Respected or Neglected? Future of America's Elderly is in our hands

Leviticus 19:32 (New King James Version)
32 ‘You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God: I am the LORD.

Psalm 68:4-6 (New King James Version)
4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds,[a] By His name YAH, And rejoice before Him. 5 A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation.

Deuteronomy 5:16-17 (New King James Version)
16 ‘ Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you. 17 ‘You shall not murder.

Interesting that I received this [post to follow] in an e-mail today as I was pondering [last night] the moral and ethical state of this nation and remembering Terri Schiavo and how she was determined to be of so little value that our judicial system showed her no mercy and gave permission to end her life in a most inhumane way.

This was a great blow for those who are disabled and infirm and a turning point for this nation. Can we redeem this? We can not ignore the direction that eldercare is taking right now, please read the article from the Center for a Just Society

"Abused, Neglected and Forgotten: A Call to Conscience"

Some quotes...

"The plight of elderly Americans is a top concern for the Center for a Just Society because this population is at significant risk of abuse and neglect...

"...three factors will soon place aging Americans at even greater risk in long term care facilities. Those factors are demographic, economic, and cultural...

"Translating this into the public sphere, Christians should be at the forefront of ensuring justice for the infirm and the elderly. We should be in the vanguard of making and enforcing laws that protect the dignity of older men and women, especially those who are languishing in long term care facilities. The pro-life movement has done an incredible job establishing pregnancy care centers across the country to help women with crisis pregnancies. In a similar way, Christians should start thinking about how they might create an infrastructure to help protect the elderly in the coming years. It is our duty as Christians—and as citizens—who were nurtured and cared for by those who now need our help..."