Christian ethics are founded on principles about God’s connection to the world and his people. Ethics are extremely important in a Christian life as they provide a moral compass to guide the Christian, giving purpose and value to their life (Bulmer & Doret, 2008). Bioethics concerns itself with the ethical questions that come about in the relationship between medicine and life, the research and practice in these areas and the connections with politics and law (Clark, 2009). Since different denominations may interpret scripture in their own way and have diverse views on what other sources of authority can be accepted, defining the Christian response to bioethics is not as simple as stating that all Christian adherents have the same reply.
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Genesis 1:26-27 stresses that humans are made in the image of God and, therefore, are unique. Some people have endorsed human cloning for the drive of producing replacement organs for people in need of transplants who can’t find an appropriate donor. The thinking is that to take one’s own DNA and create a duplicate organ composed of that DNA requires human embryos to be used, and through that, it is necessary to kill several embryos to get hold of the essential DNA. In essence the cloning would discard many human embryos as “excess material,” removing the chance for those embryos to develop into full …show more content…
Deuteronomy 5.15, 25.4 and Proverbs 12.10 include principles suggesting a compassionate and moral concern for animals. Jesus ' sayings in Matthew 6.26-30 show that God cares for all creatures, no matter how small and insignificant.
Scriptural concepts about the praise of all creation or about the deliverance of total creation in Christ in Romans 8.19-23 and Colossians 1.15-20 could offer a theological basis for arguing that all living things have moral and religious worth.
The Anglican Church is presented to believe that animals have basic worth with Our Responsibility for the Living Environment 1986, saying “The fact that animals may be used in scientific procedures for the benefit of people shows that we believe that human beings have more value than animals. But the fact that we minimise the pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm that animals may have to undergo shows that we regard them as having intrinsic value.”
The Baptist Church appears to be understanding in some situations due to the statement by Rev. Anne Wilkinson-Hayes in 1992, “Most Baptists would be sympathetic to the use of animals in medical research, but less enthusiastic about their use in cosmetic
Genetic …show more content…
Genesis 1:26-27 stresses that humans are made in the image of God and, therefore, are unique. Some people have endorsed human cloning for the drive of producing replacement organs for people in need of transplants who can’t find an appropriate donor. The thinking is that to take one’s own DNA and create a duplicate organ composed of that DNA requires human embryos to be used, and through that, it is necessary to kill several embryos to get hold of the essential DNA. In essence the cloning would discard many human embryos as “excess material,” removing the chance for those embryos to develop into full …show more content…
Deuteronomy 5.15, 25.4 and Proverbs 12.10 include principles suggesting a compassionate and moral concern for animals. Jesus ' sayings in Matthew 6.26-30 show that God cares for all creatures, no matter how small and insignificant.
Scriptural concepts about the praise of all creation or about the deliverance of total creation in Christ in Romans 8.19-23 and Colossians 1.15-20 could offer a theological basis for arguing that all living things have moral and religious worth.
The Anglican Church is presented to believe that animals have basic worth with Our Responsibility for the Living Environment 1986, saying “The fact that animals may be used in scientific procedures for the benefit of people shows that we believe that human beings have more value than animals. But the fact that we minimise the pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm that animals may have to undergo shows that we regard them as having intrinsic value.”
The Baptist Church appears to be understanding in some situations due to the statement by Rev. Anne Wilkinson-Hayes in 1992, “Most Baptists would be sympathetic to the use of animals in medical research, but less enthusiastic about their use in cosmetic