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ANSWERED PRAYER!! - "Miraculous Day' as US Ebola Patients Sent Home" - By Caitlin Burke, August 22, 2014;
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/healthscience/2014/August/American-Missionary-Recovers-from-Ebola-Virus/ "After nearly three weeks of intense treatment, testing and isolation, American Ebola patients Nancy Writebol and Dr. Kent Brantly are back with their families..."
Of course, let's CONTINUE PRAYING FOR AN END TO THE EBOLA CRISIS IN WEST AFRICA AND THE HEALING OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
PRAY FOR AMERICA: THANK GOD for His many blessings on America throughout it's history. May we then ask that AMERICA once again be a blessing TO GOD, by once again submitting to HIS will in our affairs - both personal and national - that He may truly "heal our land." (2 Chron. 7:14)
PRAY FOR THE PRESENT CONFLICT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS TO END SOON BEFORE MORE INNOCENT LIVES ARE LOST ON BOTH SIDES.
PRAY FOR THE CRISIS HAPPENING NOW IN IRAQ (see post #907) Pray that allied forces will be able to drive the group ISIS back (see post #964)
"Not Everyone Happy with Religious Ambassador Pick," Caitlin Burke,July 29, 2014;
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/July/Obama-Taps-Rabbi-for-Religious-Freedom-Ambassador/ "President Barack Obama's decision to nominate Rabbi David Saperstein to the post of Ambassador for International Religious Freedom is drawing mixed reactions. Saperstein has spent his career in Washington focusing on social justice and religious freedom issues as an activist in the liberal reform branch of Judaism .... An estimated 76 percent of the world's population live in countries where religious freedom is restricted. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States must take a strong stand against those violations. "Around the world repressive governments and extremists groups have been crystal clear about what they stand against, so we have to be equally clear about what we must stand for," Kerry said. "We stand for greater freedom, for greater tolerance, greater respect, for rights of freedom of expression and freedom of conscience," he said A key development in the 2013 report is the large number of displaced members of religious communities, including entire Christian communities in Syria and Iraq that have been forced to flee their homes because of persecution."
SIGN A PETITION TO THE UN FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHRISTIANS :" The church in Syria has shone brightly for 2,000 years. But today violence and persecution threatens its survival. Thanks to an incredible response, Open Doors is helping 8,000 families in Syria survive each month. We believe the signatures and prayers of 500,000 people will encourage the UN to act and protect the rights and lives of all Syrians, especially the vulnerable Christian community." Go to: http://lp.opendoorsusa.org/emails/nov-13-action/save-syria.html?utm_source=action&utm_medium=email&utm_content=button&utm_campaign=november
WORLD-WDE PRAYER REQUESTS:
LATEST SAHEED NEWS! May 22 - "Pastor Saeed Forcibly Returned to Prison after Beating" - By Caitlin Burke,CBN News, May 22, 2014;
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/May/Pastor-Saeed-Beaten-Sent-Back-to-Iran-Prison/ "Saeed Abedini, a U.S. pastor imprisoned for his faith, was severely beaten at an Iranian hospital before being returned to the brutal Rajai Shahr prison. His Iranian family claims the transfer was unexpected and the reason is unclear. But one of the guards involved in the transfer suggested recent Iranian nuclear talks could be a motive, the family said...""
We need to continue to pray for Pastor Saeed - that his health will improve and that he will be re-united with his wife and two young children who live in the United States. We also remain hopeful that in addition to getting the medical care he so desperately needs, that Iranian officials display the kind of humanitarian treatment that often accompanies the start of the Iranian New Year which began on March 21st. This is the time of year when the Iranian government frequently offers clemency to prisoners of conscience. [If you have not yet, please sign the petition for his clemency- http://beheardproject.com/saeed#sign]
*For the people of Ukrainen [esp. for the church 'to be THE church'] as they wait to see if the Russian troops will advance.
*About President Obama and to use wisdom in crafting our foreign policy, and wisdom for his advisers.
Continue to Pray for EGYPT - Continue to pray for the tense situation in Egypt and especially for the Christian believers who are being targeted with violence by Muslim Brotherhood members.]
