Terry Shaivo's parents have no faith in God

Okay, my opinion on both the Florida and US Congress' involvement in this sordid affair have been adequately expressed by numerous people. The upshot is that Congress has no business getting into the personal lives of people unless the state has a *compelling interest*. Terry Shiavo's situation ain't legally compelling. What this is is invasive. 'Nuff said.

What I do want to say is that I have come to a conclusion that her parents, the Schindlers, have lost faith in their god. After all, if you think about it, whatever happens to Terry is, by definition of their religion, God's will. If they remove the feeding tube, regardless of whether Terry lives or dies, it will be by God's will alone. If Terry's soul is there, and God means it to stay put, we will know, because Terry will not die (and we'll all call it a miracle). If Terry's soul is there and God means it to leave, she'll die, and we'll all cry. If Terry's soul isn't there, then she's already gone, really, and what the Schindler's are doing is AGAINST GOD'S WILL AT THIS VERY MOMENT.

But see, they don't want to know this. They don't want to be confronted with God's will because they have no faith in Him. They are afraid of His decisions. Keeping Terry's tube in is the best trick they know how to get around this.

Because they can't accept God's will.