Why are relgious people against stem cell research?

Question

Here is an interesting article why they are wrong.

http://www.medsocial.com/blog.aspx?blogaction=viewblog&show=339

Answer 1

Yes, but do you know the actual procedure involved in harvesting these stem cells?

Answer 2

I think you need to re-phrase your question - 'religious' are not always Christians and 'God' is not always Christian either. It appears that it is predominantly Christians who are against it because it is sort of 'meddling' with life, or potential life as in this case. In a way, the Christians have a point - we all have to have some sorts of diseases and we all have to die of something - the spiritual answer to disease is acceptance. In the end, we all have to accept death and in a way, disease helps us prepare for that. Some people view disease as a grace from God that they will willingly suffer. Other religions, such as Hinduism, are less paranoid about disease and death i.e. they are more accepting of it, in part because they believe in reincarnation. 'Christians' on the other hand believe they've only got one life and one body, so they pack in as much as possible, even saying 'Oh you've only got one life!' They even use this to justify satisfying all their whims and disease is considered a disaster. These are not usually 'religious' people as such, but they are subliminally affected by the culture they live in. So, paradoxically it is those who are subject to the subliminal messages of Christianity (that you have one life, one body and then you die etc.) who are requiring cures for their diseases. Embryos ARE sacred, but so are cows and grass, so is the air and the oceans. Hopefully one day, Christians might stick up for them too. By the way - there's absolutely no guarantee that embryonic stem cell research will throw up any useful results with regards curing any diseases, but it will certainly give the scientists some employment for a while.

Answer 3

Religious people are not against stem cell research.

They are against creating babies to kill them and use their stem cells.

Adult stem cells, cord blood stem cells. All these are fine. Embryonic stem cells mean murder.

I've also spoken to a few scientists on the issue. All studies done with embryonic stem cells have resulted in disaster. Yet HUGE steps have been made with adult stem cells.

So why the big push and the big lie about embryonic stem cells?

Answer 4

The ten commandments say though shalt not kill. When someone performs stem cell research, you are killing embryos which could have been born babies. So people see it as killing.
By the way, not all religious people think that. I am religious and I believe in using stem cell research.

Answer 5

I think people who have moral objections object to embryo stem cell research. Stem cells can be acquired from adult sources and umbiblical cord. I have no objection to research on these types of cells and I think the research will be invaluable.

Answer 6

Using stem cells from embryos in a fertility clinic would at least give that "unborn life" a purpose. Otherwise, they are flushed down the drain, or allowed to die then put in the garbage.

Why don't Christians get all "righteous" about all the embryos destroyed at fertility clinics?

Answer 7

because they consider 100 cells a potential human
being human in my opinion is more then having DNA
besides they use aborted fetus so why not put them to good use if it's going to save millions or even billions of people if abortion is legal so should stem cell research

Answer 8

I consider myself religious and I am not against it. I am for using the blood from the umbilicol cord once you have a baby, because there are stem cells in there too.

Answer 9

You mean Christians, not all religious people....I am a Hindu and I'm not against it, in fact, Hinduism blends the scientific with the spiritual.

Answer 10

I am not against stem cell research. I am against killing people to obtain their stem cells. Stem cells can be obtained without killing people.