Tuesday, December 20, 2011
A question re: witnessing to someone on their deathbed...?
I have worked closely w/ the dying in my capacity as a critical care nurse and being involved with hospice. I have to echo what has already been said...if someone has chosen their spiritual path, that path needs to be respected. Many people flounder to find that spiritual path, the last thing people need is having someone...a stranger...questioning that path as their last moments on this Earth. It is disruptive to the person dying and it is disruptive to the family who is present. I personally have come to realize that I don't believe in the divinity of Jesus and to have someone preach to me as I lay dying that the only way to be "saved" is to accept Jesus....If I can't accept him now, what makes them think I will accept him if I am dying...fear...is that what Christians want, people to make statements on the basis of fear. It is arrogant and unethical.
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