Thursday, March 24, 2005

"Family Values" and Terri Schiavo

Thoughtful, honest post by Digby about the Schiavo case and the light it sheds on the problematic nature of "family values." What about the family that Michael and Terri launched--the family that she chose to join, leaving behind her family of origin? Why are the interests, wishes, and integrity of that family being shredded by the innuendos and assaults of the far right, abetted by the cowardice of the MSM?

As Digby writes, sometimes "family values" comes down to a matter of control, and some of the people who claim they want to uphold those values are really just asserting the power of parents to impose their will on their children.

Jesus had no use for those kinds of "family values." When people tried to impose them on him, he shrugged them off with the question, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?" And he urged his followers, "Let the dead bury their dead." We're put on this earth to live, not to fulfill the dreams of our parents.
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