The reason that he and so many others seem to desire this type of research is because they hope that there are latent medical remedies for ravaging diseases like cancer, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis as well as spinal cord injuries and muscle damage yet to be discovered through the testing and destruction of embryonic stem cells. What so many fail to realize, though, is that private research of embryonic cells has been going on for years and not one cure for any of the aforementioned diseases or afflictions has yet been discovered. The so called “ban” on stem cell research is only a restriction on the use of federal funds for the most controversial form of stem cell research, which involves the creation of embryonic stem cells for the purpose of testing and simultaneous destruction. For the record, stem cell research has never been banned in this country, and the politicians and pundits who use this kind of inflamatory language are simply deceiving people. Interestingly, while no single cure or treatment for these devastating ailments has been discovered through the testing of embryonic stem cells, scientists have determined that there is much more promise and proven results in the study of adult stem cells, which are taken from existing tissues of all kinds rather than from develping human embryos.

The point being that it doesn’t make any sense in any universe to purposely create and destroy human embryonic cells when there is a limitless availability of more promising adult cells at our disposal. There is absolutely nothing available to us in embryonic cells that we cannot obtain through adult stem cells, so why in the world should we pursue this destructive course? As a pastor, many ask me what my perspective is on the stem cell issue, and I can tell you with absolute conviction that it is an obvious and offensive violation of life to create human embryos for the purpose of testing and destruction. The practice is not only illogical and ridiculous, it is also careless and reckless.

I am no scientist but as a pastor, I am more than shocked that so many “scientists” and politicians drink the coolade so easily and advocate the mindless and heartless practice of automatous science. Now, I am a pastor and not a politician, but I am reasonably sure that spending our tax dollars on funding for spurios research like this is just about the worst idea I’ve heard. To me, it’s akin to investing billions of dollars into the exploration of coal energy rather than into nuclear or hydroelectric technology. Why would anyone with half a brain invest our tax dollars into dead end research when there is an incredibly promising alternative? And why, for that matter, would we pursue an obviously immoral course of research when there is a perfectly moral alternative? Just something I’ve been thinking about lately.