Christian Coalition stands with Bush: "Embryos are human lives."

[Bluebear]

Statement from Christian Coalition of America on Stem Cells

To: National Desk

Contact: Michele Combs, Director of Communication for the Christian Coalition, 202-479-6900

WASHINGTON, July 29 /Christian Wire Service/ -- Roberta Combs, President of the Christian Coalition of America, releases the following statement on stem cells:

"The Christian Coalition of America supports President Bush's policy on successful adult stem cell research. We look forward to working with the President and other members of the US Senate on this issue. Our policy has always been that these embryos are human lives and continuing this research will destroy life."

http://www.earnedmedia.org/cc0729.htm

[Anarcho-Socialist]

1. That's one scary-assed picture

Can anyone say "brain-washed"?

[CatholicEdHead]

25. I get the same shocked reaction EVERY time I see that pic

[barb162]

30. she reminds me of the blonde woman who asked Bush a question

about abortion in the last debate with Kerry. The entire time he answered the question she looked at him like this.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. every sperm is sacred

every spern is great
If a sperm is wasted,
god gets quite irate.

[DanCa]

4. They dont believe in evolution but they elected a chimp as president (nt)

[MissWaverly]

12. this is so ludicrous it's not even funny

there are many healthy sperm released at the time of fertilization, once a fertilized egg attaches itself to the womb, the mother's body goes into defense mode to attack all others, there is no "sanctity of life"
in the fertilization process.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

21. Ye Olde Testament

Oh boy. no wonder American women are in trouble in the very near future. They allow their bodies to kill off precious sperm.

There are some pretty funky and crazy chapters and verses in Ye Olde Testament which describes what happens when your sperm hits the ground. Yet, rape of nonbelievers is fine, but your wife has to carry around her bloody marriage bedsheets around for life to prove her original virginity. (or stone her to death)

Now, with the neo con-based concerted attacks on women's reproductive rights in 17 states, including birth control dispensing, and even the right to hear real medical advice, I can only imagine what our future holds.

[MissWaverly]

22. Hope for the best

we really are no longer in the 13th century, people really do want
the best medical care for their families and you can't base
medical care on ignorance.

[DanCa]

3. You know you and I are made of carbon atoms

Can these people barbecue charcoal on Bush's ranch, burn coal, or use carbon paper without it being murder? Howabout wearring diamonds?

[youthere]

5. Human lives?

Okay so if I'm ever in a burning apartment building I'll be sure to go through all the freezers and make sure there aren't any "lives" in there.

[HockeyMom]

6. Do they want to BAN these couples from throwing them

in the GARBAGE if they so choose? Would these people FORCE the women to implant them or FORCE them to give them up for "adoption" to those LOONY Snowflake people, knowing full well the majority of them WILL DIE ANYWAY? Hello? Welcome to Fertility 101. Not EVERY blastocyst successfully (naturally or with IVF) implants and results in an "adorable, cute, baby."

These people are SO OBSESSED with BABIES. Do they give a DAMN about toddlers, children, teenagers, or ADULTS? NO.

[Bluebear]

9. In a word, yes.

I believe if they could force the couples with frozen eggs in storage to sprout them to life they would. Every single one.

[Kipling]

7. Human lives are human lives, dipshit. Embryos are embryos.

Durrrrr.

[izzie]

8. I just do not understand where these types are coming from

They love the sperm and egg yet they will go with a man who kills near 100,000 in Iraq. What am I missing?

[barb162]

31. Nothing at all

[VOX]

10. ** My Embryo Can Beat Up Your Embryo! **

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

All Hail, and Yield to the Power of the Mighty Embryo! Worship the Unborn! There is Power in the Innocent Life Conceived Two Seconds Ago! Kneel Before the Fetus! The Embryo Knows All, Sees All, and is Everlasting and Omnipresent! The Embryo is Perfect! The Embryo is Sacrosanct! The Embryo is G...The Embryo is G-g-g...The Embryo is GAWD! Hallelujah! Praise the Embryo! Amen! Amen! Oooo-hah! Thank You, Embryo!

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[wli]

11. wow, she looks hypnotized or drugged or something

That's really scary.

