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\"\"The Bible says everyone will die once and then face judgement (Hebrews 9:27<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Not to worry. There\u2019s a growing movement aimed at defying God and making it possible to live forever. In fact, they even have their own church.<\/p>\n

Located in Hollywood, Florida, \u201cThe Church of Perpetual Life\u201d teaches that technological advances will eventually end death altogether.<\/p>\n

Church founder Bill Faloon told the Miami New Times<\/em>: \u201cI never accepted death as being inevitable. Technology will advance to the point where death is rather optional.\u201d<\/p>\n

Faloon and his business partner Saul Kent are part of what is known as the \u201cimmortalist movement.\u201d They embrace everything from organ transplants to \u201ccryonics,\u201d freezing bodies until science makes it possible to revive them to eternal life.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s part of a broader quest known as \u201ctranshumanism.\u201d Short for transitional humanism, the concept seeks the ability to combine humans with various types of technology to enhance their mental and physical condition.<\/p>\n

It would create what has been called \u201cpost humans,\u201d or \u201ctechno humans.\u201d Extreme proponents seek \u201csingularity,\u201d the state in which there is no distinction between human beings and manufactured entities.<\/p>\n

Birmingham, AL-based Samford University recently held a conference entitled: \u201cTranshumanism and the Church.\u201d<\/p>\n

Discussing the session with the Christian Post<\/em>, conference organizer professor Steve Donaldson said the group discussed several questions: \u201cCan a climate be created in which churches and people of religious faith engage a transhumanist future positively, or must the church resist? Is resistance futile?\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the conference \u201c\u2026was meant to constitute an early step in developing a coherent and forward-looking Christian approach to the relationship between transhumanist endeavors and the church.\u201d<\/p>\n

Donaldson told GRTL the conference did not reach a conclusion. \u201cWe just explored all aspects of the issue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In contrast, GRTL President Ricardo Davis was absolutely clear on what the pro-life position is. \u201cArtificial limbs are one thing, but trying to make us more than human – like God – is wrong.\u00a0 We\u2019re wonderfully made in the image of God and trying to go beyond that is immoral.\u201d<\/p>\n

Davis added: \u201cIf not guided by a moral compass, we will unleash profit-driven ghoulish forces that threaten to permanently alter human nature. Pro-life supporters need to be informed about the issues and speak up when needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

One such for profit endeavor already in place is Alcor, a cryopreservation company founded in 1972.\u00a0 Alcor, and a similar company, Cryonics Institute, have an estimated 130 frozen people waiting for medical advances to make it possible to restore their lives.\u00a0 More than 1,000 individuals have signed up to be frozen as well.<\/p>\n

The only other cryonics facility is in Russia, although one is reportedly being readied in Oregon.<\/p>\n

The process involves waiting until a person is at the point of dying and then lowering their body temperature to that of liquid nitrogen, or about minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n

The person\u2019s blood is then replaced with a chemical solution that protects against freezing damage\u2014a kind of antifreeze.<\/p>\n

Cryonics patients can opt to freeze only their heads, which costs about $80,000. The price tag for freezing a whole person is $200,000. Head-only patients are called \u201cneuros.\u201d Apparently, the reason for freezing a person\u2019s head is to preserve DNA.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the best neuro case involved Boston Red Sox great Ted Williams, whose head was frozen in 2002.<\/p>\n

Another use of cryonics (at a less severe temperature) received notoriety recently when a 24-year-old Las Vegas spa worker was found frozen to death in a liquid nitrogen cryotherapy chamber. She apparently was alone when she attempted to treat herself after hours.<\/p>\n

The process, while not aimed at avoiding death, allegedly is helpful in treating muscle soreness, fatigue, chronic pain, anxiety and depression. It\u2019s used by a growing number of people, including basketball star LeBron James.<\/p>\n

However, there is limited scientific evidence that the practice is actually beneficial.<\/p>\n

Kent\u2014from The Church of Perpetual Life\u2014suggests that cryonics would be his last resort. \u201cMy objective is not to be frozen and come back. What I really want to do was [sic] not to die at all,\u201d he told the Miami New Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n

All of this is another example of a lost world attempting to defy God and take control of life itself.<\/p>\n

But, Christians already know how to live forever, and it doesn\u2019t take any scientific breakthroughs. Being born again through faith in Jesus Christ guarantees eternal life.<\/p>\n

