I have kept out of the stem cell research / anti-abortion posts and usually don't read them but I like what KEn and Paul. They have effectively said what need to be said. Kathy W cg for Jim KEn Becker wrote: > Here is another way to look at this: God is offering a cure for PD and many > diseases, but making it a little difficult, so it will be appreciated. He > knows there will be controversy and questioning of whether He approves, He > wants us to think of Him when we make these decisions. If you go into your > boss's office and take a penny from his desk, that is theft, and is morally > wrong. If the boss hands you $1000 and tells you it is a bonus for doing > your job well, it is a gift and you should accept it graciously. Using the > stem cells is NOT killing, it is preserving and enhancing life, as long as > abortions are not being performed solely to obtain the cells. I can't believe > that God would want His children to suffer, when it is preventable. Would He > not want us to kill germs to allow a baby to live? The germs are His > creatures too! > We were given the ability to think for ourselves, and this is the time to use > our God-given brains to do what is right, not waste time fighting while > people are suffering and dying!. > Ken B