[nookiemonster]

23. Nah, it's just flavoraid. Jonestown blend.

n/t

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

13. And the Sun revolves around the Earth...ya, ya, ya

heard it all before from these same people during the dark ages. They are always anti-science/anti-medicine.

Nothing new here.

[MN ChimpH8R]

14. By that logic

stepping on an acorn is the same thing as cutting down an oak tree. I suggest you try that in a national park and see how far the argument will get you as the rangers drag you off to the pokey.

[CatholicEdHead]

26. They do not know the failure rate of embryos in the in-vitro process

[jedr]

15. having his cake and eating it too;

It's all about money with these people, so W keeps the fundies happy and gets their money and votes,and Frist keep the Pharm' people happy because there's big money to be made....the day a rebub gives a Damn about anything other than money; I might start to listen to them.

[Bouncy Ball]

16. They are blastocysts, anyway.

A blastocyst is an EIGHT-CELLED ball. The early stages of being a blastocyst, anyway. And that's what most of these frozen blastocysts are, eight cells.

You can see six of the cells in this blastocyst:



Also, many of the frozen ones are of medium to low quality and probably would not form to the point of being born even if transferred to a uterus. Couples who do IVF have the most high-quality blastocysts transferred and the medium to low quality ones are not used, but frozen (or, in rare cases, they don't even bother to freeze the most low quality ones).

[Bluebear]

17. Beautiful picture! Crying here.... I think we'll name him Jebediah!

:eyes:

[Bouncy Ball]

19. IMPOSING GENDER ROLES ON IT ALREADY????

:rofl:

I say Rebecca! Or maybe EVE!!!

On a more serious note, where these people are wrong is this: an eight-celled blastocyst has the POTENTIAL to become a human life. But it's quite a stretch to look at that picture and call that a human being. It's not. It has the potential, given a hospitable and compatible uterine atmosphere and given that the genetic encoding is compatible with continued development, given that a million other things don't go wrong, etc etc.

But what they are freaking out about are eight-celled balls.

[RagAss]

18. I've seen that look before

Mid Seventies...Moonies...strip malls and parking lots all over the Northeast....

[Vinca]

20. I hope the members of the Christian Coalition don't brush their teeth

and spit. Every stray cell contains DNA adequate to make a human being. STOP, STOP . . . the twins are going down the drain!!:banghead:

[jzodda]

24. Didnt you know?

If you take a microscope to look close at the stem cells they are little people running around in there. They may even wave to you if you look close :P

[sakabatou]

27. So what about those lives which are kiiled everyday

Such as in Africa or the middle east, or at home? What about them?

[stepnw1f]

28. The Willingly Dellusional Want To Believe They Care About Life...

but their actions say otherwise... they talk as if they care but they really don't. Just look at the man they voted for. A murderous President that starts a war of choice yet strips those who should have the right to choose to protect their own well being.

These people make me sick! They force others to follower their definition of "Life" and yet deny all others the same respect.

Kid die daily from starvation and poverty yet they vote for a man that could give two shits. This man they voted for is responsible for over 100,000 plus lives in Iraq, not to mention the deaths here of those that depended upon social programs he cut funding for.

A major FUCK YOU to those lurking here. You are evil! You understand that?

[Lindsay]

29. Delusional is right.

They seem to have convinced themselves that their concern for the unborn makes them righteous and holy.

Their lack of concern for the already born makes them hypocrites and makes me crazy.

And I really don't want people who don't believe in science making decisions on scientific issues, or health issues...or any other damned thing beyond what they're gonna have for dinner, for that matter.

[stepnw1f]

33. I 've Talked These People...

they believe in whatever they have been told by religious leaders in their communities. It's like a brainwashing cult... but worse. They willingly accept their version of reality because it's convenient for them. I don't mind convenience, but their convenience is extremely dangerous for women. I am a male.... go figure.

Maybe I care about a women's right to chose because it's her body and I just happen to respect my own mother's decisions. I think they are full of shit.

I don't buy what they say they believe. It's a goodamn excuse to oppress others.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

32. Absolutely! Our little Dubya is swilling beer and praising Jeebus.

We thought about raising him to be president, but decided there was more money in preaching.