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accepts the 'Ice Bucket Challenge.' (Photo: Ted Cruz Facebook)
Cathy Pell, a stay-at-home mom from Manassas, Va., decided to take down her “Ice Bucket Challenge” videos from Facebook after learning the ALS Association backs some research using embryonic stem cells.
Some of Pell’s friends did, too.
“You don’t have to hurt a life to save a life,” Pell told The Daily Signal.Pell, whose 9-year-old daughter has special needs, acknowledges that the ALS Association didn’t claim not to support any tests using embryonic stem cells. But, she says, “we just didn’t realize that they did.”
Since the July 29 onset of the now-famous Ice Bucket Challenge, the ALS Association now has raised more than $60 million in donations to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Compared with $2 million raised during the same period last year, it’s an enormous achievement.
Putting a damper on the “unprecedented generosity” generated from the viral challenge, some pro-life organizations including the Family Research Council have advised care before making an ALS donation. The concern: The ALS Association, a Washington-based nonprofit that funds global research to find treatments and a cure for ALS also supports some research using embryonic stem cells.
For some who oppose abortion, the controversy is that there often is no way of knowing where the stem cells came from – and whether it required the destruction of what many consider an innocent human life. The Cincinnati Archdiocese last week asked Catholic school principals not to encourage students to donate to the ALS Association because of “moral” concerns. Instead, the archdiocese called for Ice Bucket Challenge participants to direct donations to the John Paul II Medical Research Institute in Iowa City.[http://jp2mri.org/]
Archdiocese spokesman Dan Andriacco told the Cincinnati Enquirer: We appreciate the compassion that has caused so many people to engage in this. But it’s a well-established moral principle that a good end is not enough. The means to that ends must be morally licit.
The ALS Association doesn’t deny involvement in embryonic stem cell research. In response to questions from The Daily Signal, the organization pointed to a prepared statement that the charity is committed to “leaving no stone unturned” in the quest to discover a cure for Lou Gehrig’s disease, which includes such research.
Information about embryonic stem cell research is available on the ALS Association website, although it takes some digging to find. ALS Association spokeswoman Carrie Munk told The Daily Signal that if the group’s research avenues are not clear, “it’s certainly not intentional.” The organization primarily invests in adult stem cell research, Munk said, although it now funds one project that uses embryonic stem cells. Of it, the charity discloses:
"Currently, the association is funding one study using embryonic stem cells, and the stem cell line was established many years ago under ethical guidelines set by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). This research is funded by one specific donor, who is committed to this area of research. In fact, donors may stipulate that their funds not be invested in this study or any stem cell project." If donors don’t stipulate where their financial gifts should be invested, there’s no guarantee their money won’t be funneled toward future studies involving embryonic stem cells.
Pell said she blames herself for at first overlooking the specific types of research funded by the ALS Association. “It’s my fault because I’m an adult and I didn’t look into it,” she said.Eugene Tarne, a senior analyst at the Charlotte Loizer Institute, said it’s a “legitimate” concern that donor money might go to such research: "If the ALS Association, and other organizations like it, choose to use donor money to fund research projects, I think it would be the right thing for them to make clear whether or not they are involved in human embryonic stem cell research — and not in a way you have to spend a half hour searching for it on their websites."
Tarne, who has studied human life issues for more than 10 years, also said science is moving away from embryonic stem cell research: "It would be seem puzzling for the ALS Association to do so, given that non-embryonic stem cell research. Using adult and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) seem to be showing the most promise for bringing therapeutic benefits to patients.
Pell, the Manassas mother, said she decided to donate instead to other charities whose research doesn’t rely on embryonic stem cells.“We’re not going to support little lives being destroyed,” she said.
The ALS Association just announced 21 new research projects, Munk said, none of which uses embryonic stem cells.“We’re really focused on adult stem cells and using cells directly from people with ALS,” she said. More than 635,000 new donors were attracted to the organization because of the Ice Bucket Challenge. With donors as diverse as Derek Jeter, Jon Bon Jovi and George W. Bush, those numbers likely will continue climbing.
For those concerned that it wasn’t clear their donations could go toward research involving embryonic stem cells, Munk said it’s not too late to email, call or write a letter requesting that not occur.
