America Hides Death. That's Why Euthanasia Seems Acceptable

America hides death. That's why euthanasia seems acceptable

American culture works hard to hide death, from body bags to lethal injection. But obscuring death obscures essential truths about human nature, and it has made an oxymoron like "euthanasia" seem plausible.

Christians Must Oppose Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

American culture works too hard to hide the effects of death. Trained professionals conceal dead bodies in large bags. Morgues chill corpses to prevent decay. Popular media almost always celebrates youth and health to the exclusion of death (unless it is postulating some version of animated “undeath,” such as ghosts, mummies, vampires, or zombies. Except […]