Christian Teachings on Genetic Engineering

Question 1

+GM crops

Answer 1

‘Feed the hungry’ (Isaiah 58)

Question 2

+Renewable fuel

Answer 2

‘Then the Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and guard it.’ (Genesis 2:15)

Question 3

+Medicines

Answer 3

Cures for diseases such as cystic fibrosis.

Question 4

+Plan

Answer 4

God given knowledge.

Question 5

-There are long-term consequences

Answer 5

Dolly the Sheep
reduced life expectancy
long-term consequences are unknown
Dolly suffered lung disease, abnormal growth and a short life span.

Question 6

-Use of embryos for Stem Cell Research

Answer 6

‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you’ (Matthew 1)

Question 7

-Evil

Answer 7

Technologies could be used for “evil”
how do you limit/protect genetic engineering?
used as weapons (terrorists could release on masses)
people can be modified to be corrupted
companies taking over
value of humans

Question 8

-Slippery Slope

Answer 8

Slippery Slope Argument
Designer Babies (originally from preventing birth defects)