Free Speech and then off to jail
At this point there is very little that I can add that can comfort these men, Terri’s family, Terri herself or even myself. I lift us all up to the Lord. The words below speak volumes…
Our First Arrest
A long hot day. We thirst, and fear for Terri whose thirst in unquenchable, except by the Spirit and power of God.
Well, we’ve resolved the dilemma of arrest, at least one of us has. My partner here, David Curell, pastor of Church of the Good Shepherd together with Tim, was just arrested after reading the following statement (in outline form as David wrote it):
Been here for 8 days
Much talk about:
—Courts, quality of life, law, state officials, federal officials
One thing overshadows all
—As a nation we are watching the court sanctioned killing of an innocent woman
—I thought the killing of the innocent was wrong
I am ashamed of our leaders
—Everyone has worked hard to cover themselves.
—The judges say they are following the law.
—The legislators say that they are thwarted by the judges.
—The executive leaders rattle their sabers and wring their hands.
Trust me
—All of you politicians, judges, leaders who are men, if Terri were your daughter you would have done considerably more.
I am ashamed of America.
—I often hear of how great our nation is, but I don’t think most Americans even care to find out if this event is significant. We just wish something else were on TV.
—Makes me wonder who really is in the persistent vegetative state.
I am most ashamed of those who claim to be the Church of Jesus Christ. We who have as our heritage both the theology for life and the history of those faithful who have been very inconvenienced for the sake of the marginal in our world.
—Where are you, pastors, priests, elders, deacons, fathers of families? Do you congregations and churches know the plight of this woman or what is at stake in this battle.
I am a father, not acting with Mr. Schindler’s permission, but offering myself as his proxy. I will be arrested for his sake as a father.
Please pray now for David. He has left for jail in the sheriff’s van.