Yesterday James Dobson compared stem cell research to the Nazi experiments on live patients during the holocaust.
Some day I would like for Dobson and Mohler and the Pope to explain to me why they think the imago Dei must have a genetic structure rather than a spiritual one. Logically, that would mean that sin -- which corrupted the imago -- also had a genetic structure.
If eight cell blastocysts are fully human persons -- created in the image of God, but with a propensity to sin -- then why don't we have genetic engineers searching for the "original sin" gene. If they could find it and remove our rebellious nature, we could all be sinless and perfect.
Then no one would have to be "born again" and Jesus' death would have been unnecessary.
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Pharisees always want to stand around and criticize. It is so safe and comfortable to snipe at anyone or anything actually doing good. They even criticized Jesus for healing people on the Sabath. The test Jesus used was doing good. Stem Cell research has the potential of doing so much good anyone calling themselves a follower of Christ should be in favor of it, they have Christ himself as an example.
Whoa Bruce, that would just make too much sense. It's too logical. Can't have that, can we?
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I personally am tired of every person from every side of the aisle comparing something they don't like to Nazis. Dick Durbin gets condemned while Dobson... let's listen to what he has to say. Oy.
Wow, Bruce. I'm with Nathan. You make too much sense.
Dobson and Mohler are far too ideological to see that stem cell research leads to life.
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Lazer sharp insight, Bruce. Keep up the great work.
Embryonic stem cells have not been found to be that much more helpful than any other types of stem cells. Why do we want to walk an ethical tightrope when we can stay safely on the solid ground of medical science. Besides, it seems that there is hope that we can use placenta cells in the same ways as embryonic stem cells. See this article:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05217/549236.stm
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