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Today I viewed an interesting article from the

Catholic Study Circle for Animal Welfare. I would like

to share this article with all of you:

 

The Christian Life and Animals

 

The Christian life is sometimes called a 'school of

virtue', as we are called to orient our lives on the

values of Christ. The culture of life' called for by

Pope John Paul II can never materialise where there is

unthinking or direct cruelty towards either innocent

unborn human babies, or defenseless animals.

 

It appears that, according to some people, God is so

small that He can be concerned only with part of his

creation - the human part - and not with all of it.

Similarly some people's views of love are so narrow

that they claim that others can love only people or

animals, but not both. We say these views are

misguided.

 

St Isaac the Syrian spoke of the Christian heart as

one which " is burning for love for the whole creation,

for men, for the birds, for the beasts … for all

creatures. That is why such a man never ceases to pray

for the animals … moved by the infinite pity which

reigns in the hearts of those who are becoming united

with God. "

 

Today there is so much cruelty inflicted on animals

today, on farms, in laboratories, in the wild and in

captivity. Some of it is willful, most is simply

because people ignore, and are insensitive to, the

sufferings of other creatures. All animals are created

by God to give glory to Him - not to be simply

'things' to be used by people for their own benefit.

All animals have the right to live their lives as God

intended them to be lived - and people were given

responsibility (the Bible calls it 'dominion') to see

that they do. Instead of behaving as 'images of God' -

we have instead become images of inhumanity, of

monsters, in our relations with the rest of creation.

 

God bless,

 

Jack Truman

Pastor

The Universal Equalitarian Church

" Where All Species are Created Equal "

http://equalitarian.tripod.com

 

 

 

 

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