Why I did the Ice Water Bucket Challenge

"Thank you Rebecca Troutner for challenging me to dump a bucket of freezing cold water onto my head. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, aka, ALS is the most common motor neurone disease and in America is known as Lou Gehrig’s disease named after the baseball player with ALS. What happens to someone with ALS is they progressively lose control of their muscles until they can no longer function.  There is no real known cause and there is no known cure. That’s why creating awareness to raise money for ALS is so helpful.  The more resources there are, the higher the chance a cure can be found.
Researching this viral movement has lead me to some interesting information about the ALS Association.  From the information that we have no, ALSA is getting paid by a single donor to perform experimentation on embryonic stem cell research.  This is an act of abortion because the stem cells cannot be harvested without the baby dying. As far as we know, the money that has been raised from the ice water bucket challenge isn’t directly tied to embryonic stem cell research but this does not mean that ALSA won’t use that money in the future for embryonic stem cell research.
So I’m challenging Ian Spencer, William Carlin, Austin Beigel, Gabriel Vance, Amelia Harrington, and Olivia Ball to either dump freezing water on your head or donate $100 to an organization that fights ALS and doesn’t perform embryonic stem cell research.  From my research, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is a local group that doesn’t support or perform embryonic stem cell research. You have 24 hours! GOOD LUCK!"

Watch the video HEREThe idea that millions of people have participated in, millions of dollars have been raised, and it all still seems to be going strong. What could possibly be wrong with such a great cause?  
As it turns out, The ALS Association is performing embryonic stem cell research, which is funded by a a single donor.  Adult stem cell research can be beneficial to progressive science technology but still lets the human live.  This is great and has been shown to help fight ALS and other neurological diseases. Embryonic stem cell research harvests the baby's stem cells in such a way that the baby cannot live. This is the intentional act of killing an innocent human child which is a form of abortion. The biggest irony of the whole situation is that embryonic stem cell research has shown zero effect in fighting ALS or other neurological diseases!  
So what does this have to do with me dumping a bucket of ice water over my head?
The message of the video is to educate my friends of two points: first, ALS awareness and fundraising and second, supporting the ALS Association isn't an ethical or beneficial option. Abortion is never a necessary evil.  Why should we support the killing of millions of lives to hopefully find the cure for thousands? 


I think the problem with the ALS Association lies in the fact that they would allow that kind of study to be done. When you're donating to an organization, you're donating to their ideas, motives, and worldview. Even though the ALSA works hard at fighting ALS, they are going about it in the wrong way by accepting embryonic stem cell research regardless of who ends up funding it. Who knows, the ALSA is looking for a good outlet for all the money that is pouring in, they could very well use that money to fund embryonic stem cell research.

I really care about what people think about the ice bucket challenge because regardless of who is funding embryonic stem cell research, the ALSA is still performing the research. And therefore, ALSA is still killing babies.
So by all means, go ahead and dump freezing water on your head.  I did it!  Just remember why you're doing it and know where your money is going.