An American company, Advanced Cell Technology Inc. announced Monday that they have cloned a human embryo. The aim of the experiment was to grow human stem cells that can be used to treat diseases.
- This is truly a milestone in terms of therapeutic cloning, Mary Ann Liebert, publisher of the web-magazine E-biomed says, the first to break the news.
WEEK 49 Nov 26th to December 2nd 2001
A NON-WALKING HUMAN BEING
Other says it's another sad day for humanity.
- We have taken another step towards becoming a Frankenstein species, one of the first to voice concern stated.- How much longer must it go, before we says "enough"? The propagandists of cloning can embellish it all they want, but the fact is that we shortly will have walking breathing clones if this is allowed to continue. It isn't so much a question if the technology will be misused, but that the technology itself is a misuse of human creativity.
POPULAR MOVIE CONDEMNED BY CHRISTIANS
The first Harry Potter-movie and the upcoming Lord of The Rings are both widely condemned by christians all over the world.
- It's depicting witches and witchcraft, a priest says.- And even in a positive light. Young minds are easily swayed and this is not healthy for them.
These kinds of statements often comes from the fundamental right and similar groups, but this time the attacks against the films come from major parts of christianity.
- One explanation for this, a pagan witch is stating,- is that most christians "accept witches as long as they stay hidden, as long as we know our "place". But the movies have brought Magick and the old ways into full daylight, made it available to youths and curious people across the Earth. Perhaps it's even bringing back notions of peoples contact with nature and everything it entails.
"Lord of the rings" opens in theaters across the planet December 19th
Entered 2001-11-26