I decided to defer my comments on euthanasia to someone who has been critically responding to this ethical issue for years. With Bob Brown pushing for a law change this is certainly relevant reading.
"It appears that the party of death never sleeps. Already the Greens have introduced their pro-death bill into Federal Parliament. Bob Brown argued that most Australians support voluntary euthanasia. But I suspect most Australians in fact may not have a clear understanding of just what the euthanasia agenda is all about.
They are certainly not getting the full story from the pro-death lobby. There are many misconceptions and myths out there that need to be dispelled. One is that this will in fact be entirely voluntary, with no pressure or coercion. But this is just wishful thinking.
The truth is, the right to die implies a duty to kill. Let me explain. We live in a rights-mad culture. Everyone is demanding a right for this or that. But there are no rights without corresponding duties. An officially sanctioned right must be backed up by the legally enforced means to ensure those rights can be carried out. Thus if society goes down the path of legalised euthanasia, this right to die will lead to its necessary corollary, the duty to kill.
Fascinating news in yesterday's newspaper suggested there may be some scientific proof for the parting of the red sea. This is obviously not the first time a fellow Christian has claimed a biblical event has scientific validity. Although evidence for our beliefs are not required this article is an interesting topic to think about and discuss.
"A NEW study published today suggests Moses may indeed have been able to lead his followers out of Egypt between walls of water.
In the story told in the Bible and Koran, "Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all night."
In reality, wind, hydrodynamics and the unique topography of the Nile Delta may have had the same effect - with the same miraculous results for the Israelites....
Otherwise, one of the study's authors claims: "The simulations match fairly closely with the account in Exodus."
In that account Moses and the Israelites are driven from Egypt by the Pharoah's army, which pursues them across the Red Sea only to be drowned when the waters return to their natural state."
Chris Judd is renown as the ultimate football player. He is an explosive midfielder to the point where he can almost single-handedly pull his team over the line. When he finally has a rest on the bench he is gasping for air. As football captains go he is sensational. His example courses through the team as each player tries to exemplify what he shows out on the field.
However, one thing should be noted about Chris Judd. He is very much the reluctant leader. He is quiet spoken and relies more on what he does on the field than what he says. For a football leader this poses no real problems and does not hinder his ability to lead his club.
