Connecting Faith To Life

Monday, October 25, 2004

Two Types of Stem Cells: Adult and Embryonic
Even if there will be a little magic bottle filled with potion that cures some of our most serious diseases, as a result of stem cell research, we need to understand one major point. Embyonic stem cell research takes a life in its earliest stages and adult stem cell research does no harm to any living thing.

Anytime Hollywood goes full throttle with a political issue, we should at least wonder. Remember when abortion was only going to be for rape or incest? And when homosexuals wanted to be tolerated and simply treated fairly? Pandora needs to stay in her proverbial box on this embyonic stem cell issue. (She's already busted out in California)

The attitude I have run into, even with other pro-life folks is, "Hey, if it'll get people like Christopher Reeve out of a wheel chair, why wouldn't we?" And my response is, "Why even consider taking a life when there is another way to accomplish the same medical goals?"

What I've really learned is people don't understand the issue (Much like the definition of marriage), so they don't want to oppose something they don't understand. When most people learn that research can be done just as easily using adult stem cells they ask, "Then why are we even trying to promote the use of embryonic stem cells?" Why, indeed!