Once the hype of the Ice Bucket Challenge dies down, the organization plans to review policies to “see what we can do better,” she said:"We’ve never seen this kind of volume before. There’s probably a lot of things we’re going to be looking at, including our website content and the donation process."
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Kelsey Harkness is a news producer at The Daily Signal.
Commentary: Ethical Stem-Cell Researcher Wins Nobel Prize for Medicine
[http://dailysignal.com/2012/10/09/ethical-stem-cell-researcher-wins-nobel-prize-for-medicine/
ANSWERED PRAYER!! - "Miraculous Day' as US Ebola Patients Sent Home" - By Caitlin Burke, August 22, 2014;
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/healthscience/2014/August/American-Missionary-Recovers-from-Ebola-Virus/ "After nearly three weeks of intense treatment, testing and isolation, American Ebola patients Nancy Writebol and Dr. Kent Brantly are back with their families..."
Of course, let's CONTINUE PRAYING FOR AN END TO THE EBOLA CRISIS IN WEST AFRICA AND THE HEALING OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
PRAY FOR AMERICA: THANK GOD for His many blessings on America throughout it's history. May we then ask that AMERICA once again be a blessing TO GOD, by once again submitting to HIS will in our affairs - both personal and national - that He may truly "heal our land." (2 Chron. 7:14)
PRAY FOR THE PRESENT CONFLICT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS TO END SOON BEFORE MORE INNOCENT LIVES ARE LOST ON BOTH SIDES.
PRAY FOR THE CRISIS HAPPENING NOW IN IRAQ (see post #907) Pray that allied forces will be able to drive the group ISIS back (see post #964)
"Not Everyone Happy with Religious Ambassador Pick," Caitlin Burke,July 29, 2014;
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/July/Obama-Taps-Rabbi-for-Religious-Freedom-Ambassador/ "President Barack Obama's decision to nominate Rabbi David Saperstein to the post of Ambassador for International Religious Freedom is drawing mixed reactions. Saperstein has spent his career in Washington focusing on social justice and religious freedom issues as an activist in the liberal reform branch of Judaism .... An estimated 76 percent of the world's population live in countries where religious freedom is restricted. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States must take a strong stand against those violations. "Around the world repressive governments and extremists groups have been crystal clear about what they stand against, so we have to be equally clear about what we must stand for," Kerry said. "We stand for greater freedom, for greater tolerance, greater respect, for rights of freedom of expression and freedom of conscience," he said A key development in the 2013 report is the large number of displaced members of religious communities, including entire Christian communities in Syria and Iraq that have been forced to flee their homes because of persecution."
SIGN A PETITION TO THE UN FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHRISTIANS :" The church in Syria has shone brightly for 2,000 years. But today violence and persecution threatens its survival. Thanks to an incredible response, Open Doors is helping 8,000 families in Syria survive each month. We believe the signatures and prayers of 500,000 people will encourage the UN to act and protect the rights and lives of all Syrians, especially the vulnerable Christian community." Go to: http://lp.opendoorsusa.org/emails/nov-13-action/save-syria.html?utm_source=action&utm_medium=email&utm_content=button&utm_campaign=november
WORLD-WDE PRAYER REQUESTS:
LATEST SAHEED NEWS! May 22 - "Pastor Saeed Forcibly Returned to Prison after Beating" - By Caitlin Burke,CBN News, May 22, 2014;
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/May/Pastor-Saeed-Beaten-Sent-Back-to-Iran-Prison/ "Saeed Abedini, a U.S. pastor imprisoned for his faith, was severely beaten at an Iranian hospital before being returned to the brutal Rajai Shahr prison. His Iranian family claims the transfer was unexpected and the reason is unclear. But one of the guards involved in the transfer suggested recent Iranian nuclear talks could be a motive, the family said...""
