Re: Re: -more info: what does bible say about organ donation: Ethical question

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, here is an interesting article about Christians and transplants: http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/2164

Lori A.

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To: Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2009 9:50:11 PMSubject: Re: Re: - what does bible say about organ donation: Ethical question

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What you said about "must die" is what I disagree with or should I say I agree with you. It is ok if this person just dies in the normal course of life. Like I said before, If I can't or don't know where the liver came from then I am not in the wrong. If you need a transplant and someone else dies (not us taking their life) so you can live, that is a great gift. I think the best thing to do it rest & trust in Gods sovereignty. He knows what we need.

Lori A.

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From: DAVID MULLEN <synergy (AT) fidnet (DOT) com>To: @ yahoogroups. comSent: Thursday, April 9, 2009 8:30:56 PMSubject: Re: Re: what does bible say about organ donation: Ethical question

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My two cents.... no one MUST die for you to live. People (many people) die every day. And I know you realize we all will die one day. I believe you are looking at the cause and effect wrong. You Recieve the Gift of a liver from someone's death, you did not cause the death of another for you to live. Does that make sense? For me, It seems tragic to think that other lives couldn't be prolonged from such a process that occurs every day. Wasteful comes to mind. It almost seems as ridiculous to me as dying and being buried with a lottery ticket in your pocket while the one's you left behind are left to sell the family farm!

Just my own personal thoughts on it all!

Jeannie:)

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 6:26 AM, scotty73ohio <scottandlizg@ verizon.net> wrote:

Hi Lori,It looks like your cunnundrum is more difficult than mine: your options are more limited. Do you have a plan for when/if you need a transplant? My understanding was that the sources of the livers available are kept secret from the recipients-- can't choose where it came from. I might be wrong. For myself, I'm curious about these questions because I'm still trying to figure out why I'm troubled by it. I tend to agree with Ian that brain dead is dead, but I still don't feel entirely comfortable. I'm working on formulating exactly why. I'm reasonable enough to realize that people die, and people will continue to die regardless of my condition. However, the idea that someone MUST die for my continued survival is what gets me. Sorry I can't explain it better than that. >> I am a christian and I disagree. I think we are on dangerous ground if we try to play God and decide when someone should die. Brain dead or not they are still alive in my opinion. I can't really think of anywhere in the scriptures that would disagree with me. Just my 2 cents.> > Lori A. > > "Aggressively Pursuing Solutions To Your Real Estate Needs!"> > First Weber Group> Cell: > 1507 E. Sunset Drive> Waukesha, WI 53189> LoriUSA@ ... > www.Lori.FirstWeber .com> > Click here> > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __> From: scotty73ohio <scottandlizg@ ...> > To: @ yahoogroups. com> Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 7:37:50 PM> Subject: Re: what does bible say about organ donation: Ethical question> > > > > > Thanks, Ian. It didn't occur to me that most Christians accept brain death as actual death. It seemed incongruent with other fights for life--even for those without brains. I've been struggling with the whole situation: some other family must lose something for me to live. It's hard. >