play God

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play God

to behave as if you have the right to make very important decisions that seriously affect other people's lives Genetic engineers claim that most countries have already put legislation in place that will stop them from playing God.

See also: god, play

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IT'S incredible to think 110 people turned up to the Customs House community room for a reading of our new play God Only Knows, given it was a Sunday evening on a sunny day and that the actors, while brilliant, had a mere five hours' rehearsal time and were reading from the script. Creationism has no place in our schools; VOICE OF THE NORTH by The Journal (Newcastle, England) O'Brien added: "What does one say then, in the face of those who without guilt condemn the innocent in the womb, show disregard for family life and play God with the building blocks of life? Cardinal: MPs are no gods by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) THE law says admix embryos must be destroyed after 14 days to ensure they are not implanted into a womb CRITICS believe embryo creation allows scientists to play God in "Frankenstein" experiments SCIENTISTS refute these claims. PM BACKS DOWN ON EMBYROS FREE VOTE; 3 ballots on controversial Bill by The Mirror (London, England)			play both ends play both ends against the middle play by ear play cards close to chest play cards right play cat and mouse play cat and mouse with play dead play devil's advocate play dirty play down play down to play fair play fast and loose play fast and loose with play first chair play footsie play footsie with play for play for a fool play for a sucker play for keeps play for time play freeze-out play games play God play gooseberry play hard to get play hardball play havoc with play hell play hell with play hooky play ignorant play in play in the big leagues play innocent play into hands play into the hands of play it by ear play it cool play it for all it's worth play it safe play like play musical chairs play off play off against play on play on heartstrings play out play out of your skin			Play for Jesus play for keeps play for laughs play for money play for position play for safety play for safety play for safety play for safety play for safety play for stakes play for time play for time play for time play for time play for time play for time play freeze-out Play from scrimmage play game play game play game play game play games play games play games play games play games play games Play Gauge play God play gooseberry Play ground Play ground play group play group play hard to get play hard to get play hard to get play hard to get play hard to get play hard to get play hardball play havoc with play havoc with play havoc with someone or something play heart out play hell play hell play hell play hell with play hob play hob play hob play hob with play hob with someone or something play hooky play hooky play hunch play hunch play hunch

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