We need to continue to pray for Pastor Saeed - that his health will improve and that he will be re-united with his wife and two young children who live in the United States. We also remain hopeful that in addition to getting the medical care he so desperately needs, that Iranian officials display the kind of humanitarian treatment that often accompanies the start of the Iranian New Year which began on March 21st. This is the time of year when the Iranian government frequently offers clemency to prisoners of conscience. [If you have not yet, please sign the petition for his clemency- http://beheardproject.com/saeed#sign]
PRAY ALSO : - For comfort and peace for Saeed’s wife and children here in the U.S.\
- For a strong witness and testimony from Pastor Abedini in the prison where God has placed him
- For Christians around the world who are being persecuted for their faith in Christ
- For leadership from the White House and State Department in defending the freedoms of Abedini and other Americans
- GO TO SaveSaeed.org to sign a petition over 600,000 others asking for his immediate release
/PRAYER ALERT- UKRAINE: As the Lord leads, please pray:
*For God to suppress President Putin’s ambitions to "restore" the Soviet empire.*For the people of Ukrainen [esp. for the church 'to be THE church'] as they wait to see if the Russian troops will advance.
*About President Obama and to use wisdom in crafting our foreign policy, and wisdom for his advisers.
Continue to Pray for EGYPT - Continue to pray for the tense situation in Egypt and especially for the Christian believers who are being targeted with violence by Muslim Brotherhood members.]
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"Why Some Pro-Lifers Go Cold on ALS Ice Bucket Challenge" - Kelsey Harkness/August 23, 2014 / http://dailysignal.com/2014/08/23/pro-lifers-gone-cold-als-ice-bucket-challenge/?utm_source=heritagefoundation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=morningbell&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonvqvIZKXonjHpfsX56eguXa%2B3lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ARcZnI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQrLBMa1ozrgOWxU%3D [AS I SEE IT - This article points out the danger of getting caught up in something culturally popular; something that has the appearance of not having anything objectionable but does. As so many politicians who call themselves pro-life are participating, it does concern me that they are not more careful of what they endorse. It also makes me wonder if it shows that they may be so interested in being part of something to get attention that they just don't take the time to tread cautiously. I have to wonder if it just might say something of their governing philosophy. Just wondering...Stan]
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"Why Some Pro-Lifers Go Cold on ALS Ice Bucket Challenge" - Kelsey Harkness/August 23, 2014 / http://dailysignal.com/2014/08/23/pro-lifers-gone-cold-als-ice-bucket-challenge/?utm_source=heritagefoundation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=morningbell&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonvqvIZKXonjHpfsX56eguXa%2B3lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ARcZnI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQrLBMa1ozrgOWxU%3D [AS I SEE IT - This article points out the danger of getting caught up in something culturally popular; something that has the appearance of not having anything objectionable but does. As so many politicians who call themselves pro-life are participating, it does concern me that they are not more careful of what they endorse. It also makes me wonder if it shows that they may be so interested in being part of something to get attention that they just don't take the time to tread cautiously. I have to wonder if it just might say something of their governing philosophy. Just wondering...Stan]
"Why Some Pro-Lifers Go Cold on ALS Ice Bucket Challenge" - Kelsey Harkness/August 23, 2014 / http://dailysignal.com/2014/08/23/pro-lifers-gone-cold-als-ice-bucket-challenge/?utm_source=heritagefoundation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=morningbell&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonvqvIZKXonjHpfsX56eguXa%2B3lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ARcZnI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQrLBMa1ozrgOWxU%3D [AS I SEE IT - This article points out the danger of getting caught up in something culturally popular; something that has the appearance of not having anything objectionable but does. As so many politicians who call themselves pro-life are participating, it does concern me that they are not more careful of what they endorse. It also makes me wonder if it shows that they may be so interested in being part of something to get attention that they just don't take the time to tread cautiously. I have to wonder if it just might say something of their governing philosophy. Just wondering...Stan]
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accepts the 'Ice Bucket Challenge.' (Photo: Ted Cruz Facebook)
Cathy Pell, a stay-at-home mom from Manassas, Va., decided to take down her “Ice Bucket Challenge” videos from Facebook after learning the ALS Association backs some research using embryonic stem cells.
Some of Pell’s friends did, too.
“You don’t have to hurt a life to save a life,” Pell told The Daily Signal.Pell, whose 9-year-old daughter has special needs, acknowledges that the ALS Association didn’t claim not to support any tests using embryonic stem cells. But, she says, “we just didn’t realize that they did.”
