What Am I? part 4

This was a comment on one of my recent post:

Should we even be discussing whether one political party is more "Christian" than another? This not only seems narrow-minded, but is also not in line with what our founding fathers had in mind for our country. To try to judge whether any political party is Christian or not is short-sighted. How Christian is "Christian enough"? What denomination's beliefs should we use to judge? What standards does one use to decide? Using only three issues (capitol punishment, abortion, and stem cell research) to make that determination (two, if you lump abortion and stem cell research together, which most Republicans do) is awfully dangerous. I would hate to be judged and pigeonholed based on my beliefs about any three issues alone.
Are there Christian Democrats? Certainly (http://www.liberalslikechrist.org/about/democrat-1.html).
Are there Atheist Republicans? Absolutely (http://www.compleatheretic.com/links/godlessright.html).
Neither Republicans nor Democrats are entirely right or wrong, no matter what measure we use to judge, and we should not base our vote on unrealistic and vague standards.

Basically, I am trying to determine what I, a Christian, actually believes in the political field. I am not trying to persuade one way or another how a person should vote. It is a search to determine what I actually am, politically speaking. I may state what is the more Christian view is, in my opinion. I am also trying to use scripture as a basis of my findings. But as I stated before, which issues are most important? Or which issues should a Christian think, in my opinion, are important? It is not based on 3 issues. Those are just the first 3 issues that I have covered. I do plan on going down the list i have stated in a previous post. Again, it is a search of my political mind. This is a time in my life I am confused what is right or wrong politically speaking. I hope to find an answer.

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What Am I part3

Embryonic Stem Cells-

This is from the Republican candidates web site.(John McCain) Stem cell research offers tremendous hope for those suffering from a variety of deadly diseases - hope for both cures and life-extending treatments. However, the compassion to relieve suffering and to cure deadly disease cannot erode moral and ethical principles.

For this reason, John McCain opposes the intentional creation of human embryos for research purposes. To that end, Senator McCain voted to ban the practice of "fetal farming," making it a federal crime for researchers to use cells or fetal tissue from an embryo created for research purposes. Furthermore, he voted to ban attempts to use or obtain human cells gestated in animals. Finally, John McCain strongly opposes human cloning and voted to ban the practice, and any related experimentation, under federal law.(added note:This is the Christian stance, relates to abortion.)

As president, John McCain will strongly support funding for promising research programs, including amniotic fluid and adult stem cell research and other types of scientific study that do not involve the use of human embryos.

Where federal funds are used for stem cell research, Senator McCain believes clear lines should be drawn that reflect a refusal to sacrifice moral values and ethical principles for the sake of scientific progress, and that any such research should be subject to strict federal guidelines.

This is from the Democrat candidate's website. (Barrack Obama)Embryonic stem cells can be obtained from a number of sources, including in vitro fertilization. At this very moment, there are over 400,000 embryos being stored in over 400 facilities throughout the United States. The majority of these are reserved for infertile couples. However, many of these embryos will go unused, destined for permanent storage in a freezer or disposal. We should expand and accelerate research using these embryos, just as we should continue to explore the viability of adult stem cell use and cord blood use.

All over the country, exciting progress is being made in the area of embryonic stem cell research. At the University of Illinois, they're finding that stem cells have the potential to treat blood disorders, lung diseases, and heart damage.

At Johns Hopkins, researchers were able to use mouse embryonic stem cells to repair damaged nerves and restore mobility in paralyzed rats. One can't help but think that it's a matter of when, not if, this research will be able to one day help those who have lost the ability to walk.

For these reasons, I'm proud to be a long-term supporter of greater stem cell research. While I was a member of the Illinois Senate, I was the chief cosponsor of the Ronald Reagan Biomedical Research Act, which would specifically permit embryonic stem cell research in Illinois, and establish review of this research by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

And I'm proud to be a cosponsor of the stem cell bill before us today. This bill embodies the innovative thinking that we as a society demand and medical advancement requires. By expanding scientific access to embryonic stem cells which would be otherwise discarded, this bill will help our nation's scientists and researchers develop treatments and cures to help people who suffer from illnesses and injuries for which there are currently none. But the bill is not without limits; it requires that scientific research also be subject to rigorous oversight.

I realize there are moral and ethical issues surrounding this debate......we're talking about using those stem cells to possibly save the lives of millions of Americans.

The concluded stance that I see, The Republican view is the more Christian view of the two.

Republican 3
Democrat 1

A TALE OF 2 HOUSES

House #1: A 20 room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms ) heated by natural gas. Add on a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house, all heated by gas. In one month this residence consumes more energy than the average American household does in a year. The average bill for electricity and natural gas runs over $2400. per month. In natural gas alone, this property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American home. This house is not situated in a Northern or Midwestern "snow belt" area. It's in the South.
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House #2: Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university. This house incorporates every "green" feature current home construction can provide. The house is 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms) and is nestled on a high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds geothermal heat-pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground. The water (usually 67 degrees F.) heats the house in the winter and cools it in the summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas and it consumes one-quarter electricity required for a conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding the house. Surrounding flowers and shrubs native to the area enable the property to blend into the surrounding rural landscape.



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HOUSE #1 is outside of Nashville, Tennessee; it is the abode of the so-called "environmentalist" Al Gore.



HOUSE #2 is on a ranch near Crawford, Texas; it is the residence the of the President of the United States, George W. Bush.



And, yes ... I DID check check snopes

http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/house.asp