friends -- if you're anything like me (sigh!) ~ then you are up to your glorified *EYEBALLS* in hearing any more "bad news" ~ you either get your fill of it in your personal life, or you turn on the news & realize that you just cannot STAND to hear any more for a while.
So ~ just want to state that it's certainly not my mission in life to give us all even MORE bad news to think about...... goodness knows, in this dopey world, we need something CHEERFUL to think on!!
At any rate though, b/c this story touches me deeply -- I'm asking that we all pray for Terri Schiavo & that that *evil* husband of hers will NOT be able to proceed in pulling her feeding tube {stay is ordered ONLY thru' Weds. afternoon 2/23!!} -- with the tube being pulled, she will starve to death!!! Even the worst murderers in this country are *KILLED* in a more dignified, humane way.
Fast and pray, or fast OR pray ~ do as you feel led. Thanks, Reva
This CONSERVATIVE ALERT is a special message from RightMarch.com:Dear Friend of Life,
What follows is a battle plan to save my daughter from starvation.
I beg you to read this closely. The details are a matter of life and death for my daughter...
As you may have seen in the news, my daughter Terry Schindler-Schiavo is in imminent danger of being starved to death by a court order. (Terri is not brain dead, nor in a coma, nor on any life support system; she is simply severely handicapped. She laughs and cries and tries to talk with us.) Unfortunately, Terri was in danger of being starved to death in October of 2003. Food and water were withheld from my daughter for six days before the Florida legislature and the Governor intervened to save her life.
What you may not know is that at that moment of crisis, our family asked Randall Terry to help us put Terri's plight in front of the American people. Randall Terry organized vigils and protests here in Florida, he coordinated the media, and he helped us meet with Governor Jeb Bush. Many other groups and individuals joined in the effort. All of this gave us the momentum we needed to pass Terri's Law, which saved Terri from death. My daughter is alive today because of Randall Terry's leadership, and the determined efforts of many good groups and people.
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court of Florida struck down "Terri's law," and my daughter is in danger once again of being starved to death.
Therefore, our family has again asked Randall Terry and his staff to coordinate the efforts to rescue Terri from court ordered starvation. We are asking you to read Randall's letter closely, and to follow his lead by cooperating with the efforts we have asked him to undertake. We believe that the strategy outlined below by Randall gives us a real chance to rescue our daughter once and for all. We thank you for your love and concern for our daughter, and our family continues to solicit your prayers. PLEASE, read every word of Randall's letter below, which outlines this important battle plan.
Bob Schindler Sr., Father of Terri Schiavo
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From: Randall Terry
Hello friends, Randall Terry here.
First of all, I want to thank Bob for his kind words and his confidence. Second of all, I want to make very clear (as Bob said) that many dedicated and courageous individuals and groups participated in saving Terri the first time, and we could not have been successful if it was not for the fact that so many people worked together to save Terri from starvation in that hour of crisis. And once again, many fine and dedicated groups and individuals are forming a coalition to rescue Terri from this horrific fate. If you have seen this fight in the news or on the Internet over the past few days, it is as a result of our renewed efforts, strategies and coalitions.
Friend, anyone who follows the news knows that the battle for America's soul has been raging for over two generations. Many of you have been fighting on various fronts to stop this onslaught of evil and darkness. In each of our communities, and all of our states, we face a continual barrage from the advocates of immorality and a culture of death. The advocates of evil have hijacked the judiciary in order to achieve their agenda.
But every once in awhile, a battle emerges that redefines all subsequent battles for years to come. Some recent examples of this are the decisions by courts to remove the 10 Commandments from the schools of Kentucky, and from the Supreme Court of Alabama. Another is the decision by courts to strike "under God" from the pledge of allegiance. Still another is the court ordered mandate to create homosexual marriage or civil unions in the states of Vermont and Massachusetts. Those key battles determine a subsequent series of battles that none of us can escape, and that threaten to drag on for many years.
The threat of starvation for Terri Schindler-Schiavo is another one of those epic battles. If she is in fact starved to death, it could open a floodgate of starvations and other forms of cruelty towards the severely disabled and severely handicapped in America.
This case clearly puts one woman's life in jeopardy; but beyond that, it puts thousands of lives in jeopardy. And even beyond that, I believe this is a battle in which our nation's soul is again weighed in the balance. Will we be a people who continue to kill our weakest and most defenseless members? Or will we return to what it means to be "civilized" and ensure that the strong protect the weak from the ruthless? Will we follow our Lord's admonition to "love our neighbors as ourselves," or will we look the other way while our defenseless neighbor is killed?
You have received this letter because you are someone who cares about what happens in these great and epic struggles. Because you love life and liberty, the family and I are calling on you to take direct and concrete actions on Terri's behalf.
Please understand, Terri's family is happy for the sympathy of tens of millions of Americans. But sympathy alone will not save Terri from starvation! We must fight, we must struggle, we must sacrifice for Terri's right to live, or she will perish. We are at war for the life of this woman and the soul of this nation, and war requires troops who will act in concert to push back the enemy.
I'm about to give you a list of action items that every single person reading this letter can do.
