why don't we have genetic engineers searching for the "original sin" gene?

[Cell Whitman]

I really like Dr. Bruce Prescott's blog and radio show. He's the host of "Religious Talk" - Executive Director of Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists and President of the Oklahoma Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State

He's pondering...

http://mainstreambaptist.blogspot.com/

Thursday, August 04, 2005

Shame on Dobson

Yesterday James Dobson compared stem cell research to the Nazi experiments on live patients during the holocaust.

Some day I would like for Dobson and Mohler and the Pope to explain to me why they think the imago Dei* must have a genetic structure rather than a spiritual one. Logically, that would mean that sin -- which corrupted the imago -- also had a genetic structure.

If eight cell blastocysts are fully human persons -- created in the image of God, but with a propensity to sin -- then why don't we have genetic engineers searching for the "original sin" gene. If they could find it and remove our rebellious nature, we could all be sinless and perfect.

Then no one would have to be "born again" and Jesus' death would have been unnecessary.

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* imago Dei

http://www.meta-library.net/theogloss/imago-body.html

("image of God"): A theological term, applied uniquely to humans, which denotes the symbolical relation between God and humanity. The term has its roots in Genesis 1:27, wherein "God created man in his own image. . ." This scriptural passage does not mean that God is in human form, but rather, that humans are in the image of God in their moral, spiritual, and intellectual nature. Thus, humans mirror God's divinity in their ability to actualize the unique qualities with which they have been endowed, and which make them different than all other creatures: rational structure (see logos), complete centeredness, creative freedom, a possibility for self-actualization, and the ability for self-transcendence.

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Here's a post on Dr. Prescott's top twenty radio show downloads. There is an error in the post, the date of the Dr. Charles Kimball interview is Nov. 24, 2002. Which means, if you have heard about any Christian missionaries being persecuted/killed overseas by Muslims since then, BLAME JERRY.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4255701&mesg_id=4255701

[Broken_Hero]

1. excellent post...:)

Its a valid, a very valid talking point, i will remember this angle the next time i debate/argue/trade ideas with a RW....

[Cell Whitman]

2. you can see the comebacks

...what there is of them in the post.

The post which bozo Cell failed to put the link to in his original post. :)

here tis:

http://mainstreambaptist.blogspot.com/2005/08/shame-on-dobson.html

Be sure to visit and spend some time at Dr. Prescott's site. Lots of good stuff.

[Democrats_win]

3. That site does have some interesting comments about Durbin's

nazi comments. There is no question Durbin did not equate us to nazis, but the main message is that Gitmo is unAmerican. Dobson equates stem cell research with the nazis and this is simply illogical.