Why religions of the world condemn suicide
- Written by Mathew Schmalz, Associate Professor of Religion, College of the Holy Cross
A mourner reads a sympathy card left for Anthony Bourdain at a makeshift memorial in New York.AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
The recent suicides of fashion designerKate Spade and celebrity chef and writerAnthony Bourdain have reminded all of us that, even for the wealthy, life can become too painful to bear.
The sad truth is that suicide rates have been...