Broken Masterpieces

June 29, 2007

Gellman: Parsing the Stem-Cell Arguments

Gellman: Parsing the Stem-Cell Arguments - Newsweek Rabbi Marc Gellman - MSNBC.com

I don't necessarily agree with everything the Rabbi is saying but it's the right tone and well thought out.

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December 13, 2005

A Witness to the Tookie Williams Execution

FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Reporter's Notebook: Inside the Execution Chamber

My thoughts as I sit here outside the damp cold gates of San Quentin are with the victims and the incredible hurt their families have endured and will endure throughout their lifetimes. Stanley Tookie Williams has paid the ultimate price. And as the governor stated, he never seemed to show any remorse.

This is an excellent insight about the execution. A quick thought, I'd think that Williams would have at least said something about the victims. I know Williams claims innocence but he could have at least acknowledged them.

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October 28, 2005

Spotlight - Turning Point Pregnancy Center

We met with the founders of this organization tonight and I wanted to draw some attention to it. Please consider giving to support this life-saving and life-affirming organization.

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April 14, 2005

La Shawn on Eric Rudolph

La Shawn Barber's Corner » The Crimes of Eric Rudolph - La Shawn Barber echos my feelings about Eric Rudolph. He's not behaving as a Christian and deserves the death penalty for his crimes. The pro-life community cannot tolerate this type of behavior and must insist on justice.

Posted by Tim at 09:31 PM | Comments (0)

March 29, 2005

A Sick New World

Wesley J. Smith on Terri Schiavo on National Review Online - This is what happens when people decide to play God and not error on the side of life.

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March 11, 2005

The Real Million Dollar Baby

BreakPoint | The Real Million Dollar Baby - Check out the story of the real Million Dollar Baby. This story has a better ending than the movie.

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February 25, 2005

La Shawn's Take On Protecting Innocent Live vs. Guilty

La Shawn Barber's Corner » Terri Schiavo's Husband Cleared to Remove Tube In Three Weeks

Check out La Shawn Barber's latest entry about the 3 week extension on Terri Schiavo's life. Make sure to check out the "update" paragraph. I'm just amazed how people are willing to take away her feeding tube and let her suffer, then die of starvation.

Posted by Tim at 09:26 PM | Comments (1)

February 22, 2005

Save This Woman's Life

Tip to Hyscience: VIDEO - Conversation with Terri Schiavo.

Check out this video. Why can't Terri's parents just take her home? Why are people so insistent that her feeding tube be removed? A wise man called this a "culture of death". Where is the outrage?

Posted by Tim at 09:57 AM | Comments (2)

December 26, 2003

Saviors and safety for newborn hope - Michelle Malkin

HoustonChronicle.com - Malkin: Saviors and safety for newborn hope

Please read this incredible editorial from Michelle Malkin about abandon babies and how the group Newborn Lifeline Network is working to educate distressed mothers-to-be.

Posted by Tim at 11:03 PM | Comments (0)

November 07, 2003

Great Article On Partial Birth Abortion

Fellow blogger and WorldNetDaily columnist Kevin McCullough has a great article on partial birth abortion. The article really lays it down about what partial birth abortion is so please forward the article.

Posted by Tim at 06:34 AM | Comments (0)

November 06, 2003

Another Judge Goes Against PBA Ban

Another judge thinks that partial birth abortion is just fine. This is an issue that is so clear that people against the ban only helps those of us on the right side. Go ahead, Howard Dean, take the wrong side, again.

It's amazing to hear the Democratic Senators criticizing Judge Brown saying her views aren't in the mainstream. Well, those same people think PBA should be legal. Talk about being out of the mainstream. That's actually the biggest problem with the Democrats, they've totally lost the pulse of the American people.

Posted by Tim at 10:36 PM | Comments (0)

November 05, 2003

Promise Kept

President Bush has signed the ban on partial-birth abortion. One small victory for life but I'll take it. I just don't how anyone can not be against this ban. Please explain....

Posted by Tim at 11:06 AM | Comments (0)

October 26, 2003

Science for Unborn Human Life

Please take a look at the Science for Unborn Human Life web site. It shows a picture of a pre-born child at 16 and 20 weeks after conception. This type of evidence is needed for helping to change human hearts.

Posted by Tim at 07:54 AM | Comments (0)

Great Q&A About Partial Birth Abortion

I found some great answers to questions from Family Research Council that answers many questions about partial birth abortion. The document is here.

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October 24, 2003

Terri's Ordeal From TocqLogBlog

Please read this entry about "death with dignity".

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October 22, 2003

A Great Day

The last 36 hours have been a time of running a 101 degree temperature but it was still great to hear about Terri Schiavo getting another chance to live and the Senate passing the ban on partial-birth abortion. I can't wait until President Bush signs it into law.

