I have written about this proposal on the Michigan ballot but the time to vote is near and the fight has intensified.
The proposal allows owners of embryos from fertilization procedures, to legally donate them to research facilities instead of allowing them to be destroyed; it is as simple as that.
The daily ad wars have escalated to a ridiculous level and I wondered who in the hell was paying for all this media activity. This morning one of our daily newspapers identified the Catholic Church in Michigan as a major sponsor. I can only guess that the proponents are funded by research facilities who would receive the embryos and regular, intelligent and kind people that see the great potential for good this research may provide.
We are talking about millions of $$$$$$ taken from little old ladies who donate every week to their church so they can go to heaven.
The Catholic Church side does not bring up religion in any fashion in trying to defeat the proposal. This is a new strategy on the part of the Church in part, I think, because so many Catholics support this proposal and might object to the use of their money to battle something they support.
The Church here and I guess everywhere, is fanatically against abortion / Choice, throwing out all logic and reason just to stand on a principal their own members do not support.
If the embryos were to be destroyed anyway, would it not make sense to use them in a cause that may relieve so much suffering in the world? The proponents are using this one pretty cheerleader that suffered a debilitating accident when she was fourteen. She said that she will never be able to walk and function as a normal human being and she will NEVER be able to breath on her own. Stem Cell research offers her hope, even a glimmer of hope, for the future.
The Catholic Church ads harp on ridiculous possibilities like combining human embryos with animal embryos and similar absurdities BUT the polls say that they are winning the minds of Michigan residents with their message?
If the proposal is defeated I would have to take my hat off to the Catholic Church since they obviously know the Michigan voter better. They see the voter as a total dumb ass that will believe any sound bite thrown at him or her without due thought and therefore is completely malleable to people with the skills necessary to influence such people.
The Catholic Church is a pro at feeding people bull; they have been doing it for centuries.
The proposal allows owners of embryos from fertilization procedures, to legally donate them to research facilities instead of allowing them to be destroyed; it is as simple as that.
The daily ad wars have escalated to a ridiculous level and I wondered who in the hell was paying for all this media activity. This morning one of our daily newspapers identified the Catholic Church in Michigan as a major sponsor. I can only guess that the proponents are funded by research facilities who would receive the embryos and regular, intelligent and kind people that see the great potential for good this research may provide.
We are talking about millions of $$$$$$ taken from little old ladies who donate every week to their church so they can go to heaven.
The Catholic Church side does not bring up religion in any fashion in trying to defeat the proposal. This is a new strategy on the part of the Church in part, I think, because so many Catholics support this proposal and might object to the use of their money to battle something they support.
The Church here and I guess everywhere, is fanatically against abortion / Choice, throwing out all logic and reason just to stand on a principal their own members do not support.
If the embryos were to be destroyed anyway, would it not make sense to use them in a cause that may relieve so much suffering in the world? The proponents are using this one pretty cheerleader that suffered a debilitating accident when she was fourteen. She said that she will never be able to walk and function as a normal human being and she will NEVER be able to breath on her own. Stem Cell research offers her hope, even a glimmer of hope, for the future.
The Catholic Church ads harp on ridiculous possibilities like combining human embryos with animal embryos and similar absurdities BUT the polls say that they are winning the minds of Michigan residents with their message?
If the proposal is defeated I would have to take my hat off to the Catholic Church since they obviously know the Michigan voter better. They see the voter as a total dumb ass that will believe any sound bite thrown at him or her without due thought and therefore is completely malleable to people with the skills necessary to influence such people.
The Catholic Church is a pro at feeding people bull; they have been doing it for centuries.
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