CHURCHY IS PISSED OFF!

I was wondering what the reaction would be to Sen. Frist's flip-flop on stem cell research!

Frist Breaks With Bush On Stem Cell Research
By Ceci Connolly
Washington Post Staff WriterSaturday, July 30, 2005; Page A01

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), expressing "disappointment" with Frist's new position, said lawmakers were ignoring the fundamental question of "whether a young, human embryo is a life or a piece of property." He is pushing several alternative bills that would invest in research that does not require destruction of an embryo.

"It certainly gives one pause in trusting his commitment to the sanctity of life," said Lanier Swann, government relations director of Concerned Women for America.

The Christian Defense Coalition said Frist should not expect its support in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, while the Catholic bishops of Pennsylvania took the opportunity to issue a pointed reminder that the church views embryonic stem cell research as "morally unacceptable."

Catholic League President William Donohue called Frist "Dr. Duplicity." An editorial in the conservative Weekly Standard magazine said: "The incoherence of Frist's position is staggering," while the National Pro-Life Action Center lambasted what it called Frist's "sell-out."


But wait, there's more! -

TONY PERKINS ON FRIST
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR05G16

"Senator Frist's announcement is very disappointing but not a surprise. It is reminiscent of the speech he gave to the 2004 Republican platform committee, where he squelched open debate on the ethics of embryonic stem cell research, as well as a 2001 Senate hearing testimony where he advocated production of hundreds of human embryonic stem cell lines, which would have required destruction of thousands of human embryos.

"As a heart surgeon who knows that adult stem cells are already making huge progress in treating heart disease in humans, it is unfortunate that Sen. Frist would capitulate to the biotech industry.”

DOBSON ON FRIST

http://www.family.org/welcome/press/A0037382.cfm


“It is an understatement to say that the pro-life community is disappointed by Sen. Frist's decision to join efforts to void President Bush's policy limiting the funding of embryonic stem-cell research. Most distressing is that, in making his announcement, Sen. Frist calls himself a defender of the sanctity of human life -- even though the research he now advocates results, without exception, in the destruction of human life. "

"The media have already begun speculating that Sen. Frist's announcement today is designed to improve his chances of winning the White House in 2008 should he choose to run. If that is the case, he has gravely miscalculated. To push for the expansion of this suspect and unethical science will be rightly seen by America's values voters as the worst kind of betrayal – choosing politics over principle. “