Religious Beliefs

        Some people say cloning humans go against their religion. Other people say according to their religious beliefs, cloning would be all right, even a good thing.

    Roman Catholics believe that human cloning is bad, never right. Humans are responsible for nature and what it has created. They believe that each human was made specially in God's image. When cloning another person, they are being made in that person's image, not in God's. They think that each person's soul is unique. Clones may also not be treated with respect. Instead, they might be looked down on as less than a person, and used to the benefit of the creator when transplants are needed.

    Jewish people believe that cloning may be right in some situations. They think that humans must improve what God has created, and cloning may be an improvement. Jewish scholars say that just because there is a possible chance of harm, that isn't reason enough to ban it. The benefits outweigh the potential costs.

    Protestants believe many different things. Because there is no teacher for them to listen to, they go to the Bible and base their opinions on interpretations of it. Some think the story of creation is saying that humans must work with God to make a better future, therefore, cloning may be right in some situations. Some, on the other hand, say cloning is wrong because it would be allowing man to reproduce without a person of opposite gender. They also believe that people would be acting as God by picking the genes of their child instead of leaving it to God to do.

    Islamic people believe human cloning is both right and wrong. Islamic people believe that while there should be no limits to research because God gave us the knowledge to do it, cloning would affect kinship, which Islamic people believe is a key thing. A child should have a mother and father.