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by learc83 2631 days ago
There's always a call for prayer warriors about literally every major news event--elections, judicial confirmations, catastrophes, droughts etc...

Yes there were people praying for her to be fully healed, but there's a difference between believing it's possible to be healed and arguing that we should keep her alive primarily because of that possibility.

The focus of the argument was that her life was already worth living because they believed she was still conscious, and other sanctity of life issues. At the end, the most common argument was that it was cruel to deny someone food and water. They were talking about how the family couldn't even give her ice chips.

The pro feeding tube people believed she should keep being fed regardless of whether God was going to heal her.