The religious community are afraid of the possibility of humans playing the role of God - the creator, especially since the bible says that the human is the perfect creation in the image of God (“Religious Perspective”, 1998). The religious perspective, therefore states that it is unjustified for humans to clone another human being. This would take away the uniqueness of each person. Through cloning, it is possible for the scientist or any individual to create a copy of him/herself, or any other individual (Jackson, 2001). Moreover, they can create a human being in a laboratory and control the growth of that cell instead of letting nature takes its course. Another issue from the religious perspective is that, although we would be able to create a human being through cloning, it is impossible to know if it would be possible to create a human soul with it (“Religious Perspective”, 1998). The churches are concerned with the kind of soul that is being created within the cloned objects since it is not God who gives life to the cloned human, but humans themselves.

The bible states that the creation of two different sexes allows for the sexual engagement to produce offspring, and through the marital union, children should be produced (Chapman, 1999). However, cloning does not need the sexual engagement or the marital union to produce the cloned object. This contradicts what the bible has said. From the religious perspective, it is seen as sinful to break the rule of God written in the bible and it would also be a direct violation of the rules set out in the bible. In addition, religious groups are afraid of what would become of the “sacredness and sanctity of life” (Chapman, 1999). Since the prospect of cloning may allow people who have lost a child, to clone another one, may lead people to think that life is cheap and expendable (Jackson, 2001). Another question might concern the ability for infertile couples to clone children. Through cloning, people may be allowed to pick and choose what they want to clone, so they can have a “physically” perfect child (CNS News, n.d.). This ties back to the issue of humans playing God since they can choose the children’s physical characteristic, instead of accepting God’s decision (“Religious Perspective”, 1998). This is like shopping for the perfect child. With this flexibility, people might lose their love for that child when it is not as perfect as they expected. Moreover, it will encourage people to value their children by measuring how well they meet parents’ expectations (“Ethical Concern”, 1998).