute for Jewish Medical Ethics at Hebrew Academy of San Francisco, quoted in Heart of Schiavo fight: Humans decide death:
- We have to give food and drink if a person is alive. The Jewish position is that we have to care for life.
The following Buddhist position, if it can be called a position and not a cop-out, illustrates why this religion is so popular in the post-modern, values-free West. There are no rules, just as long as you feel good (are mindful) about what you're doing. Here's Rev. Dean Koyoma, the minister at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple, quoted in the same source:
- There isn't a hard-and-fast rule in Buddhism. What it would say is that you have to be mindful of your actions.
It is not surprising that Muslims, who worship the Creator, have a similar view to that of Catholics and Jews. Here's Aziz Junejo, host of "Focus on Islam," a weekly cable-television show, quoted in 5 Times columnists consider issues of faith in Schiavo case:
- We must remember she is not dead, and that God and the U.S. Constitution give her the right to live.
Muslims generally believe a sick person should patiently endure the pain and pray to Allah that if he or she is patient, there will be a great reward and blessing for them in the eternal life.
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
<< Home