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:“We oppose any use of genetic engineering that promotes social injustice, disregards the dignity of persons, or that attempts to achieve racial, intellectual, or social superiority over others. We oppose initiation of DNA studies whose results might encourage or support human abortion as an alternative to term live birth. In all cases, humility, a respect for the inviolable dignity of human life, human equality before God, and a commitment to mercy and justice should govern genetic engineering and gene therapy."("Manual of the Church of the Nazarene 2009-2013, 54"<ref>http://nazarene.org/files/docs/Manual2009-2013.pdf</ref>) | :“We oppose any use of genetic engineering that promotes social injustice, disregards the dignity of persons, or that attempts to achieve racial, intellectual, or social superiority over others. We oppose initiation of DNA studies whose results might encourage or support human abortion as an alternative to term live birth. In all cases, humility, a respect for the inviolable dignity of human life, human equality before God, and a commitment to mercy and justice should govern genetic engineering and gene therapy."("Manual of the Church of the Nazarene 2009-2013, 54"<ref>http://nazarene.org/files/docs/Manual2009-2013.pdf</ref>) | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 18 January 2012
Official website: http://www.nazarene.org/
Position Statements are taken from the "Manual of the Church of the Nazarene 2009-2013"[1]
Contents
Beginning of Life
Abortion
Official Statement: (from "The Covenant of Christian Conduct, C.36)
- "The Church of the Nazarene believes in the sanctity of human life and strives to protect against abortion, embryonic stem cell research, euthanasia, and the withholding of reasonable medical care to handicapped or elderly."
- “The Church of the Nazarene affirms the sanctity of human life as established by God the Creator and believes that such sanctity extends to the child not yet born. Life is a gift from God. All human life, including life developing in the womb, is created by God in His image and is, therefore, to be nurtured, supported, and protected. From the moment of conception, a child is a human being with all of the developing characteristics of human life, and this life is dependent on the mother for its continued development. Therefore, we believe that human life must be respected and protected from the moment of conception. We oppose induced abortion by any means, when used for either personal convenience or population control. We oppose laws that allow abortion. Realizing that there are rare, but real medical conditions wherein the mother or the unborn child, or both, could not survive the pregnancy, termination of the pregnancy should only be made after sound medical and Christian counseling.”
- “The Church of the Nazarene recognizes that consideration of abortion as a means of ending an unwanted pregnancy often occurs because Christian standards of sexual responsibility have been ignored. Therefore the church calls for persons to practice the ethic of the New Testament as it bears upon human sexuality and to deal with the issue of abortion by placing it within the larger framework of biblical principles that provide guidance for moral decision making.”
- ("Manual of the Church of the Nazarene 2009-2013, 53-54"[2])
Infertility & Reproduction
Reproductive Technology
Official Statement:
Healthcare & Medicine
Organ Donation & Transplantation
Official Statement:
Science & Technology
Biotechnology
Animal-Human Hybrids & Chimeras
Human Cloning
Official Position:
- "We oppose the cloning of an individual human being. Humankind is valued by God, who created us in His image, and the cloning of an individual human being treats that being as an object, thus denying the personal dignity and worth bestowed on us by our Creator."("Manual of the Church of the Nazarene 2009-2013, 55"[3])
Genetic Ethics
Gene Therapy/Genetic Engineering
Official Statement:
- “The Churchof the Nazarene supports the use of genetic engineering to achieve gene therapy. We recognize that gene therapy can lead to preventing and curing disease, and preventing and curing anatomical and mental disorders. We oppose any use of genetic engineering that promotes social injustice, disregards the dignity of persons, or that attempts to achieve racial, intellectual, or social superiority over others. We oppose initiation of DNA studies whose results might encourage or support human abortion as an alternative to term live birth. In all cases, humility, a respect for the inviolable dignity of human life, human equality before God, and a commitment to mercy and justice should govern genetic engineering and gene therapy.” ("Manual of the Church of the Nazarene 2009-2013, 54"[4])
Human Enhancement
See the position on Eugenics
End of Life
Extraordinary Measures
Official Statements:
Physician-Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia
Official Statement:
Withholding & Withdrawing Treatment
Issues of Human Dignity & Discrimination
Eugenics
See the statement on Genetic Therapy/Genetic Engineering
Official Statement:
- “We oppose any use of genetic engineering that promotes social injustice, disregards the dignity of persons, or that attempts to achieve racial, intellectual, or social superiority over others. We oppose initiation of DNA studies whose results might encourage or support human abortion as an alternative to term live birth. In all cases, humility, a respect for the inviolable dignity of human life, human equality before God, and a commitment to mercy and justice should govern genetic engineering and gene therapy."("Manual of the Church of the Nazarene 2009-2013, 54"[5])
