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#591645 2005-11-03 3:19 PM
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If someone prays for God to kill them and He does, is it considered suicide?


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Nope. Because God doesn't work that way.


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Strangely enough, I have to go with klinton over WBAM on this one.


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Wouldn't that be God's will though, to spare someone from agonizing pain?

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Captain Sammitch said:
Strangely enough, I have to go with klinton over WBAM on this one.




I didn't make a statement, only asked a question.


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Wouldn't that be God's will though, to spare someone from agonizing pain?




Yes, but sometimes we're not spared.


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Well, my thought about the subject goes something like this: if you believe in God, then you're wishing/wanting an independent entity to end your life, which is not the definition of suicide. I'd call it mercy.

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So if you ask Dr. Kervorkian to end your life it isn't assisted suicide?

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Well, if you ask God to strike you with lightning and He does, the insurance company will still call it an 'act of God'. By that reasoning at least, I would say you wouldn't be held responsible for your own death by divine intervention - even if you did ask for it.


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So if you ask Dr. Kervorkian to end your life it isn't assisted suicide?




I think its only assisted suicide if you're unable to carry out your own wishes, such as being physically unable to do so.


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