Reasonably Religious: believing in a secular world 
Around euthanasia, the same two words always come up: courageous and sensible. But who says that courage always lies on that side of the table? I advocate for daring to call those who continue to fight and live courageous, without putting anyone else in a corner.
The discussion about euthanasia that I initiated led to insights and strengthened my question: 'Whose life is it?'. As a Christian, I first think of God. Prayer led to the Holy Spirit's insight that we belong to each other as brothers and sisters, which emphasizes love and mutual connectedness. This follows from Jesus' greatest commandments about love, and suggests that our life belongs to both God and...
Lately, the never entirely absent euthanasia debate has flared up again. Honestly, too much is debated about preconditions and too little about what it's really about. Who owns your life? May faith provide an answer to that?
The discussion about euthanasia always shifts further in a direction that frightens me. As a liberal-minded person, I attach great importance to individual freedom of choice. As a Mormon, I also believe that God has given us moral freedom of choice. I am honestly glad that I have both in me to find a balance in this discussion, which makes it much easier than...
In recent days, there has been a lot of discussion about the following video: To clarify: in our country, a legislative proposal by Jean-Jacques De Gucht is about to be approved, which allows euthanasia for minors. This would make us the first country in the world and consequently, this has already received considerable attention in the foreign press. In Canada, this...
In recent days, the topic of euthanasia has once again been clearly in the spotlight due to the proposal by Senator Jean-Jacques De Gucht. For clarity, I hereby provide the definition of euthanasia as I see it: “Euthanasia is defined as the intentional termination of the life of patients who are terminally ill or suffering unbearably.” I have always...
Reasonably Religious: believing in a secular world 