God has given us the ability to grow a vast variety of food, by his design. This way has been feeding the world for centuries. To see God’s glory, all you need to do is plant a seed into the dirt, give it warmth, and water, then set back and watch. This process can be repeated again and again, bringing forth the pure nutrition that God intended his people to partake of. Now, in Man’s self centered pride, we think that we can improve on this concept, and not have any consequences.

What I’m talking about is GMO’s. (Genetically Modified Organisms) Scientists have been messing around with our food supply and not telling the public that they are now the laboratory rats in their experiments. Since the discovery of DNA, scientists have been trying to find new ways to use this new technology, and they have. They have figured out that they can manipulate our food supply. Of course this is all done under the label of being the, “Cure for World Hunger”. They claim that GMO’s use less pesticides, increase yields, and disease resistance. As this real time experiment continues, these claims are being found to be false.

The first GMO to be placed on our dinner plate was called BT corn. BT stands for “Bacillus thuringiensis”, which is a bacterium, used as an insecticide. Today over 72% of Corn, 94% of Soybeans, and around 73% of Cotton that is planted in the US is Genetically Modified. <*1>There is controversy over the use of these foods. In fact Researchers from the Sherbrooke Hospital Centre in Quebec, Canada, have found the Bt toxin in the bloodstreams of 93 percent of the pregnant women tested.<*2> How safe are these GMO’s if they are leaving pesticide residue in our bodies. You would think that the FDA would require food’s containing this to have warning labels. Instead, these foods are considered “Safe” by the FDA.

The claim of using fewer pesticides has turn out to be false. Pesticides use has increased by 400 million pounds since 1996<*3>, and the claim of increased yields is also in question. According to a recent United Nations report, eco-farming has boosted food production over any GM method. <*3> It’s bad when even the UN can’t back even back up their claims. This just shows you that just because you can do something doesn’t always mean you should. Now comes the scary part of this little scientific experiment. How cool would it be if you didn’t need to get a shot anymore to receive a vaccine???.

That’s right, the “Mad Scientists” are at it again. Welcome to the Third Generation of Lunacy. I guess these guys really don’t like you smokers, because they are now messing around with your Tobacco! Yes, they have figured out that smokers need the vaccine for Hepatitis B, and they are currently working on this to make it a reality. <*4> You just can’t make this stuff up!

This is my conclusion to all this. Grow your own food, buy at your local farmers market, or buy organic foods at the grocery store. The government wonders why Americans are all over weight, and our children, for some reason, all seam to have ADD. Maybe it all has to due with what we are being fed. Read labels, and try to avoid GMO’s whenever you can. It’s not easy, or cheap, but it might be the way GOD intended it to be!

Mathew - Cross Roads Ranch