As Biblically-based pro-life supporters, we have an obligation to be informed about this issue, as well as to have the courage to engage family and friends in discussing it.<\/p>\n

Sources: miaminewtimes.com; aol.com; startribune.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

By Wayne DuBois<\/em><\/p>\n

Media Relations Advisor<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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There\u2019s a growing movement aimed at defying God and making it possible to live forever. In fact, they even have their own church. Located in Hollywood, Florida, \u201cThe Church of Perpetual Life\u201d teaches that technological advances will eventually end death altogether. Church founder Bill Faloon told the Miami New Times: \u201cI never accepted death as being inevitable. Technology will advance to the point where death is rather optional.\u201d Faloon and his business partner Saul Kent are part of what is known as the \u201cimmortalist movement.\u201d They embrace everything from organ transplants to \u201ccryonics,\u201d freezing bodies until science makes it possible to revive them to eternal life. It\u2019s part of a broader quest known as \u201ctranshumanism.\u201d Short for transitional humanism, the concept seeks the ability to combine humans with various types of technology to enhance their mental and physical condition. It would create what has been called \u201cpost humans,\u201d or \u201ctechno humans.\u201d Extreme proponents seek \u201csingularity,\u201d the state in which there is no distinction between human beings and manufactured entities. Birmingham, AL-based Samford University recently held a conference entitled: \u201cTranshumanism and the Church.\u201d Discussing the session with the Christian Post, conference organizer professor Steve Donaldson said the group discussed several questions: \u201cCan a climate be created in which churches and people of religious faith engage a transhumanist future positively, or must the church resist? Is resistance futile?\u201d He said the conference \u201c\u2026was meant to constitute an early step in developing a coherent and forward-looking Christian approach to the relationship between transhumanist endeavors and the church.\u201d Donaldson told GRTL the conference did not reach a conclusion. \u201cWe just explored all aspects of the issue,\u201d he said. In contrast, GRTL President Ricardo Davis was absolutely clear on what the pro-life position is. \u201cArtificial limbs are one thing, but trying to make us more than human - like God - is wrong.\u00a0 We\u2019re wonderfully made in the image of God and trying to go beyond that is immoral.\u201d Davis added: \u201cIf not guided by a moral compass, we will unleash profit-driven ghoulish forces that threaten to permanently alter human nature. Pro-life supporters need to be informed about the issues and speak up when needed.\u201d One such for profit endeavor already in place is Alcor, a cryopreservation company founded in 1972.\u00a0 Alcor, and a similar company, Cryonics Institute, have an estimated 130 frozen people waiting for medical advances to make it possible to restore their lives.\u00a0 More than 1,000 individuals have signed up to be frozen as well. The only other cryonics facility is in Russia, although one is reportedly being readied in Oregon. The process involves waiting until a person is at the point of dying and then lowering their body temperature to that of liquid nitrogen, or about minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit. The person\u2019s blood is then replaced with a chemical solution that protects against freezing damage\u2014a kind of antifreeze. Cryonics patients can opt to freeze only their heads, which costs about $80,000. The price tag for freezing a whole person is $200,000. Head-only patients are called \u201cneuros.\u201d Apparently, the reason for freezing a person\u2019s head is to preserve DNA. Perhaps the best neuro case involved Boston Red Sox great Ted Williams, whose head was frozen in 2002. Another use of cryonics (at a less severe temperature) received notoriety recently when a 24-year-old Las Vegas spa worker was found frozen to death in a liquid nitrogen cryotherapy chamber. She apparently was alone when she attempted to treat herself after hours. The process, while not aimed at avoiding death, allegedly is helpful in treating muscle soreness, fatigue, chronic pain, anxiety and depression. It\u2019s used by a growing number of people, including basketball star LeBron James. However, there is limited scientific evidence that the practice is actually beneficial. Kent\u2014from The Church of Perpetual Life\u2014suggests that cryonics would be his last resort. \u201cMy objective is not to be frozen and come back. What I really want to do was not to die at all,\u201d he told the Miami New Times. All of this is another example of a lost world attempting to defy God and take control of life itself. But, Christians already know how to live forever, and it doesn\u2019t take any scientific breakthroughs. Being born again through faith in Jesus Christ guarantees eternal life. As Biblically-based pro-life supporters, we have an obligation to be informed about this issue, as well as to have the courage to engage family and friends in discussing it. Sources: miaminewtimes.com; aol.com; startribune.com. 