The Anti-Sacrament
Jerry Bowyer has an interesting angle on the Terri Schiavo controversy:
Jerry Bowyer - March 29th, 2005 Look at the core group pushing to starve Terri. They hardly ever talk about her. Instead they rail against Bush, Santorum, Delay and pro-life Christians. I've taken scores of calls on this topic and practically everyone who wants her dead takes up most of their scarce on-air time bashing Christians. Siding with Michael is a way of declaring your allegiances, or more precisely your dis-allegiences. Starving Terri is a kind of anti-Sacrament. Our Church puts bread and wine into people's mouth as a way or proclaiming our submission to God's commands, their church withholds food and drink as a way or proclaiming its rebellion.
Re-read some of the many pieces written on this. Listen again to what's being said: almost no one in favor of pulling the plug is actually talking about the principle parties. They explain their reasoning by exclusion: it's not about who they are, but who they're not. One gets the impression that being on the side of the issue opposite to Delay and company is rationale enough for them.
Meanwhile, Pope John Paul II may require a feeding tube. Careful, or you'll choke on the raw symbolism of it all.
» March 30th, 2005
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