Welcome to Every Thought Captive, I’m Phil Steiger.
There is a bill before the Senate that if passed would allow the destruction of 400,000 human embryos in order to harvest their stem cells. The medical promise of stem cells from embryos is just that-a promise. No viable treatment has resulted from their use to date, but the scientific community continues to promise great things.
Part of what is being exploited by this bill and its supporters is the idea that we can affect the greatest good for the greatest number if we kill a few embryos and use them for research. A few will die, but at least we have a shot at helping so many.
There is a lot wrong with this mindset, not the least of which is it ignores the virtue or value of our actions. The act of killing an innocent human for possible gain is always wrong. We certainly thought so when we condemned Nazi doctors at Nuremberg, and we should think it is morally wrong now.
This has been Every Thought Captive. I’m Phil Steiger, pastor at Quail Lake Community Church and Director for Dayspring Center for Christian Studies. For more information please visit, everythoughtcaptive.org.
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