ABikerSailor
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Ya gotta wonder about the Christian right these days........
Pat Robertson: Alzheimer's Makes Divorce OK - ABC News
Pat Robertson: Alzheimer's Makes Divorce OK - ABC News
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Ya gotta wonder about the Christian right these days........
Pat Robertson: Alzheimer's Makes Divorce OK - ABC News
I imagine is must be very difficult to deal with someone you love who has advanced Alzheimers, particularly if your partner no longer even knows who you are.
Now imagine that you're still healthy, still mentally alert and still ready for life, but your former loved one is no longer even there mentally.
Think about spending the last couple decades of your life married to somebody who is drooling, in a constant state of confusion and anxiety, and completely unmanagable. The person still looks like somebody you once loved, but that person really no longer exists.
Is divorce under those circumstances really such a bad thing?
People divorce for far less significant reasons than that, don't they?
I imagine is must be very difficult to deal with someone you love who has advanced Alzheimers, particularly if your partner no longer even knows who you are.
Now imagine that you're still healthy, still mentally alert and still ready for life, but your former loved one is no longer even there mentally.
Think about spending the last couple decades of your life married to somebody who is drooling, in a constant state of confusion and anxiety, and completely unmanagable. The person still looks like somebody you once loved, but that person really no longer exists.
Is divorce under those circumstances really such a bad thing?
People divorce for far less significant reasons than that, don't they?
So that whole "till death do us part" is crap? Its "till death do us part as long as you are healthy"?
What disease is ok for divorce in your little world? Alzheimer's? An amputation? A bad cold? What?
I imagine is must be very difficult to deal with someone you love who has advanced Alzheimers, particularly if your partner no longer even knows who you are.
Now imagine that you're still healthy, still mentally alert and still ready for life, but your former loved one is no longer even there mentally.
Think about spending the last couple decades of your life married to somebody who is drooling, in a constant state of confusion and anxiety, and completely unmanagable. The person still looks like somebody you once loved, but that person really no longer exists.
Is divorce under those circumstances really such a bad thing?
People divorce for far less significant reasons than that, don't they?
So that whole "till death do us part" is crap? Its "till death do us part as long as you are healthy"?
What disease is ok for divorce in your little world? Alzheimer's? An amputation? A bad cold? What?
I don't live in a little world. Dona.
I live in the same world you live in.
A world where people get divorced for all sorts of reasons, many of them far less disruptive than something like advanced Alzhiemers.
Now imagine that you are now married to somebody who is no longer there as a person, and whose body is now warehoused in long term treatment facility.
That person to whom you were married is gone and has been gone for a long long time.
You are say, in your early 60s, and after years of being alone (because your spouse hasn't even recognized you in years), you find somebody with whom you want to share your remaining years with.
Are you EVIL if you choose to share your life with that person?
I don't think you are.
Obviously you disagree.
That's fine with me.
Ya gotta wonder about the Christian right these days........
Pat Robertson: Alzheimer's Makes Divorce OK - ABC News
Ya gotta wonder about the Christian right these days........
Pat Robertson: Alzheimer's Makes Divorce OK - ABC News
Ya gotta wonder about the Christian right these days........
Pat Robertson: Alzheimer's Makes Divorce OK - ABC News
I'm just wondering why a supposed leader of the Christian community states it's okay to divorce someone (and uses the most bullshit rationalizations), yet most of the Christian community doesn't even squeak once about this.
I suppose you guys think the Westboro Baptist church is okay as well?
I imagine is must be very difficult to deal with someone you love who has advanced Alzheimers, particularly if your partner no longer even knows who you are.
Now imagine that you're still healthy, still mentally alert and still ready for life, but your former loved one is no longer even there mentally.
Think about spending the last couple decades of your life married to somebody who is drooling, in a constant state of confusion and anxiety, and completely unmanagable. The person still looks like somebody you once loved, but that person really no longer exists.
Is divorce under those circumstances really such a bad thing?
People divorce for far less significant reasons than that, don't they?
So that whole "till death do us part" is crap? Its "till death do us part as long as you are healthy"?
What disease is ok for divorce in your little world? Alzheimer's? An amputation? A bad cold? What?
I don't live in a little world. Dona.
I live in the same world you live in.
A world where people get divorced for all sorts of reasons, many of them far less disruptive than something like advanced Alzhiemers.
Now imagine that you are now married to somebody who is no longer there as a person, and whose body is now warehoused in long term treatment facility.
That person to whom you were married is gone and has been gone for a long long time.
You are say, in your early 60s, and after years of being alone (because your spouse hasn't even recognized you in years), you find somebody with whom you want to share your remaining years with.
Are you EVIL if you choose to share your life with that person?
I don't think you are.
Obviously you disagree.
That's fine with me.
So that whole "till death do us part" is crap? Its "till death do us part as long as you are healthy"?
What disease is ok for divorce in your little world? Alzheimer's? An amputation? A bad cold? What?
I don't live in a little world. Dona.
I live in the same world you live in.
A world where people get divorced for all sorts of reasons, many of them far less disruptive than something like advanced Alzhiemers.
Now imagine that you are now married to somebody who is no longer there as a person, and whose body is now warehoused in long term treatment facility.
That person to whom you were married is gone and has been gone for a long long time.
You are say, in your early 60s, and after years of being alone (because your spouse hasn't even recognized you in years), you find somebody with whom you want to share your remaining years with.
Are you EVIL if you choose to share your life with that person?
I don't think you are.
Obviously you disagree.
That's fine with me.
Having just lost a parent to that disease, I can see your point.
My father stood by my mother until she died. Because of the disease, she suddenly forgot the years of acrimony and hatred. He was her new BFF. She wouldn't go to bed until she got her goodnight kiss and hug.
My dad didn't know how to handle it. She hadn't been that nice to him since they were courting.
Sad, really.
I'm just wondering why a supposed leader of the Christian community states it's okay to divorce someone (and uses the most bullshit rationalizations), yet most of the Christian community doesn't even squeak once about this.
I suppose you guys think the Westboro Baptist church is okay as well?