10 http://www.christiannewswire.com Stem Cell Debate Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:00:24 -0400 en-us Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10822 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10822 Contact: Catherine Rouse, Vision America, 936-560-3900, Catherine@visionamerica.us WASHINGTON, June 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today, representatives of some of America's largest faith-based groups gathered in the nation's capital to announce that they will organize and mobilize their grassroots constituencies in a common cause. At the National Press Club, Vision America President Pastor Rick Scarborough joined other conservative leaders, including Mat Staver, dean of Liberty Universit Source: Vision America Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:30:00 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10728 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10728 Contact: Joshua Carter, The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity, 847-345-7248 DEERFIELD, Ill. June 22 /Christian Newswire/ -- After a thorough search, Trinity International University has selected Paige Comstock Cunningham, JD (MA '04) as executive director of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity (CBHD). "Ms. Cunningham's expertise and more than twenty years' experience as an attorney, educator, church member, public servant, and leader in human dignity and bioethical issues will se Source: The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:34:31 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10691 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10691 Update on our press release June 16, 2009: New Swine Flu Vaccine Produced in Moral Cell Culture Contact: Children of God for Life, 615-898-1070, info@cogforlife.org MURFREESBORO, Tenn., June 17 /Christian Newswire/ -- For nearly ten years watchdog organization Children of God for Life has alerted the public on existing and new vaccines and medical products under development using aborted fetal material, and to encourage the pharmaceutical industry to pursue moral avenues of research. So whe Source: Children of God for Life Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:36:53 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10675 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10675 Contact: Children of God for Life, 615-898-1070, info@cogforlife.org MURFREESBORO, Tenn., June 16 /Christian Newswire/ -- Children of God for Life announced today that a new swine flu vaccine produced by Swiss-based pharmaceutical giant, Novartis, is made using ethical cell lines.  The vaccine, which was hailed last week by the Associated Press as the first to be produced in cell culture rather than the traditional chick embryo method, uses MDCK (Madin-Darby Canine Kidney) cells Source: Children of God for Life Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:06:56 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10655 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10655 Contact: Juliana Davis, 402-560-1486 MEDIA ADVISORY, June 15 /Christian Newswire/ -- Enough is enough! Women, especially mothers and grandmothers, must fight against what has become almost automatic insult through the media, talk show hosts such as David Letterman, and others. Such insults are so commonplace it is not uncommon for even very young ladies to casually accept them, and sadly, even to refer to each other in degrading feminine terms. Too often, it is women who shoot ourselves in th Source: The Leaven Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:30:00 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10646 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10646 Contact: Katie Walker, American Life League, 540-659-4942, kwalker@all.org WASHINGTON, June 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- Judie Brown, president of American Life League, issued the following reply to Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley's June 10 statement regarding the Caritas Christi scandal in Boston: "While Catholics and pro-lifers around the country await a definitive statement from the Archdiocese of Boston indicating that it will not participate in or facilitate abortions or other pr Source: American Life League Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:41:08 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10637 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10637 Ethicist on Committee decries lack of public notice; calls taxpayer-funded plan "gross exploitation of women for speculative research" Contact: Fr. Thomas Berg, Executive Director, Westchester Institute, 914-261-9639 ALBANY, NY, June 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- New York's Empire State Stem Cell Board (ESSCB) yesterday agreed to commit state funds to pay women to undergo the risky process of ovarian stimulation in order to obtain human eggs for embryo research. There was no period of publ Source: Westchester Institute Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:04:58 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10596 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10596 Contact: Kelly Palmer, Author, Cowboy Revelations, 918-967-4782, 918-448-0217, Kelly@csweb.net STIGLER, Oklahoma and DENVER, June 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- Kelly Palmer is not your typical author. He is just your average cowboy who was led by God one night to write a book he has titled Cowboy Revelations; A Voice Crying in the Wilderness. In it, Palmer challenges church leaders with difficult questions about their teachings, and discusses other sensitive subjects that are bound to either of Source: Cowboy Revelations Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:11:24 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10594 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10594 Contact: David Runnion-Bareford, President, Association for Church Renewal, 603-483-0597, renewall.acr@gmail.com MEDIA ADVISORY, June 8 /Christian Newswire/ --The United Church of Canada Moderator Rt. Rev. David Guiliani has called the members of the United Church to a day of prayer on Wednesday, June 10th. Today we call on all our Christian brothers and sisters in North America to support the United Church of Canada by joining us in prayer Wednesday for the people and congregations of t Source: Association for Church Renewal Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:55:42 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10591 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10591 "Cash-strapped and college-aged women will be exploited by the state in this scheme." Contact: Daniel Kane, Westchester Institute for Ethics & the Human Person, 770-335-0263, dkane@westchesterinstitute.net ALBANY, New York, June 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- New York's Empire Sate Stem Cell Board (ESSCB) is considering a plan that would pay women to provide human eggs for research purposes. Bucking a national trend seen in states like California and Massachusetts, which prohibit pay