Neil Boortz, like most Christians believe a person's soul does not dissapear with death. And although he is a GOP pundit, he is puzzled that people who believe in everlasting life and the immortality of the soul would want to keep Terri's body alive. As he points out:
1 - Death is not the end of Terri's Journey
2 - If Terri's soul left her body, why keep a souless shell alive ?
3 - If Terri's soul is still in her body, why keep her here, unable to move on to whatever reward awaits Terri?
4 - Where do your concerns truly lie, with the eternal soul of Terri Schiavo, or with her earthly body?
Christian Neocon - Neal Boortz
I want Terri Schiavo to die because I believe she's earned it
I don't view death as the end of the journey of a human soul. I view it as a transition. The God I believe in would not waste the total life experiences of a man or woman made in his image on a total and complete death; a dead end, if you will, with nothing to follow. I cannot believe that it is God's plan that the life experiences of a man; wisdom gained, lessons learned and love experienced, should, upon death, disappear as if they never were. I believe that there's something to follow the life we know on this earth; and I believe that most of the people fighting to keep the body of Terri Schiavo alive feel the same way.
These feelings give rise to some questions of my own; questions for the devoutly religious people who are fighting to keep Terri Schiavo alive. Do you believe in God's promise of everlasting life? Do you believe that the reward for a life well spent on this earth is a life with God in heaven after you die? If you do, then a few more questions if you will.
Do you believe that the human soul can make the transition to everlasting life while the human body that carried that soul through life clings to life on this earth? If you do, then you must surely believe that Terri Schiavo has earned and is already enjoying her reward in heaven. That being the case, why is it so important to you that the now-unneeded body of Terri Schiavo is kept alive?
But perhaps you believe, as I do, that the human soul is so connected to and integrated with its earthly body that any transition will not be made until that body ceases functioning -- until death occurs.. That being the case, why do you so ardently desire that the soul of Terri Schiavo spend five, ten, perhaps 30 years or more trapped in a useless and non-functioning body, unable to move on to whatever reward awaits her? Isn't 15 years enough?
Where do your concerns truly lie, with the eternal soul of Terri Schiavo, or with her earthly body?