Comment Re:Had a personal experience on this one (Score 1) 646
Don't make the mistake of lumping all "religious"/believing people into one basket...
There are plenty of "religious" people who have nothing more than a habit, or label, or form, of belief. I know nothing about the first set of people referenced by the parent, but I can assure you they are not representative of the believing people I know.
When my wife's aunt, a believing Christian, was dying of old age, the aunt was upset because it was taking so long and she wanted to move on. We were all rejoicing when she passed.
When my grandfather, a believing Christian, was dying with an event that left him with no reasonable chance of recovery, the right amount of pain control eased his passing. We were sad not to have him with us, but glad for him. When Grandma followed him a year later, we were glad for her.
I don't believe in making people suffer when they are bound for some place they want to go.
Regardless of your belief set, I think we can agree that it's not good to make people suffer because we have trouble letting go of them.