A new Zogby poll released contrasts with the findings of earlier national surveys on the Terri Schiavo case. When the questions were asked in a way more reflective of the actual situation, the true complexities of the case and the American majority's clearer moral sensibilities emerge. No one with intellectual honesty can say with a straight face that Zogby is part of the vast right-wing conspiracy. But the Democrat-leaning pollster demonstrated the simple effectiveness of asking specific and relevant questions. Here are some key findings, as reported by Life News, the first suggesting popular approval for erring on the side of life: The Zogby poll found that, if a person becomes incapacitated and has not expressed their … [Read more...]

My essay, "Reflections on the Suffering and Death of Terri Schiavo," has been posted at Sharper Iron. The essay is personal, philosophical, spiritual, contemplative, and I hope you get a chance to read it. Thanks, Jason, for the opportunity to post it to your site. But even now in Terri's passing, our eyes are being focused on larger moral, cultural, and political debates to come. Read Bill Sammon's piece in today's Washington Times on the powerful resurgence of the pro-life movement in its crusade to reform the judiciary. The secular liberal political and media establishments looked at this case through radically different eyes than many religiously-motivated and spiritually-attuned fundamentalists, evangelicals, Catholics, and Jews … [Read more...]