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We Have A God-given Commission, But It Is Not A Commission To Be Self-righteous Know-it-alls- Quite The Contrary. Our Work In God's World Begins With The Acknowledgment That We Are Not God, And That Our Most Bitter Rivals Are Made In God's Image.

I Think A Lot Of Us Share A Fear That We And People We Love Will Lose Control Of Our Own Destinies At The End Of Life.

The Old Adage That Polite Conversation Should Not Include Talk Of Politics Or Religion Is Understandable Because Both Subjects Are So Heavily Laden With Emotion That Discussion Can Quickly Turn To Shouting. Blood Is Shed Over Politics, Religion And The Two In Combination.

The Senate Is Indeed A Deliberative Body, And That Quality Serves The Nation Well. A Slow-moving Government Helps Us Maintain A Stable Government. But Slow Moving Is Not The Same As Immobile.

Many, If Not Most, Americans Can Imagine A Fate Worse Than Death, And It Is A Seemingly Interminable Process Of Dying. For Them, It Is Frightening That Politicians Can Find Ways To Interject Themselves Into This Sad Process.