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BACKGROUNDER: WEIGHING THE RIGHT TO DIE: Supreme Court to consider new definition of personal freedo
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ For most of human history in the West, a life was not one's own. A human being belonged to king or country and, above all, to God.
On Wednesday (Jan. 8), the U.S. Supreme Court will consider a challenge to that notion, as it hears arguments...
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FEATURE STORY: Oregon Catholic Church takes new tack in fight against suicide law
c. 1997 Religion News Service
PORTLAND, Ore. _ The Roman Catholic Church led the fight against doctor-assisted suicide in 1994 _ and learned a tough political lesson.
Priests preached from the pulpit, Catholic leaders sent impassioned letters to members, and Catholic groups gave h...
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COMMENTARY: Supreme Court’s euthanasia ruling is good news
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Rabbi Rudin is the national interreligious affairs director of the American Jewish Committee.)
UNDATED _ It was good news indeed that the Supreme Court decided to tackle the complex and emotional issue of physician-assisted suicides. And it is even b...
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COMMENTARY: Religious communities must prepare for complex bioethical debates
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Rabbi Rudin is the national interreligious affairs director of the American Jewish Committee).
UNDATED _ Two recent court decisions dealing with the complex and emotional subject of physician-assisted suicide have raised profound issues for America's...
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COMMENTARY: People still don’t get it about cults
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Rabbi A. James Rudin is the national interreligious affairs director of the American Jewish Committee.)
UNDATED _ Let me say it loud and clear to people who still don't get it about cults that carry out murder and suicide: I told you so!
For more t...
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NEWS STORY: Experts critically probe the ambiguities of assisted-suicide
c. 1997 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON _ In the soft, soothing voice of a caring physician, Dr. Carlos Gomez told the story a 42-year-old patient,"Paul,"who was"deteriorating"from AIDS. Paul was lonely, helpless and in pain, Gomez said, so he requested a lethal dose of medication...
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COMMENTARY: Did the members of Heaven’ Gate make it to heaven?
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Andrew M. Greeley is a Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and a sociologist at the University of Chicago National Opinion Research Center. Check out his home page at http://www.agreeley.com or contact him via e-mail at agreel(AT)aol.com.)
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RNS Daily Digest
c. 1997 Religion News Service
Religious leaders urge Congress to oppose physician-assisted suicide
(RNS) Religious leaders from across the theological spectrum Thursday (March 6) urged Congress to take steps to prevent the spread of physician-assisted suicide. "There are alterna...
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NEWS STORY: Supreme Court assisted-suicide ruling hailed by religious groups
c. 1997 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON _ Just one day after delivering what many in the religious community consider a devastating blow to religious freedom, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, Thursday (June 26) gave those same groups a major victory by upholding state la...
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COMMENTARY: Revenge: An off-limits indulgence for Christians
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Andrew M. Greeley is a Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and a sociologist at the University of Chicago National Opinion Research Center. Check out his home page at http://www.agreeley.com or contact him via e-mail at agreel(at)aol.com.)
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