Have a heart, President Bush

Wired News: Senate Says Yes to Stem Cells
The Senate passed a bill that would increase federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research. It sounds okay, but stem cells come from dead babies. Okay, fetus is politically correct, but 'dead baby' is more accurate.

There are other sources now. We can explore and improve our understanding of these alternates, and not have to resort to embryonic stem cells.

"Actress Mary Tyler Moore was very disappointed by Bush's stance.

'This is an intelligent human being with a heart, and I don't see how much longer he can deny those aspects of himself,' she said."

Funny thing is, Bush does have a heart.

"The simple answer is he thinks murder's wrong," said White House spokesman Tony Snow. "The president is not going to get on the slippery slope of taking something living and making it dead for the purposes of scientific research."

Our president does have a heart. Thats why he is so involved in world politics (e.g.--the war in Iraq), and why he refuses to be involved in embryonic stem-cell research. There are many people who may benefit from new findings, but many more infants who will never enjoy a single day playing in the park with their daddies.

Whether he can walk or not.

U.S. House Bill on Persecution in China Draws Fire | Christianpost.com- Christian News Online , Christian World News

"'The Chinese government protects the freedom of religious beliefs of citizens in accordance with the law,' Jiang said. 'After reform and opening up ... we have made great progress in our human rights and people's livelihoods. This is obvious for all to see.'
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Yes, it is obvious for all to see. Thats why we can condemn their actions, because finally they're obvious to even the blindest lawmaker. "China maintains tight control over all religions. Those who attend underground Protestant or Catholic churches routinely face detention, harassment and sometimes imprisonment." What, its called freedom because I can attend church, but it has to be the one controlled and owned by the goverment? They appoint pastors, then tell them what to preach. They have spies attend church to take names and report on them. And this is the official church! Imagine what they do to members of unofficial churches.

They said that the U.S. needs to stop interfering in "internal affairs under the pretext of religious affairs and human rights." There is the key difference. In American, the individual is highly valued. Not so in China. It is the Government and the Party that are paramount. I agree on the point of not interfering in internal affairs. No one else should tell us how to tax or set our speed limits or vote. Thats government. But we have no right to crush down the individual citizens of our country.

I was going to say "I can't believe China said that," but, unfortunately, I can believe.

Prison Closes Christian Discipleship Program

Christian Today > Christian News, Updated Daily > The Prison Service has ditched a groundbreaking discipleship course for inmates at Dartmoor prison on the grounds that it failed to comply with “diversity policies”.

There were two reasons for the closure of this program. They teach the sanctity of heterosexual marriage, for one. Which upsets anyone who doesn't fall into that category. And if they aren't in this category, where do the fall? Into the SIN category. (And we can't be calling people sinners now, can we? Even if they are in prison for breaking the law, we still can't call them sinners, they have enough issues without lowering their self-esteem.)

Secondly, it doesn't comply with the diversity policies of the prison system. They aren't allowed to, ever so slightly, insult another by ... what? ... telling them the Truth? If they say Jesus is the Son of God, some will be offended. If we say He died, and rose from the grave, others will be offended. And we can't offend, now, can we?

A similar program in American (this one is in Britain) reduced recidivism to eight percent. Its clearly effective. Even the little bit it ran in England, they saw changes. Its not just a Bible study run behind prison bars. Its also a support program for those who have been released.

It works, but it isn't all inclusive, so, they're going to throw it out the window.

We can tolerate anything, except intolerance, it seems.

Certainly a one world religion is coming soon, and its going to damn the whole world.

African Anglicans Oppose ... wishy-washy-ness

Christian News, Updated Daily - Christian Today >In an attempt to keep some degree of unity within the worldwide Church the Archbishop of Canterbury last month called for a two-tiered system of membership. The “covenant system” proposes that Churches should be asked to sign a formal covenant, which would allow some to be fuller members of the Anglican Communion than others.

A dual system is proposed, whereby there would be full “constituent” members to the Communion that have conformed to the traditional Biblical views of the Church, but also another section of “associate” members which will incorporate rebel and more liberally-viewed Churches.

Huh? A two-tier system? Two churches? One who obeys the Word of God, and the other who, um, makes up their own rules and goes their own way based on current cultural conditions?

If I remember right, Paul said to turn these people out, and let Satan have them for a while. I don't remember anything about accomadation. Was it Jude, or John, who said to pray for them, and pull them from the fire. Not to build asbestos-lined churches where they can comfortably go to hell.

I commend the Nigerian Anglican church for speaking out against the Archbishop of Canterbury. He's trying to prevent a split in the church by accomodating sin, and they have called him out on it.

Also, I wanted to point out the language of this article. This new proposal would "allow some unity" within the church. He sees this is a "unity in the church" issue, instead of a sin issue. In his language, this appears to be a good proposal, instead of what it is. It is a way to allow people to sin, and remain in the Anglican church.