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NASB	1 Thessalonians 5:2 For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.
AMPLIFIED 2015	1 Thessalonians 5:2 For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the [return of the] Lord is coming just as a thief [comes unexpectedly and suddenly] in the night.

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Subject: Should Christian Churches unite

Bible Note: Dear Tim,

Here is some interesting information on stem cell research..

"Newsletter of the American Life League:

COMMUNIQUE - a pro-life news update
From: Judie Brown August 17, 2001 Vol. 11, No. 37

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Bush, embryonic stem cells and personhood

...Through the use of his carefully weighed rhetoric, the president consistently worked to undermine the fundamental, irrefutable scientific fact at the core of this issue: that human life begins at conception/fertilization and that there is never an acceptable reason for intentionally taking an innocent human life. While even
supposedly presenting the pro-life perspective in portions of his presentation, he used terms such as "potential life," "cluster of cells," "seeds," "byproduct," and strategically omitted "human" in key places serving to obfuscate these scientific and ethical realities.

In addition, funding in research on cell lines already established through the destruction of human embryos imputes an unethical complicity on our government and our country. For the first time in the history of the United States, the federal government will support research which may benefit others relying upon the destruction of innocent, defenseless human persons who were killed. This allows our nation's research to continue to cultivate a disrespect for human life.

Furthermore, what will happen if initial research proves to be promising? Virtually all scientists agree that these 60 cell lines will not be sufficient for the research needed. What will President Bush do when researchers may be on the verge of a breakthrough and approach him, asking for more cell lines to complete the task?
According to this precedent, he will have to provide more funding. He has opened this door and the slippery slope is indeed intact and functional. We have every reason to believe that he would break his commitment again.

Finally, this sad event once again illustrates to the pro-life community that the sole protector of innocent human life is objective truth. When politicians attempt to win our support while compromising objective moral principles, it just sets a precedent for future defeat and the continued destruction of innocent human life. Only when we first require adherence to objective truth from politicians will we be able to protect innocent human life from the moment of conception/fertilization.

For further analysis from those organizations and commentators who have seen through the rhetorical gymnastics uttered by President Bush, we recommend the following:

AMBASSADOR ALAN KEYES (DECLARATION NETWORK):"Embryonic Stem Cell
Research Not an Agonizing Choice," 7/24/01,
http://www.declaration.net/z-spec-df3-pr.asp

CAL THOMAS: "President Bush's Compromise," 8/13/01,
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/ct20010813.shtml.

CHARLOTTE ALLEN: "Bush Cell-Out: Worse than Morally Obtuse," 8/13/01,
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-allen081301.shtml.

CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA: "Profit from Killing Human Beings," 8/10/01,
http://www.cwfa.org/library/life/2001-08-10 (underscore) stem-cell.shtml.

FLIP BENHAM (OPERATION SAVE AMERICA): "How Long Will You Waver Between Two Opinions, America?" 8/10/01,
http://www.operationsaveamerica.org/press/press/010810-
responsetostemcell.html.

FR. THOMAS EUTENEUER (HUMAN LIFE INTERNATIONAL): "Statement Regarding
Stem Cell Research Funding," 8/10/01,
http://www.hli.org/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/001/250chmzc.asp.

JUDICIAL WATCH: "Bush Stem Cell Decision Breaks Campaign Pledge and Betrays Pro-Life Conservatives," 8/10/01,
http://www.judicialwatch.org/press (underscore)release.asp?pr (underscore) id (equals) 1481.

KENNETH CONNOR (FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL): news release, 8/9/01,
http://www.frc.org/press/content.cfm?get (equals)release (amperstand) id (equals) P01H02.

NCCB-USCC PRO-LIFE OFFICE FACT SHEET: "President Bush's Stem Cell Decision,"
http://www.nccbuscc.org/prolife/issues/bioethic/fact801.htm.

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY (EAGLE FORUM): "Clinton's Culture of Death Continues," 8/10/01, http://www.eagleforum.org/news/01-08-10 (underscore) stem-cell.shtml.

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COALITION FOR LIFE FAXNOTES: "Bush Policy Forces Taxpayers into Cooperation with Evil," 8/10/01,
http://www.rnclife.org/faxnotes/2001/aug01/01-08-10.shtml.

TRADITIONAL VALUES COALITION: "Human Life Must Be Sacred," 8/10/01,
http://www.traditionalvalues.org/prStemCell.html."

--Nolan

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