Allow me to be very direct with all of us: if we believe Terri should not be killed by starvation, then we have a duty before God to do something on her behalf. That is what it means to love your neighbor as you love yourself - you take action on their behalf, just as you would want someone to act on your behalf if you were about to be killed. If we do not act in some concrete way, what good is our sympathy for Terri and her family?
If we will all act in concert with each other, we can create a tidal wave of momentum and public outrage that result in saving her life. We can create an avalanche of support for Governor Bush and the Florida Legislature that stimulates and emboldens them to stand against the judicial tyranny that threatens Terri's life.
I am convinced that most of the country is disgusted with arrogant Judges ramming their godless agenda down our throats; I have seen the anger of good and decent Americans who are fed up with Courts acting like dictators and tyrants. This is one battle in which all of us can stand against judicial tyrants. We can set an example that ignites a wave of resistance to other acts of judicial tyranny.
I am equally convinced that Governor Bush wants to save Terri's life. In fact, Governor Bush publicly responded to my call for him to intervene last week. He responded by telling the press, "I'll do what the law will allow me to do. Nothing has changed. If Mr. Terry has any suggestions on things I can do, we will certainly review them." The family and I met with him once before, and we plan to meet with him again this week. He is a good man, and we ask you to pray for him to have the strength and the courage to rescue Terri.
Moreover, Terri and her family have many friends in the Florida legislature. We must provide them with the support and the "political cover" they will need to take up this issue again. I believe they will have the courage to intervene as long as they know millions of Americans and especially Floridians are supporting them.
In the big picture, this battle could be a key turning point in ending the rule of judicial dictators in our country. If we as citizens will denounce this oppression, and Governor Bush and the Florida legislature will again stand against these judicial tyrants, it could be a key moment in our history as a nation. We could look back and see that this was a key battle in restoring the rule of law and the right of self-government in America; that it was a team battle in breaking the stranglehold that the courts have on our lives, our laws, and our liberties. May God make it so.
Now, here is the immediate battle plan. There's something here for every single person to do. I know you love life and liberty; so the family and I are counting on you to fight on Terri's behalf.
Click http://www.rightmarch.com/media/FlyerforTerri.pdf to download a PDF of a bulletin/flyer printed twice on an 8 1/2 piece of paper. It has a brief history of Terri's story, as well as the phone number and the e-mail for Governor Bush, the Speaker of the Florida House, and the President of the Florida Senate. We did this so that you could use your home printer or go to a copy shop and make copies to put in your church bulletin, or hand out at church, or to give to your friends at work. As you will see, you can cut it in half after copying, and it will fit inside most church bulletins. (If the clergy won't help, maybe you could put it on cars in the parking lot.) This flyer will help increase the waves of outrage we need to come from around the nation.
Click http://www.rightmarch.com/terri2.htm to contact the Governor, the Speaker of the Florida House, and the President of the Florida Senate, and politely urge them to intervene and save Terri's life. Urge them to stand against judicial tyranny. They know that the judiciary is being used to destroy life and liberty in America. They need to know they can be heroes in our fight to restore self-government and the rule of Law.
If you are a Florida resident, click http://www.rightmarch.com/terri2-fl.htm to directly contact your state senator and your state representative. You can then urge them as a Florida voter to act on Terri's behalf.
Stay updated by going regularly to http://www.rightmarch.com/terri_flyer.htm. Send out an email to all your friends with a link to that site, urging them to get involved. Hotel info is there.
If you hear that Terri's feeding has been ordered to be stopped, if at all possible come to Florida immediately. We will need people in Pinellas Park (near Tampa) where Terri is, and we'll need people to go to Tallahassee to plead with the Governor and the Legislature to rescue her. We will have 24 hour vigils until we rescue her, or she departs this life.
For hotels near Terri: http://www.societyfortruthandjustice.com/hotels_near_terri's_hospice.htmFor hotels near the Legislature: http://www.societyfortruthandjustic...legislature.htm
I am asking everyone to help the Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation with the best gift you can give for this battle. Virtually every person reading this can give $5 or $10 dollars. Many can give $50 or $100. Some can give $500 or $1000 or more. An effort like this takes extensive resources, and they need much help. Every gift matters at this time! The family thanks you with all their hearts. (Gifts are not tax-deductible.) Please give ASAP; the need is urgent now, and time is critical:
https://secure.cartlight.com/mercha...ri/?afid=alertsThe family and I and others are going to Tallahassee this week to meet with elected officials. We must continue to build the momentum for this effort; we must have a deafening chorus resounding from around the country on Terri's behalf.
Please be a part of this battle and the subsequent victory. Please do every single one of the things that you possibly can do, ASAP. Print the bulletin, make the contacts, come to Florida if at all possible, and give whatever you can financially to this fight today. This is one of those epic battles that I spoke of earlier, and none of us should be in the bleachers watching. We should all be in the arena fighting.Please forward this letter to every friend who you think may want to save Terri's life.
May God help us in our quest; may God have mercy on Terri and her family; and may God have mercy on our nation.
Sincerely,
Randall Terry,
President
The Society for Truth and JusticeTo submit a donation by check, please send to the following address:
The Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation
3501-B N. Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Suite 394
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St. Augustine, FL 32084