Source: Westchester Institute Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:30:00 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10498 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10498 Contact: Samuel B. Casey, Advocates International, 703-624-4092, sbcasey@advocatesinternational.org WASHINGTON, May 27 /Christian Newswire/ -- Along with DO NO HARM: The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics, numerous stem cell researchers, doctors, patient and family groups and other public interest legal organizations, Advocates International, through its legal counsel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, has filed extensive legal and scientific comments (the "DO NO HARM et al. Source: Advocates International Wed, 27 May 2009 15:58:15 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10406 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10406 Contact: J.P. Duffy or Maria Donovan, Family Research Council, 866-FRC News WASHINGTON, May 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 10:30 am, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins will host a media conference call to announce FRC's newest initiative, Call2Fall. The Call2Fall is a public commitment for Christians to set aside some time on July 5, 2009 to pray for the healing of our nation. The day after Americans celebrate their "independence", they will pray for " Source: Family Research Council Mon, 18 May 2009 10:43:42 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10332 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10332 Contact: Amber Dawe, TC Public Relations, 312-422-1333, amber@tcpr.net CHICAGO, May 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- Notre Dame University seniors who have decided not to attend their commencement ceremony in protest of the university's decision to grant President Barack Obama an honorary law degree will instead hold a meditation in the university's Grotto of Our Lady Lourdes at 2 p.m. on May 17, to coincide with the official commencement. ND Response, the student-led coalition that is plann Source: TC Public Relations Tue, 12 May 2009 08:00:00 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10329 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10329 "Increasingly the Evangelical Left is indistinguishable from the secular Left." -- Mark Tooley, IRD President Contact: Jeff Walton Institute on Religion and Democracy, 202-682-4131, 202-413-5639 cell, jwalton@TheIRD.org WASHINGTON, May 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Members of the Evangelical Left are endorsing a bill before Congress that would add sexual orientation and gender identity as official categories to "hate crimes" law. Liberal evangelist Tony Campolo joined a Capitol Hil Source: Institute on Religion & Democracy Mon, 11 May 2009 12:47:17 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10187 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10187 Contact: Wanda, 209-430-4688, Wanda@MediaAces.com SAN FRANCISCO, April 27 /Christian Newswire/ -- With the Obama administration recently announcing its policy change on the issue of stem cell research & regenerative medicine, the questions surrounding this issue are many. Promising to deliver some answers, perhaps the most comprehensive one-day conference with cutting edge leaders from around the world will take place in the City by the Bay on May 2, 2009. Hosted by The Center Source: Media Aces Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:30:00 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=9951 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=9951 Contact: Daniel Becker, Georgia Right to Life, 678-524-9504 ATLANTA, April 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- By a vote of 108 to 61, the Georgia House sent the nation's first ever embryo adoption bill, HB 388, to the desk of Governor Sonny Perdue for him to sign into law. "We are pleased that we are making headway in our goal of establishing personhood for the pre-born" says Daniel Becker, President of Georgia Right to Life. "Gone are the terms designating the human child at an embryonic sta Source: Georgia Right to Life Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:28:34 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=9788 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=9788 Contact: Day Gardner, President, National Black Pro-Life Union, 202-834-0844, dgardner@NBPLU.com WASHINGTON, Mar. 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- Why are we so surprised at the startling gaffe made by President Obama on Jay Leno's, "The Tonight Show" last night? The remark I am talking about was made when Leno mentioned Barack Obama's low bowling score, the President quipped, "It was like the Special Olympics or something." I cringed. The bad news is apparently Mr. Obama does not fully u Source: NBPLU Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:09:14 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=9734 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=9734 Contact: Marie Tasy, Executive Director, New Jersey Right to Life, 732 562-0562 MEDIA ADVISORY, March 16 /Christian Newswire/ -- On November 6, 2007, New Jersey voters soundly rejected a scheme to borrow $450 million for stem cell research because our citizens did not want more debt and higher taxes for impractical and immoral embryonic stem cell research. It was the first time in 17 years that the voters of New Jersey defeated a public question. On March 9, 2009, President Obama signed an Source: New Jersey Right to Life Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:00:00 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=9731 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=9731 Contact: Daniel Becker, Georgia Right to Life, 678-524-9504 LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia, March 13 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Georgia Senate passed SB169: The Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act. This is a victory for those who oppose the wanton making of human life for the sole purpose of destroying it. This bill continues to allow for the advancement of scientific research, while also addressing the important ethical questions related in the ongoing debate about Human Embryonic Stem Cel Source: Georgia Right to Life Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:07:21 -0400 Stem Cell Debate http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=9719 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=9719 Contact: Daniel Becker, President, Georgia Right to Life, 770-667-3777 LAWRENCEVILLE, GA, Mar. 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Georgia House today passed HB388: The Option of Adoption Act by a vote of 96- 66. This bill allows for embryos that are currently in cryopreservation to have the legal right to adoption as human beings in accordance with the child adoption laws of the State of Georgia. This bill also ensures that the adoption of human embryos will no longer be carried out as a form Source: Georgia Right to Life Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:24:47 -0400