Came across something very interesting tonight on the web. What do you all think? President Bush's criteria On August 9th, 2001, Former President George W. Bush announced that federal funds may be awarded for research using human embryonic stem cells if the following criteria are met: The derivation process (which begins with the destruction of the embryo) was initiated prior to 9:00 P.M. EDT on August 9, 2001. The stem cells must have been derived from an embryo that was created for reproductive purposes and was no longer needed. Informed consent must have been obtained for the donation of the embryo and that donation must not have involved financial inducements. 33 days later -September 111th 2001 Published on Saturday, March 7, 2009 by The Guardian/UK Obama Ends Bush Ban on Embryo Stem Cell Research Obama ends Bush ban on embryo stem cell research President will end restrictions on government funding for research crucial for developing new medical treatments 33 days after this has been anounced - 10th April 2009- Good friday Is this God's tipping point? Siobhan
Siobhán I think you are right. The 33 days is an interesting fact and sounds providential. Abortion is terrible enough, now more ways to kill the unborn have been legalised in the most powerful nation in the world.
The sad thing is more and more ways are being found to use ordinary cells like swabs from skin and they don't really need stem cells so much anymore.
Also found this article-I've been running into this in a lot of websites that I frequent. The jist of what I've been getting is that the one thing that will tip God over the edge will be something that at first seems beneficial but is intrinsicly evil The future Pope told Peter Seewald: "God will take action to counter an ultimate crime, an ultimate act of self-destruction, on the part of man. He will take action against the attempt to demean mankind by the production of slave beings. There are indeed final boundaries we cannot cross without turning into the agents of the destruction of creation itself, without going far beyond the original sin and the first Fall and all its negative consequences" - From an interview Pope Benedict had before being elected Pontiff Siobhan
Also found this article-I've been running into this in a lot of websites that I frequent. The jist of what I've been getting is that the one thing that will tip God over the edge will be something that at first seems beneficial but is intrinsicly evil The future Pope told Peter Seewald: "God will take action to counter an ultimate crime, an ultimate act of self-destruction, on the part of man. He will take action against the attempt to demean mankind by the production of slave beings. There are indeed final boundaries we cannot cross without turning into the agents of the destruction of creation itself, without going far beyond the original sin and the first Fall and all its negative consequences" - From an interview Pope Benedict had before being elected Pontiff Siobhan