Since the July 29 onset of the now-famous Ice Bucket Challenge, the ALS Association now has raised more than $60 million in donations to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Compared with $2 million raised during the same period last year, it’s an enormous achievement.
Putting a damper on the “unprecedented generosity” generated from the viral challenge, some pro-life organizations including the Family Research Council have advised care before making an ALS donation. The concern: The ALS Association, a Washington-based nonprofit that funds global research to find treatments and a cure for ALS also supports some research using embryonic stem cells.
For some who oppose abortion, the controversy is that there often is no way of knowing where the stem cells came from – and whether it required the destruction of what many consider an innocent human life. The Cincinnati Archdiocese last week asked Catholic school principals not to encourage students to donate to the ALS Association because of “moral” concerns. Instead, the archdiocese called for Ice Bucket Challenge participants to direct donations to the John Paul II Medical Research Institute in Iowa City.[http://jp2mri.org/]
Archdiocese spokesman Dan Andriacco told the Cincinnati Enquirer: We appreciate the compassion that has caused so many people to engage in this. But it’s a well-established moral principle that a good end is not enough. The means to that ends must be morally licit.
The ALS Association doesn’t deny involvement in embryonic stem cell research. In response to questions from The Daily Signal, the organization pointed to a prepared statement that the charity is committed to “leaving no stone unturned” in the quest to discover a cure for Lou Gehrig’s disease, which includes such research.
Information about embryonic stem cell research is available on the ALS Association website, although it takes some digging to find. ALS Association spokeswoman Carrie Munk told The Daily Signal that if the group’s research avenues are not clear, “it’s certainly not intentional.” The organization primarily invests in adult stem cell research, Munk said, although it now funds one project that uses embryonic stem cells. Of it, the charity discloses:
"Currently, the association is funding one study using embryonic stem cells, and the stem cell line was established many years ago under ethical guidelines set by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). This research is funded by one specific donor, who is committed to this area of research. In fact, donors may stipulate that their funds not be invested in this study or any stem cell project." If donors don’t stipulate where their financial gifts should be invested, there’s no guarantee their money won’t be funneled toward future studies involving embryonic stem cells.
Pell said she blames herself for at first overlooking the specific types of research funded by the ALS Association. “It’s my fault because I’m an adult and I didn’t look into it,” she said.Eugene Tarne, a senior analyst at the Charlotte Loizer Institute, said it’s a “legitimate” concern that donor money might go to such research: "If the ALS Association, and other organizations like it, choose to use donor money to fund research projects, I think it would be the right thing for them to make clear whether or not they are involved in human embryonic stem cell research — and not in a way you have to spend a half hour searching for it on their websites."
Tarne, who has studied human life issues for more than 10 years, also said science is moving away from embryonic stem cell research: "It would be seem puzzling for the ALS Association to do so, given that non-embryonic stem cell research. Using adult and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) seem to be showing the most promise for bringing therapeutic benefits to patients.
Pell, the Manassas mother, said she decided to donate instead to other charities whose research doesn’t rely on embryonic stem cells.“We’re not going to support little lives being destroyed,” she said.
The ALS Association just announced 21 new research projects, Munk said, none of which uses embryonic stem cells.“We’re really focused on adult stem cells and using cells directly from people with ALS,” she said. More than 635,000 new donors were attracted to the organization because of the Ice Bucket Challenge. With donors as diverse as Derek Jeter, Jon Bon Jovi and George W. Bush, those numbers likely will continue climbing.
For those concerned that it wasn’t clear their donations could go toward research involving embryonic stem cells, Munk said it’s not too late to email, call or write a letter requesting that not occur.
Once the hype of the Ice Bucket Challenge dies down, the organization plans to review policies to “see what we can do better,” she said:"We’ve never seen this kind of volume before. There’s probably a lot of things we’re going to be looking at, including our website content and the donation process."
[bold, italics, and colored emphasis mine]
Kelsey Harkness is a news producer at The Daily Signal.
Commentary: Ethical Stem-Cell Researcher Wins Nobel Prize for Medicine
[http://dailysignal.com/2012/10/09/ethical-stem-cell-researcher-wins-nobel-prize-for-medicine/
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