I'll be back in full force within the next couple of days.

Posted by Tim at 10:39 PM | Comments (2)

October 18, 2003

Terri's Condition

I got the following information from a prayer site for Terri Schiavo:

  • Terri Schiavo is not in a coma, not in a persistent vegetative state (PVS), and not dying.
  • Terri is facing a court-imposed death by starvation because she has suffered brain damage that has left her severely disabled.
  • Terri Schiavo's life is not supported by oxygen, a ventilator, or other machines.
  • Terri Schiavo's physical life is sustained by food and fluids, tube-fed, while you and I are spoon-fed.
  • Terri is receiving minimal custodial care. Her husband, Michael Schiavo, will not allow any rehabilitation therapies.
  • Several medical doctors have given sworn testimony that the evidence indicates Terri can be helped, has the potential for significant improvement, and should be given the medical therapies that have been available for many years.
  • Terri Schiavo has been fighting her disability for 12 years, while her parents have been battling Terri's husband, the law and the courts for Terri's life.

Bottom line, this is murder and it seems it's up to Governor Bush of Florida to stop it. Please go to the Terri's Fight page to sign a petition and get Bush's attention.

Posted by Tim at 11:26 PM | Comments (0)

October 17, 2003

Chuck Colson - Drawn Toward Death

From today's Breakpoint with Chuck Colson:

Drawn Toward Death
What Terri Schiavo Has Taught Us

BreakPoint with Charles Colson

October 17, 2003

For Terri Schindler-Schiavo, time is running out. The brain-damaged woman’s feeding tube was removed Wednesday after a Florida court refused her parents’ final appeal. At the request of her husband, Michael Schiavo, Terri was not permitted therapy that doctors say might have improved her health and allowed her to eat and drink on her own. Barring an intervention by the governor of Florida, whose legal team is trying to find some way around the court’s decision, Terri has less than two weeks left to live.

You may have followed the story in the media. It is a heartbreaking one—and frightening. The fight over her right to live, and our society’s reactions to that fight, illustrate just how cheaply we now hold human life.

As I reported two years ago on this program, Michael Schiavo’s fight to disconnect his wife’s feeding tube was marked throughout by dishonesty and conflict of interest. But over and over again, the burden of proof has been placed on Terri’s parents and siblings, who have fought for years to keep her alive.

Michael’s attorneys claim that Terri is in a persistent vegetative state, even though numerous doctors have testified that she is conscious and her family has videotapes of her responding to them. Additionally, her husband Michael has used money from Terri’s medical fund in his battle to end her life. And he has been engaged for several years to a woman who is now pregnant with their second child. Come on.

Despite all this, Michael Schiavo has won a long series of legal battles, including this last one. The courts and many in the media have been on his side, and the reason is clear: Michael Schiavo has made himself into a poster boy for the “right to die” movement. He and his lawyer—who is active in that movement—have insisted all along that they were acting for Terri’s benefit, trying to keep her from suffering. These days, that kind of argument is all it takes to win the sympathy of our society and our legal system. In a bizarre paradox, we’re now turning on our weakest and most helpless citizens in the name of protecting them.

Terri’s court-assisted murder—and that’s exactly what it is—is a perfect example of the clash of two worldviews. One holds that we evolved out of nothing, meaning that no human life is truly sacred. And as we continue to evolve toward some future hypothetical state of perfection, disabled people like Terri Schiavo have no place. Since she doesn’t meet the prevailing “quality of life” standard, we can do away with her as we please.

Unless Governor Bush acts in the next few days, Terri will starve to death. What can the governor do? He can, on the basis of reports of abuse and neglect filed with adult protective services, provide foster custody to Terri under the state of Florida. Call us here at BreakPoint (1-877-3-CALLBP) for information on how you can contact Governor Bush. Jeb Bush is a good friend of mine and a solid Christian. I greatly respect him, and I’m counting on him.

As my friend Joni Eareckson Tada, who is in Florida at the moment, writes, “ … we need the governor to step in. The state can provide foster custody to Terri and thus prevent this horrible course of action … this execution of a woman whose only crime is that she is mentally disabled.”

Take action:

Contact Governor Jeb Bush and urge him to intervene on behalf of Terri Schindler-Schiavo, providing her foster custody under the state of Florida. You can e-mail Jeb.Bush@myflorida.com or you can call: 850-488-7146.

I've not commented on this issue before but the more I learn the more I'm disgusted and join in the chorus of calling this action MURDER. This is just sick and we need to take some action. Let's contact Governor Bush and try and help save Terri's life. The absolute scariest part of this may be that Terri understands the actions being taken but can do nothing about it. We don't know what she's feeling. When in doubt CHOOSE LIFE.

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