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Technology will advance to the point where death is rather optional.\u201d Faloon and his business partner Saul Kent are part of what is known as the \u201cimmortalist movement.\u201d They embrace everything from organ transplants to \u201ccryonics,\u201d freezing bodies until science makes it possible to revive them to eternal life. It\u2019s part of a broader quest known as \u201ctranshumanism.\u201d Short for transitional humanism, the concept seeks the ability to combine humans with various types of technology to enhance their mental and physical condition. It would create what has been called \u201cpost humans,\u201d or \u201ctechno humans.\u201d Extreme proponents seek \u201csingularity,\u201d the state in which there is no distinction between human beings and manufactured entities. Birmingham, AL-based Samford University recently held a conference entitled: \u201cTranshumanism and the Church.\u201d Discussing the session with the Christian Post, conference organizer professor Steve Donaldson said the group discussed several questions: \u201cCan a climate be created in which churches and people of religious faith engage a transhumanist future positively, or must the church resist? Is resistance futile?\u201d He said the conference \u201c\u2026was meant to constitute an early step in developing a coherent and forward-looking Christian approach to the relationship between transhumanist endeavors and the church.\u201d Donaldson told GRTL the conference did not reach a conclusion. \u201cWe just explored all aspects of the issue,\u201d he said. In contrast, GRTL President Ricardo Davis was absolutely clear on what the pro-life position is. \u201cArtificial limbs are one thing, but trying to make us more than human - like God - is wrong.\u00a0 We\u2019re wonderfully made in the image of God and trying to go beyond that is immoral.\u201d Davis added: \u201cIf not guided by a moral compass, we will unleash profit-driven ghoulish forces that threaten to permanently alter human nature. Pro-life supporters need to be informed about the issues and speak up when needed.\u201d One such for profit endeavor already in place is Alcor, a cryopreservation company founded in 1972.\u00a0 Alcor, and a similar company, Cryonics Institute, have an estimated 130 frozen people waiting for medical advances to make it possible to restore their lives.\u00a0 More than 1,000 individuals have signed up to be frozen as well. The only other cryonics facility is in Russia, although one is reportedly being readied in Oregon. The process involves waiting until a person is at the point of dying and then lowering their body temperature to that of liquid nitrogen, or about minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit. The person\u2019s blood is then replaced with a chemical solution that protects against freezing damage\u2014a kind of antifreeze. Cryonics patients can opt to freeze only their heads, which costs about $80,000. The price tag for freezing a whole person is $200,000. Head-only patients are called \u201cneuros.\u201d Apparently, the reason for freezing a person\u2019s head is to preserve DNA. Perhaps the best neuro case involved Boston Red Sox great Ted Williams, whose head was frozen in 2002. Another use of cryonics (at a less severe temperature) received notoriety recently when a 24-year-old Las Vegas spa worker was found frozen to death in a liquid nitrogen cryotherapy chamber. She apparently was alone when she attempted to treat herself after hours. The process, while not aimed at avoiding death, allegedly is helpful in treating muscle soreness, fatigue, chronic pain, anxiety and depression. It\u2019s used by a growing number of people, including basketball star LeBron James. However, there is limited scientific evidence that the practice is actually beneficial. Kent\u2014from The Church of Perpetual Life\u2014suggests that cryonics would be his last resort. \u201cMy objective is not to be frozen and come back. What I really want to do was not to die at all,\u201d he told the Miami New Times. All of this is another example of a lost world attempting to defy God and take control of life itself. But, Christians already know how to live forever, and it doesn\u2019t take any scientific breakthroughs. Being born again through faith in Jesus Christ guarantees eternal life. 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Pro-life supporters need to be informed about the issues and speak up when needed.\u201d One such for profit endeavor already in place is Alcor, a cryopreservation company founded in 1972.\u00a0 Alcor, and a similar company, Cryonics Institute, have an estimated 130 frozen people waiting for medical advances to make it possible to restore their lives.