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Q&A: Frequently asked questions about stem cell research

WASHINGTON—President Obama’s executive order March 9 will drastically expand the federal government’s role in embryonic stem cell research. Following is a list of frequently asked questions, along with answers, about stem cells. more »

By Michael Foust - Mar 11, 2009 - (6)

Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research

Obama ‘left door wide open’ for research cloning

WASHINGTON—When President Obama signed an executive order overturning the Bush-era restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, he went out of his way to state he was firmly opposed to human cloning — or at least it appeared that way. more »

By Michael Foust - Mar 11, 2009

Topic: Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research

Obama order: one giant leap toward cloning

Hardly a week seems to pass without the Obama administration taking strides to peel back protections for unborn human life. This week is no exception. more »

By Doug Carlson - Mar 10, 2009 - (1)

Topic: Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics

Lamenting the reversal of pro-life stem cell policy

This is a sad day for the sanctity of all human life in America. President Obama, in rescinding President Bush’s order of August 2001, which banned federal funding of research that causes the destruction of human embryos, has declared open season on unborn babies, allowing them to be destroyed for the sole purpose of harvesting their embryonic cells and tissue in the hopes of discovering treatments for maladies and diseases affecting older and bigger human beings. more »

By Richard Land - Mar 9, 2009 - (7)

Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research

Modern-day cannibals

Throughout his campaign for president, President Barack Obama said he would reverse President George W. Bush’s ban on the federal funding of stem cell research on human embryos. more »

By Richard Land - Feb 11, 2009 - (7)

Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, National

Biofuel: The dangerous consequences of good intentions

As responsible human beings we should be concerned always about doing harm to this planet we inhabit together. As a Christian I believe people of faith have a sacred responsibility to engage in creation care – never treating the earth or its atmosphere as though it is ours to do with as we please. more »

By Richard Land - Oct 10, 2008

Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Hunger/Homelessness, Science, Environment

The Democrats’ Platform Plank on Abortion: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back?

Much has been made of the Democratic Party’s new platform plank on abortion. Jim Wallis has hailed the new language as “an historic step forward.” Is it? more »

By Richard Land - Sep 5, 2008 - (1)

Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, , Science, Bioethics

RADIO: Richard Land interviews Ben Stein

Dr. Richard Land welcomes Ben Stein to the For Faith & Family radio broadcast to discuss the film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (in theaters April 18, 2008) as well as the American Civil Rights Movement, 40 years later. more »

By staff - Apr 18, 2008 - (2)

Topic: Family, Education, Citizenship, Human Rights, Racial Reconciliation, Science, Creation/Evolution

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells:  An Amazing Breakthrough in the Stem Cell Debate

In the past few months, three research teams have published reports outlining their successes in transforming adult skin cells into pluripotent stem cells, the functional equivalent of embryonic stem cells. more »

By Andrew R. Lewis - Jan 14, 2008

Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics

American moral values: narrowed or prioritized?

It’s a cheap shot to criticize socially conservative American “values voters” for narrowing the political litmus test to abortion and same-sex “marriage,” because “narrowing” and “prioritizing” are two different things. more »

By Richard Land - Nov 27, 2007 - (5)

Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Racial Reconciliation, Social Issues, War, Science, Bioethics

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