Why should Christian dogma prevent important stem cell research into curing diseases

Can anyone come up with any justification or are they just motivated by evil?

It has more to do with politics than religion. Embryonic stem cells have never been able to produce any positive results, but adult stem cells are a great success. We have paraplegics walking due to the advancements of adult stem cell research.

Where politics comes in is where some want laws put into place to harvest eggs and embryos from low income females with the pretense these will help cure Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. Laws like these are dangerous and many people see them as immoral.

Thanks to Bush, billions have gone towards stem cell research, but most believe that the government shouldn't be involved in funding science. That the free market should pay for it, not the taxpayers.

You're falling for the political rhetoric. Look for the political agenda behind what they are saying. For example, the recent Michael J. Fox fiasco was portrayed as a stem cell research issue, but was really a way to legalize human cloning.

I know it's hard to understand, but just be suspicious of any agenda and try to read up on things and understand both sides. I try to be open minded and skeptical about anything on the news.

Many people believe the words of a few. For example, there is a group in Missouri trying to convince the voters to decline all benefits of stem cell research gained on a federal level. Never mind that it still makes cloning illegal, does not exploit women to fertilize eggs for money, and that it's all dependent on federal laws--this group has people convinced that by sharing in the benefit, there will be farms buying eggs from women, rich people buying clones, and that Missourians would have the right to violate federal laws regarding stem cell research.