by Monty Self | Jun 1, 2021 | Opinion
The chimera was a horrific hybrid creature from ancient Asia Minor composed of a lion’s body with a goat’s head and a snake’s tail. The fire-breathing creature was feared until the king of Lycia ordered Bellerophon to kill the monster. The chimera is not the only...
by Robert Parham | Jul 28, 2009 | Opinion
The human embryo is a human being with moral status whether in a test tube or a woman’s womb and deserves enough respect not to be destroyed for its stem cells, argued a philosophy professor in an academic paper presented at the Baptist World Alliance meeting in...
by Bob Allen | Apr 13, 2007 | News
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to allow federal funding of research using embryonic stem cells. President Bush said he would veto the bill, just as he did in July. Nineteen Republicans joined 44 Democrats and independents supporting the bill, which...
by Bob Allen | Nov 9, 2006 | News
Exit polls suggested scandals, the war in Iraq and dissatisfaction with President Bush drove voters toward Democrats in mid-term elections, but stem cell research cropped up as a sleeper issue in several key races. President Bush restricted funding for research on...
by Brian Kaylor | Nov 6, 2006 | Opinion
Across the nation embryonic stem cell research garners media attention and political discussion. Numerous religious leaders have jumped into the debate. In <Missouri the issue remains especially contentious leading up to the Nov. 7 election over a proposed state...