Monday, May 25, 2009
Retard Answer Of The Week: Ove Vanebo
The leader of Youth of the Progress Party, Ove Vanebo, more than hinted of a lack of intelligence when answering a question posed by his own political party this week. On the Progress Party's website, he is asked whether his party's efforts to legalize assisted suicide are consistent with the Progress Party's Christian profile.
Mr. Vanebo's answer, which is provided under the sub-title "Not In The Bible", states as follows:
"There is nothing in Christianity saying you can not do this (i.e. assisted suicide). We are doing it today already. Think about how many people take abortions, and how many lives are lost in wars".
As a brief article in Wikipedia explains, euthanasia is only defended by a very small number of liberal Christians. Abortion is also considered sinful by all the major religions, including most forms of Christianity. However, the most ridiculous comparison is with lives lost in war. Mr. Vanebo is basically arguing that assisted suicide should be legalized as lives also are lost in war.
There are many valid arguments both in favor and disfavor of euthanasia, but Mr. Vanebo should probably stay far away from religious questions in the future. A better answer would be that the Progressive Party already have several policies that would be opposed by most Christians, and that the party's position on euthanasia just adds one more to the list.
VG 1, VG2, VG3, Dagbladet 1, Dagbladet 2.
Mr. Vanebo's answer, which is provided under the sub-title "Not In The Bible", states as follows:
"There is nothing in Christianity saying you can not do this (i.e. assisted suicide). We are doing it today already. Think about how many people take abortions, and how many lives are lost in wars".
As a brief article in Wikipedia explains, euthanasia is only defended by a very small number of liberal Christians. Abortion is also considered sinful by all the major religions, including most forms of Christianity. However, the most ridiculous comparison is with lives lost in war. Mr. Vanebo is basically arguing that assisted suicide should be legalized as lives also are lost in war.
There are many valid arguments both in favor and disfavor of euthanasia, but Mr. Vanebo should probably stay far away from religious questions in the future. A better answer would be that the Progressive Party already have several policies that would be opposed by most Christians, and that the party's position on euthanasia just adds one more to the list.
VG 1, VG2, VG3, Dagbladet 1, Dagbladet 2.
Labels: assisted suicide, euthanasia, Ove Vanebo, Progress Party
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