\u00a0 More than 1,000 individuals have signed up to be frozen as well. The only other cryonics facility is in Russia, although one is reportedly being readied in Oregon. The process involves waiting until a person is at the point of dying and then lowering their body temperature to that of liquid nitrogen, or about minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit. The person\u2019s blood is then replaced with a chemical solution that protects against freezing damage\u2014a kind of antifreeze. Cryonics patients can opt to freeze only their heads, which costs about $80,000. The price tag for freezing a whole person is $200,000. 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Not to worry. There\u2019s a growing movement aimed at defying God and making it possible to live forever. In fact, they even have their own church. Located in Hollywood, Florida, \u201cThe Church of Perpetual Life\u201d teaches that technological advances will eventually end death altogether. Church founder Bill Faloon told the Miami New Times: \u201cI never accepted death as being inevitable. Technology will advance to the point where death is rather optional.\u201d Faloon and his business partner Saul Kent are part of what is known as the \u201cimmortalist movement.\u201d They embrace everything from organ transplants to \u201ccryonics,\u201d freezing bodies until science makes it possible to revive them to eternal life. It\u2019s part of a broader quest known as \u201ctranshumanism.\u201d Short for transitional humanism, the concept seeks the ability to combine humans with various types of technology to enhance their mental and physical condition. It would create what has been called \u201cpost humans,\u201d or \u201ctechno humans.\u201d Extreme proponents seek \u201csingularity,\u201d the state in which there is no distinction between human beings and manufactured entities. Birmingham, AL-based Samford University recently held a conference entitled: \u201cTranshumanism and the Church.\u201d Discussing the session with the Christian Post, conference organizer professor Steve Donaldson said the group discussed several questions: \u201cCan a climate be created in which churches and people of religious faith engage a transhumanist future positively, or must the church resist? Is resistance futile?\u201d He said the conference \u201c\u2026was meant to constitute an early step in developing a coherent and forward-looking Christian approach to the relationship between transhumanist endeavors and the church.\u201d Donaldson told GRTL the conference did not reach a conclusion. \u201cWe just explored all aspects of the issue,\u201d he said. In contrast, GRTL President Ricardo Davis was absolutely clear on what the pro-life position is. \u201cArtificial limbs are one thing, but trying to make us more than human - like God - is wrong.\u00a0 We\u2019re wonderfully made in the image of God and trying to go beyond that is immoral.\u201d Davis added: \u201cIf not guided by a moral compass, we will unleash profit-driven ghoulish forces that threaten to permanently alter human nature. Pro-life supporters need to be informed about the issues and speak up when needed.\u201d One such for profit endeavor already in place is Alcor, a cryopreservation company founded in 1972.\u00a0 Alcor, and a similar company, Cryonics Institute, have an estimated 130 frozen people waiting for medical advances to make it possible to restore their lives.\u00a0 More than 1,000 individuals have signed up to be frozen as well. The only other cryonics facility is in Russia, although one is reportedly being readied in Oregon. The process involves waiting until a person is at the point of dying and then lowering their body temperature to that of liquid nitrogen, or about minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit. The person\u2019s blood is then replaced with a chemical solution that protects against freezing damage\u2014a kind of antifreeze. Cryonics patients can opt to freeze only their heads, which costs about $80,000. The price tag for freezing a whole person is $200,000. Head-only patients are called \u201cneuros.\u201d Apparently, the reason for freezing a person\u2019s head is to preserve DNA. Perhaps the best neuro case involved Boston Red Sox great Ted Williams, whose head was frozen in 2002. Another use of cryonics (at a less severe temperature) received notoriety recently when a 24-year-old Las Vegas spa worker was found frozen to death in a liquid nitrogen cryotherapy chamber. She apparently was alone when she attempted to treat herself after hours. The process, while not aimed at avoiding death, allegedly is helpful in treating muscle soreness, fatigue, chronic pain, anxiety and depression. It\u2019s used by a growing number of people, including basketball star LeBron James. However, there is limited scientific evidence that the practice is actually beneficial. Kent\u2014from The Church of Perpetual Life\u2014suggests that cryonics would be his last resort. \u201cMy objective is not to be frozen and come back. What I really want to do was not to die at all,\u201d he told the Miami New Times. All of this is another example of a lost world attempting to defy God and take control of life itself. But, Christians already know how to live forever, and it doesn\u2019t take any scientific breakthroughs. Being born again through faith in Jesus Christ guarantees eternal life. As Biblically-based pro-life supporters, we have an obligation to be informed about this issue, as well as to have the courage to engage family and friends in discussing it. Sources: miaminewtimes.com; aol.com; startribune.com. 