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The only One who could make a difference during the original Holy Week is the only One who can make a difference this Holy Week.

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Forgive us, for we know not what we do. Come, Lord Jesus. Raise the dead to new life. Raise us all.

Schiavo & religion:

• Schiavo case highlights Catholic-evangelical alliance | Christians have found common cause in the "culture of life" agenda articulated by Pope John Paul II (The New York Times)
• Schiavo vote tied to law, religion | Lawmakers call politics irrelevant (The Washington Post)
• Religious challenge: Grappling with life's limits, what it means to be human | Beyond a core, religious views about the Schiavo case vary widely (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
• Religions vary on removal of tube | Some strictly oppose it, but others take a nuanced approach to the Terri Schiavo case (The Orlando Sentinel)
• Diverse faiths find no easy answers | For religious ethicists, the Schiavo case is replete with moral issues and emotions over the nature of human life (Los Angeles Times)
• For many, a question of faith | The drawn-out legal and political battle over removing the feeding tube of a brain-damaged woman has divided people of faith as well (The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Ca.)
• Catching the moon | The spiritual and moral issues surrounding the Schiavo case (Marc Gellman, Newsweek)

Schiavo & Judaism:

• On Schiavo case, Jews can find guidance in Halacha | Jews, like others caught up in the debate, have a range of beliefs, and their understanding of how to apply Halacha varies accordingly (Washington Jewish Week)
• Jewish lawmakers dominate debate over Terri Schiavo | Jewish Democratic lawmakers took the lead this week in demanding that Congress stay out of the case of Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman who has been kept alive for 15 years by a feeding tube (Forward)

Terri Schiavo and family:

• Memories diverge on what Terri wanted | Five years ago, a judge heard from those who said she wouldn't want to be on life support, and those who said she would want to fight (St. Petersburg Times, Fla.)
• Parents' side has vilified husband | The decreasing legal options for those who want Terri Schiavo kept alive are 'clearly fueling the fires' of anger, a psychology expert says (Los Angeles Times)
• Conservative groups' support steady | A small network of Christian and other conservative activists has helped support the Schindler family's long fight, through steady financial gifts as well as logistical expertise and high-level contacts in Tallahassee and Washington (The Washington Post)
• Husband, in-laws once were united in caring for Terri | Before the fighting, Michael Schiavo and his in-laws cared for Terri Schiavo together. The Schindlers urged him to date, and later agreed on the extent of her damage (The Miami Herald)
• Familial battle over Schiavo's fate unprecedented | Terri Schiavo's medical condition is not particularly rare -- an estimated 30,000 to 45,000 patients in the United States are being kept alive in persistent vegetative states through feeding tubes. What is unprecedented in the 41-year-old Florida woman's case is the long unresolved legal battle between members of her own family "" her husband and her parents"" as to whether she should live or die (The Washington Times)

Schiavo polls:

• Reports, polling biased on patient | Talk-show hosts and conservative media monitors have accused mainstream news organizations of emphasizing opinion polls and reports that imply the American public supports court decisions to withhold sustenance from Terri Schiavo (The Washington Times)

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March (Web-only) 2005, Vol. 49