The Dominion of Love: Animal Rights According to the BibleLantern Books, 2002 - 208 sider Many commentators and users of the Bible have, over the centuries and up to the present day, used the Bible to argue that animals have no rights, that they were put on this earth for our use, and that we have no obligations to them. In his cogent, honest, and fully researched and referenced work, The Dominion of Love, Norm Phelps attempts to encourage all who revere the Bible as holy scripture to open their hearts to the suffering that we inflict upon our nonhuman neighbors. He shows that the right of animals not to be imprisoned, harmed, and killed for our benefit flows naturally from the Bible's message of love and compassion and argues that this is the message of the Bible's most important passages dealing with our relationship to animals. He further responds to the defenses of animal exploitation that are often made based on the Bible. Beautifully written, The Dominion of Love is an essential addition to a growing body of literature that argues for a compassionate and non-exploitative reading of Holy Scripture. |
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... Jesus Eat ? 12 : The Sparrow and the Lamb 13 : The Gospel of Mercy 14 : Does God Care about Oxen ? 15 : Eat Anything You Want .. Conclusion : The Dominion of Love Appendix 1 : Biblical Passages Relating to Human Treatment of Animals ...
... Jesus ate fish . Saint Paul said vegetarians have ' weak faith . ' " And on and on . I believe that to blame God for our own cruelty is blasphemy , and it is chilling to see how eagerly our religious leaders and teachers assign God the ...
... Jesus and asked him to cure her daughter of an illness . Jesus refused , saying , " It is not proper to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs . " When the woman responded that even dogs get to eat the crumbs that the ...
... Jesus " means that slavery should be abolished and women granted equality with men . In point of fact , Paul intended nothing of the kind . As reading the entire passage makes clear , he was affirming that slaves and women , like ...
... Jesus , Stephen , and the other early Christian martyrs were put to death by these same governments . He goes on to tell us that every government " ... is a minister of God , an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil ...
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The Prime Directives | 33 |
The Image and Likeness of God | 45 |
All Gods Children Go to Heaven | 57 |
The Suffering of the Living | 67 |
Your Hands Are Covered with Blood | 74 |
What Did Jesus Eat? | 125 |
The Sparrow and the Lamb | 137 |
The Gospel of Mercy | 149 |
Does God Care about Oxen? | 155 |
Eat Anything You Want | 169 |
The Dominion of Love | 176 |
Biblical Verses Relating to Human Treatment of Animals | 180 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | 193 |
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