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Not to worry. There\u2019s a growing movement aimed at defying God and making it possible to live forever. In fact, they even have their own church. Located in Hollywood, Florida, \u201cThe Church of Perpetual Life\u201d teaches that technological advances will eventually end death altogether. Church founder Bill Faloon told the Miami New Times: \u201cI never accepted death as being inevitable. Technology will advance to the point where death is rather optional.\u201d Faloon and his business partner Saul Kent are part of what is known as the \u201cimmortalist movement.\u201d They embrace everything from organ transplants to \u201ccryonics,\u201d freezing bodies until science makes it possible to revive them to eternal life. It\u2019s part of a broader quest known as \u201ctranshumanism.\u201d Short for transitional humanism, the concept seeks the ability to combine humans with various types of technology to enhance their mental and physical condition. It would create what has been called \u201cpost humans,\u201d or \u201ctechno humans.\u201d Extreme proponents seek \u201csingularity,\u201d the state in which there is no distinction between human beings and manufactured entities. Birmingham, AL-based Samford University recently held a conference entitled: \u201cTranshumanism and the Church.\u201d Discussing the session with the Christian Post, conference organizer professor Steve Donaldson said the group discussed several questions: \u201cCan a climate be created in which churches and people of religious faith engage a transhumanist future positively, or must the church resist? Is resistance futile?\u201d He said the conference \u201c\u2026was meant to constitute an early step in developing a coherent and forward-looking Christian approach to the relationship between transhumanist endeavors and the church.\u201d Donaldson told GRTL the conference did not reach a conclusion. \u201cWe just explored all aspects of the issue,\u201d he said. In contrast, GRTL President Ricardo Davis was absolutely clear on what the pro-life position is. \u201cArtificial limbs are one thing, but trying to make us more than human - like God - is wrong.\u00a0 We\u2019re wonderfully made in the image of God and trying to go beyond that is immoral.\u201d Davis added: \u201cIf not guided by a moral compass, we will unleash profit-driven ghoulish forces that threaten to permanently alter human nature. Pro-life supporters need to be informed about the issues and speak up when needed.\u201d One such for profit endeavor already in place is Alcor, a cryopreservation company founded in 1972.\u00a0 Alcor, and a similar company, Cryonics Institute, have an estimated 130 frozen people waiting for medical advances to make it possible to restore their lives.\u00a0 More than 1,000 individuals have signed up to be frozen as well. The only other cryonics facility is in Russia, although one is reportedly being readied in Oregon. The process involves waiting until a person is at the point of dying and then lowering their body temperature to that of liquid nitrogen, or about minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit. The person\u2019s blood is then replaced with a chemical solution that protects against freezing damage\u2014a kind of antifreeze. Cryonics patients can opt to freeze only their heads, which costs about $80,000. The price tag for freezing a whole person is $200,000. Head-only patients are called \u201cneuros.\u201d Apparently, the reason for freezing a person\u2019s head is to preserve DNA. Perhaps the best neuro case involved Boston Red Sox great Ted Williams, whose head was frozen in 2002. Another use of cryonics (at a less severe temperature) received notoriety recently when a 24-year-old Las Vegas spa worker was found frozen to death in a liquid nitrogen cryotherapy chamber. She apparently was alone when she attempted to treat herself after hours. The process, while not aimed at avoiding death, allegedly is helpful in treating muscle soreness, fatigue, chronic pain, anxiety and depression. It\u2019s used by a growing number of people, including basketball star LeBron James. However, there is limited scientific evidence that the practice is actually beneficial. Kent\u2014from The Church of Perpetual Life\u2014suggests that cryonics would be his last resort. \u201cMy objective is not to be frozen and come back. What I really want to do was not to die at all,\u201d he told the Miami New Times. All of this is another example of a lost world attempting to defy God and take control of life itself. But, Christians already know how to live forever, and it doesn\u2019t take any scientific breakthroughs. Being born again through faith in Jesus Christ guarantees eternal life. As Biblically-based pro-life supporters, we have an obligation to be informed about this issue, as well as to have the courage to engage family and friends in discussing it. Sources: miaminewtimes.com; aol.com; startribune.com. 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