Based upon Scott B. Rae's Moral Choices. This is designed to be a simplified and accessible aid for Christians interested in exploring contemporary moral issues from a biblical perspective.
5. Surgeons conduct a xenotransplant with a
genetically engineered pig kidney Sept. 25, 2021.
6. Surgeons conduct a xenotransplant with a
genetically engineered pig kidney Sept. 25, 2021.
Xenotransplantation is the
transplantation of living cells, tissues
or organs from one species to another.
Such cells, tissues or organs are called
xenogra
ft
s or xenotransplants.
8. âą Is it ethically ok to use of animals for our
own ends?
âą Can we treat animals as having a lesser
moral status compared to humans?
âą Are we âplaying at being Godâ?
âą Does the good end result mean that it is ok
to do whatever is necessary?
9. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
An American animal rights organization. More than
9 million members and supporters globally.
"Animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear,
use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way."
10. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
An American animal rights organization. More than
9 million members and supporters globally.
"Animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear,
use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way."
11.
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14.
15. âFrom an ethical perspective, PETA has always
been opposed to the use of animals as
warehouses for spare partsâŠPigs and other
animals used for xenotransplantation are
genetically engineered and subjected to a lifetime
of con
fi
nement and almost unimaginably painful
procedures before being killed, all without their
consent.â
16. âFrom the perspective of biblical theology, no
de
fi
nite precepts to the permissibility of
xenotransplantation can be derived from biblical
texts alone. However, these texts emphasize that
man is required to treat animals responsibly.â
18. Is it possible?
Yes, itâs possible for men to become
pregnant and give birth to children of their
own. In fact, itâs probably a lot more
common than you might think.
19. âTheoretically, men could receive a uterus, carry a baby to term,
and give birthâŠthe day of male pregnancy is closer than youâd
think.
âMy guess is
fi
ve, 10 years away, maybe sooner,â Dr. Karine
Chungâ
20. What do you think are the
ethical / moral issues?
22. Transplanting a uterus into a male body poses a challenge
due to the lack of physiology required to support the uterus.
Karine Chung, University of Southern California, says that it
is still theoretically possible, as âmale and female anatomy is
not that di
ff
erent.â The uterus would either have to be
donated or be tissue-engineered and then implanted into
his pelvic region. A
ft
erward, an in vitro fertilisation
(IVF)Â procedure would be followed to insert the embryo
into the male's newly formed womb.
25. Indian police have arrested seven Muslim
youths for allegedly celebrating Pakistanâs
victory over IndiaâŠ
Uttar Pradeshâs chief minister, Yogi
Adityanath, a senior BJP
fi
gure, said in a
tweet that the three may be charged with
sedition, on top of the charges of
cyberterrorism and âpromoting enmity among
groupsâ.
26. âŠfederal cabinet minister Sidharth Nath
Singh, told NDTV news channel that Uttar
Pradesh police would take the strictest
possible action against anyone for
exulting in Indiaâs defeat in Sundayâs T20
World Cup cricket game in Dubai.
27. âIs there a biblical defense of free
speech? Or, should Christians accept that
there are forms of âhate speechâ that
should be legally proscribedâthat the
state should create and enforce âspeech
codesâ that police what we are and are
not allowed to say?â
https://erlc.com/resource-library/articles/is-there-a-biblical-defense-of-free-speech/
28. What of speech that hurtsâthat
leads to violence (consequences)â
what limits need to be drawnâare
we all allowed to have an opinion,
or only âinformedâ people?
29. What do you think are the
ethical / moral issues?
30. âWhy should your right to freedom of speech
trump a trans-personâs right not to be
o
ff
ended?â Cathy Newman to psychologist
Jordan Peterson. Under discussion was Canadaâs
legislating for the right of transgendered people
to be addressed by their preferred pronounsâ
something Peterson argues amounts to compelled
speech. âIn order to be able to think, you have
to risk being o
ff
ensiveâ
31. âWhy should your right to freedom of speech
trump a trans-personâs right not to be
o
ff
ended?â Cathy Newman to psychologist
Jordan Peterson. Under discussion was Canadaâs
legislating for the right of transgendered people
to be addressed by their preferred pronounsâ
something Peterson argues amounts to compelled
speech. âIn order to be able to think, you have
to risk being o
ff
ensiveâ
32. Noam Chomsky,
âIf youâre in favour of freedom of speech,
that means youâre in favour of freedom of
speech precisely for views you despiseâ.
33. Noam Chomsky,
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American
linguist, philosopher, cognitive
scientist, historian, social critic, and
political activist. Sometimes called "the
father of modern linguistics", Chomsky
is also a major
fi
gure in analytic
philosophy and one of the founders of
the
fi
eld of cognitive science.
34. John Stuart Millâs âharm principleâ
holds that one can do whatever one
likes as long as one doesnât harm
other people. This principle is easier
to apply to actions than to speech.
35. Someone suggested these rules, do you
agree?
âą The media and individuals should not
share known falsehoods, or information
they are not fully justi
fi
ed in believing.
âą Is there a time where you should lie publicly?
36. Someone suggested these rules, do you
agree?
âą The media and individuals should not
share known falsehoods, or information
they are not fully justi
fi
ed in believing.
âą Is there a time where you should lie publicly?
37. âą The media and individuals must be free
to make informed criticisms of
politicians, the government, and its
policies.
âą Should your government be able to restrict
what you can say about them?
38. âą People should be free to make informed
criticism of religious and ideological
tenets and beliefs. There is nothing
stopping them making informed
criticisms of scienti
fi
c theories, either.
âą Should I be allowed to draw cartoons of the
prophet Muhammad?
39. âą People should be free to make informed
criticism of religious and ideological
tenets and beliefs. There is nothing
stopping them making informed
criticisms of scienti
fi
c theories, either.
âą Should I be allowed to draw cartoons of the
prophet Muhammad?
40. âą People should not be
criticised for what
they areâtheir race,
colour, sexuality, etc.
âbut only for what
they do.