Anglican theologian Endorses Euthanasia

WorldnetDaily reports today that an aid to the archbishop of Canterbury now makes a theological case for euthanasia. The article reads in part:

"Canon Professor Robin Gill, a leading Church of England theologian, speaking to London's Sunday Telegraph, said, "There is a very strong compassionate case for voluntary euthanasia. In certain cases ... there is an overwhelming case for it."

Officially, the church is not in alignment with this view, according to the article

"Archbishop Williams, however, has been a longtime member and supporter of the pro-life group, Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, that campaigns against legalizing euthanasia. And the Church of England recently joined the Roman Catholic Church in a joint statement in opposition to the Assisted Dying Bill which legalized euthanasia.

That this should be a news story on the Sunday dedicated in this country to the sanctity of life is probably no accident. Pro-life people have made the connection between abortion, infanticide and euthanasia for thirty years, and predictions of the erosion of the value of life have been fulfilled. What is probably most shocking to early defenders of life is how mainline churches continually waffle on this issue or even endorse the ending of life by supposed caregivers.

There can be no stronger condemnation of any such view than that in Genesis 9:6, "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed." Oddly, the religious left keep turning this on its head, agitating for the "right" to end the lives of the innocent while calling the second half of the verse, capital punishment of the guilty, inhumane.

When such views come from the leadership of entire church communions, one can only shake his head in disbelief. Those who have the sense to see through this inversion of common sense and morality need to hold such leaders accountable. It has been thirty years since abortion was legalized in the United States and there is a very good possibility that the supreme court in this country will, as a result of the last election, be populated by a majority that will not read radical social policy into the constitution, but will instead actually read the words of the constitution and hold themselves bound by it. It may take a similar amount of time to root false teachers out of the leadership of mainline denominations, but I suspect diligence can accomplish even this, if ordinary folks can be faithful...and patient.