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FYI: This audio was featured in Ultimate Issues 027. Original air date was Nov. 21, 2013 on my Ultimate Issues Podcast.
This was an interesting class (if I can be so bold as to call my own class interesting.) Due to other events happening in the community we had a small group attend and we were able to simply discuss some important issues. We had briefly mentioned euthanasia and other variations on killing and/or murder in previous classes (TMT 044 and 045). So I was determined to open the class up to discussing difficult issues like euthanasia, suicide, and other end of life issues that many of will deal with at one time or another. I think it is vital we openly discuss these areas of life and how they pertain to the ethical mandates that come from God. It is my belief that if we don’t think about the big issues in life and then we will have difficulty thinking clearly about the smaller issues in life.
We cover a lot of ground but we didn’t often come up with great solutions. Often, these scenarios are highly nuanced and require the expertise of a qualified rabbi, priest, minister, or someone of the like who is trained in this area of life/death to help us determine what is RIGHT.
With out a doubt, it can difficult and confusing for most people to determine what is the right, moral thing to do in these scenarios.
Here are some of the questions and ideas discussed:
Is euthanasia murder?
Is suicide murder?
Is assisted suicide murder?
If someone has a DNR is that a form of suicide?
If someone has a mental illness that “causes” him to kill another person, is he still deemed a murderer?
To what extent, and in what situations are military or police permitted to kill, and when (if ever) does it become murder?
How can we prevent murders?
If you have any thoughts, questions, or arguments you would like to contribute please do so below in the comment area. Thank you
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