Health/Medical Issues - Revision history

Wakefien at 16:00, 18 February 2019

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Wakefien at 14:38, 10 December 2018

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Wakefien: /* Embryonic Stem Cells */

2018-12-10T14:34:41Z

‎Embryonic Stem Cells

Wakefien: /* Cloning */

2018-12-10T14:31:00Z

‎Cloning

Wakefien: /* Medications */

2018-12-05T18:24:02Z

‎Medications

Wakefien: /* Medications */

2018-12-05T18:23:54Z

‎Medications

Wakefien: /* Some Denominational Perspectives */

2018-12-05T18:10:24Z

‎Some Denominational Perspectives

Wakefien at 18:10, 5 December 2018

2018-12-05T18:10:04Z

Wakefien: /* Objectives */

2018-12-05T17:43:16Z

‎Objectives

Wakefien: /* Overstepping Our Bounds */

2018-12-05T17:42:41Z

‎Overstepping Our Bounds

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	*We have only touched the surface of medical ethics, we could also talk about depression, drug abuse, birth control, infertility, and many other topics. Additionally, we cannot even imagine conversations on medical ethics that will ned to take place 100 years from now. The point is not to answer every question that you have, but rather to demonstrate that questions of medical ethics can be answered using the Bible and carefully thinking through the consequences of each decision.		*We have only touched the surface of medical ethics, we could also talk about depression, drug abuse, birth control, infertility, and many other topics. Additionally, we cannot even imagine conversations on medical ethics that will ned to take place 100 years from now. The point is not to answer every question that you have, but rather to demonstrate that questions of medical ethics can be answered using the Bible and carefully thinking through the consequences of each decision.
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 *What medicine is discussed in Proverbs 17:22?
-**Joy, in all of th modern medicine we must realize that God has designed us to be joyful and that joy can be one of the greatest medicines.
+**Joy, in all of the modern medicine we must realize that God has designed us to be joyful and that joy can be one of the greatest medicines.
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 ==Embryonic Stem Cells==
-A stem cell is an unspecialized cell that has the potential to become many different specialized cells.  There are two types of stem cells that often receive attention.  Adult stem cells are located throughout the body and are what is commonly called multi-potent.  That is, an adult stem cell can transform into many different (multi) cells.  Embryonic stems cells are found in embryos and are totipotent because they can change into anything. For this reason embryonic stem cells are of particular interest to individuals trying to cure disease.
+A stem cell is an unspecialized cell that has the potential to become many different specialized cells.  There are two types of stem cells that often receive attention.  Adult stem cells are located throughout the body and are commonly called multi-potent.  That is, an adult stem cell can transform into many different (multi) cells.  Conversely, embryonic stems cells found in embryos are totipotent because they can change into anything. For this reason embryonic stem cells are of particular interest to individuals trying to cure disease.
 Remember that, naively, disease occurs when some portion of the body is failing.  Stem cells provide a particularly interesting option because a stem cell could be turned into a highly specialized cell and used to replace the failing cell in the diseased body.  However, there are some significant problems: <blockquote> The process that the embryo must go through to knit cells together into smoothly working and precisely functioning tissues and organs is more than just “turning on” a cell and telling it to make this tissue or that organ. Multiple cells must “turn on,” then “turn off,” and then rearrange multiple times to produce the final perfect product. Research with embryonic stem cells has shown that process to be beyond our understanding at this time. Another disturbing consequence of using embryonic stem cells has been that once they are “turned on,” they are unable to be “turned off.” The result has been the development of rapidly growing tumors and other serious side effects.<ref>"Stem Cells: Promise or Peril?" GARBC Baptist Bulletin. Accessed December 05, 2018. http://baptistbulletin.org/the-baptist-bulletin-magazine/stem-cells-promise-or-peril/. </ref></blockquote>
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 **These verses indicate that even an embryo is a person.
-In order to harvest embryonic stem cells, the embryo must be destroyed.  Therefore, as Christians we cannot endorse this practice.  Furthermore, we must realize that the current hype over embryonic stem cells is largely hype.
+In order to harvest embryonic stem cells, the embryo must be destroyed.  Therefore, as Christians we cannot endorse this practice.  Furthermore, we must realize that the current hype over embryonic stem cells is largely hype.  We must also understand that adult stem cells provide a means of conducting much of the stem cell research.  Therefore, not only do embryonic stem cells present an ethical dilemma, but adult stem cells provide an alternative.
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 *The United Methodist Church supports Embryonic Stem Cell Research provided embryos are not created solely for the purpose of harvesting embryonic STEM cells.  Specifically, they "urges national governments to pass legislation that would authorize funding for derivation of and medical research on human embryonic stem cells that were generated from IVF embryos and remain after fertilization procedures have been concluded." <ref>United Methodist Communications. "Ethics of Embryonic Stem Cell Research." The United Methodist Church. December 19, 2008. Accessed December 05, 2018. http://www.umc.org/what-we-believe/ethics-of-embryonic-stem-cell-research.</ref>
-*The southern baptist convention has adopted a resolution that "strongly support[s] stem cell research that does not require the destruction of human embryos or put them at risk in obtaining human stem cells;"<ref>"Southern Baptist Convention." Southern Baptist Convention The Southern Baptist Convention: A Closer Look. Accessed December 05, 2018. http://www.sbc.net/resolutions/1144/on-stem-cell-research.</ref>
+*The Southern Baptist Convention has adopted a resolution that "strongly support stem cell research that does not require the destruction of human embryos or put them at risk in obtaining human stem cells;"<ref>"Southern Baptist Convention." Southern Baptist Convention The Southern Baptist Convention: A Closer Look. Accessed December 05, 2018. http://www.sbc.net/resolutions/1144/on-stem-cell-research.</ref>
 *The Roman Catholic Church opposes "any research that exploits or destroys human embryos."<ref>Current State Laws Against Human Embryo Research. Accessed December 05, 2018. http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/stem-cell-research/catholic-support-for-ethically-acceptable-stem-cell-research.cfm.</ref>

