On October 29th Immanuel Lutheran Church conducted an informational forum aimed at answering the confusion surrounding stem cell research and Amendment 2. 
The purpose of this presentation was:  1) to provide accurate, clear information regarding the precise meaning of the Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative Amendment, 2) to explain the medical procedures involved which the amendment, if approved, would legalize, and 3) to provide the theological rationalization behind The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod's opposition to any stem cell research which would involve the killing of human embryos at any stage of their development from the moment of conception.