A Deo et Rege

My letter to President Bush:

Date:	Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:57:12 -0800 (PST)
From:	"Jonathan Bennett" <[]@yahoo.com>
Subject:	Terri Schiavo
To:	president@whitehouse.gov

Dear Mr. President,

I am 26, a Catholic, an Ohioan, and pro-life. AlthoughI disagree with you on several issues, I voted for youbecause I knew that you would, at the very least, workto promote life while President. I pray for you andyour cabinet regularly. 

I and 100,000 or so other swing voters in Ohio gaveyou the election. As one of this small group ofvoters, I ask you to use some of your "politicalcapital" to please save Terri Schiavo. How could theleader of the free world fail in saving the life of adisabled woman? Mr. President, she has few friends. Ikindly ask you to be one.

Sincerely,Jonathan Bennett

I notice how many people assume that those fighting for Terri are just right wingers or Catholics and Evangelicals (by the way, where are the mainline Protestant voices, anyone?). Aside from the many disablity activists who are fighting for her life (ignored often by the media), there is another person who breaks the stereotypical mold even more: the Jewish, liberal, atheist, Village Voice author, and pro-lifer Nat Hentoff. I don’t agree with all says, of course, but he has written some excellent stuff on Terri Schiavo. I recommend the following articles:

Was Terri Schiavo Beaten in 1990?
It’s Not Only About Terri Schiavo
The Culture of Death
A Woman’s Life Vs. An Inept Press 

We need to pray hard. It looks like the State is going to kill Terri.