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 *According to Genesis 1:28 what additional command did God give to man and woman?
 **God called on Adam and Eve to reproduce but notice that he called on both of them to reproduce.  God's design for reproduction is for a man and women to do so.  Natural reproduction creates genetic diversity.  In fact, in-breading is illegal largely because the lack of genetic diversity leads to significant problems.  Cloning is no different.  God's design was for children to share the genetic code of both parents.
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 *According to Colossians 4:14, who was with Paul?
 **Paul brought Luke, a physician with him.
 *According to John 4:14, where does ultimate healing come from?

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	==Medications==		==Medications==
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		+	*Should a christian take medicine?
		+	**The purpose of this question is to get discussion started.
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		+	*What does Paul command Timothy to do in 1 Timothy 5:23?
		+	**Paul commands Timothy to mix some wine with his water. The wine, or juice, served a medicinal purpose.
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		+	*Is it okay for a christian to go so a physician?
		+	**Again this question is to generate discussion.
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		+	*According to Colossians 4:14, who was with Paul?
		+	**Paul brought Luke, a physician with him.
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		+	*According to John 4:14, where does ultimate healing come from?
		+	**God is the one who provides ultimate healing. We must look to God first and foremost for our healing. However, God has also chosen to work through his creation. We farm, not because does does not provide the arrest, but because God works through the efforts of man. Similarly, a christian can take medicine and that medicine can provide relief.
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		+	*What medicine is discussed in Proverbs 17:22?
		+	**Joy, in all of th modern medicine we must realize that God has designed us to be joyful and that joy can be one of the greatest medicines.

	==Abusing Drugs==		==Abusing Drugs==

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 =Objectives=
 *Students will take a Godly perspective on cloning.
 *Students will take a Godly perspective on medication.