Authority over death belongs to God alone, Church of England leader warns
- The Church of England's highest-ranking bishop stated that authority over death belongs to God alone while opposing assisted dying during a Synod meeting.
- The Terminally Ill Adults Bill has passed the House of Commons, seeking to allow assisted deaths for terminally ill adults in England and Wales.
- Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally urged peers to oppose the Bill, citing concerns it is unworkable and unsafe.
- Lay preacher Pamela Fisher, who is terminally ill, spoke against the religious arguments opposing assisted dying, emphasizing the need for accountability and support.
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Authority over death belongs to God alone, Church of England leader warns
Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell spoke out against the assisted dying Bill.
To Be Silent is to Be Complicit
In recent days (and within days), the British Parliament rushed through legislation to legalize medically assisted death for terminally ill adults and passed a bill to “decriminalize” late-term abortion. Led by the increasingly extremist Labour party who are enabled by the moral confusion of a supposedly Conservative opposition, Britain is, as C.S. Lewis warned, progressing in the wrong direction. In response, Peter Hitchens asked, “Parliament v…
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