The Church and Public Policy

What might the role of the church be in solving public policy issues on gene editing?

I think we start with our actions. We step into the community and demonstrate our ability to value other people through our service to them. When we do that, we can say that God loves all people because our actions are bringing our beliefs to light.   The alignment of our actions with the beliefs we say we have will help make us a trustworthy partner in solving public policy issues.

 

Next, we can participate in public discussions on the idea, sharing our beliefs that God has created us and that everyone is loved by our creator.  From this, we have a responsibility to love all of God’s children as God loves us. We learn everything we can about the science, respecting discovery and education. We then have earned our place at the table to help guide public policy discussions.