... aspects of this issue have been examined in books, TV shows, movies, magazine articles, and other means such as religious organizations of bringing the subject to the attention of the public. Who is to say when we should live or when we should die? Only God can determine that for us. People were sent ... here to live for a purpose and that is to test our belief in him. If we end it by assisted suicide, then we are doing it with the wrong intention, selfishness. Everybody has to go through rough times in life whether it is big or small ... will take place in your next life. This is bett...

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... was a greater sin than was his betrayal of Jesus Christ. (Flanders 1991) Early Christianity was strongly attracted toward suicide, perhaps because the act was often indistinguishable from martyrdom, and, "even the death of Jesus was regarded by Tertullian, one of the most fiery of the early Fathers, as a kind of suicide. He pointed out, and Origen [another major early Christian theologian] agreed, that He voluntarily ... factors. . (Borowsky 2001) Several factors significantly reduced the odds of attempting suicide. Perceived parent and family connectedness was significantly protective ...

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