tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post9175418088383552610..comments2024-03-28T22:29:52.666+13:00Comments on Anglican Down Under: Don't put me down for EuthanasiaPeter Carrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-60691985845647852342017-04-09T12:31:28.328+12:002017-04-09T12:31:28.328+12:00Surely, Peter, one would do one's best to prev...Surely, Peter, one would do one's best to prevent a loved one - or anyone for that matter - from intolerable suffering when a simple palliative would do that work. However, when there is no known relief offered, would we not - as a matter of Christian charity if the sufferer requested it - seek to honour that request. After all; who would let even a pet go through needless suffering.<br /><br />The Church used to deny Christian burial to a suicide. It no longer does so! In my humble opinion - that might just be a sign of God's mercy operating in His Church. Nobody wants a 'Free-for-all' attitude to 'mercy killing'. However, openness to a dignified departure at the request of a sufferer may just be part of the Christian expectation of mercy. Father Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17062632692873621258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-36722003527990265372017-04-08T06:58:11.043+12:002017-04-08T06:58:11.043+12:00Hmm just caught up about France's decision. C...Hmm just caught up about France's decision. Crazy... Apparently the concept of free speech so highly valued in that part of the world has an ambiguous definition.<br /><br />Also see there was an article in ChCh about residents not wanting their children exposed to prostituion in residential areas. Not on moral grounds, however, just best to keep commercial activities in commercial areas.<br /><br />Maiking something legal has greater social ramifications than just meeting a genuine desire not to sit in judgement on a moral issue. It does appear that in many ways it renders the public unable to address the negative consequences, for the people involved in said actives and communities in general.<br /><br />That poor editor ......Jeannoreply@blogger.com