According to this April 18 article in The Washington Post, the Obama administration on Friday issued compromise rules on federally-funded embryonic stem cell research. The rules would limit research, paid for by taxpayers, to using “excess” embryos voluntarily donated by their parents/owners and offered without remuneration. These embryos are now cryogenically stored in IVF and [...]
Daily Archive for April 19th, 2009
One does not equal the other
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 19th, 2009
In the “definition of marriage” department,
The lifelong union of one man to one woman for the purposes of procreation and mutual aid
does not equal
The occasional unions of one person to another person(s) for the purposes of pleasure and companionship
Just thought you’d like to know.
A new way to conceive (of) the world: Biocentrism
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 19th, 2009
In a post-Cartesian, Heisenberg-friendly attempt to account for human consciousness’s effects on our universe, now comes Biocentrism: How Life and Consciousness are Keys to Understanding the Universe, by Robert Lanza and Bob Berman (Benbella Books, May, 2009). According to an April 17 synopsis of the book in The Scientist (registration required),
Our current scientific model claims [...]
Neurobiologist Dr. Maureen L. Condic’s April 16 “Does Research Really Need Human Embryos and Cloning?” in The Daily Beast is a must read. Here’s an excerpt:
Claim: Human embryonic stem-cell research involves only embryos that will be discarded by fertility clinics.
False. Human-embryo cloning is the endgame. HESC proponents are now advocating for tax funding of [...]
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The Reverend Robert C. Baker, B.B.A, M.Div., is an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, and serves the Church as an editor at the denomination's publishing house. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree in Health Care Ethics at Creighton University. He is the author of What Happened To Merry Christmas? and How Do You Start a Fire with Water? and has authored or edited numerous Bible studies and books.
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