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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... practice by becoming a vegetarian . Isaac Bashevis Singer was a lifelong vegetarian , as is Alex Hershaft . By refusing to eat the flesh of slaughtered animals , all three have acknowl- edged what most of us refuse to admit . The ...
... principle be applied to passages , including passages written by Paul , that just as plainly reflect a cultural bias against animals ? Slavery The best example of a practice of which the Kill All the Women and Children 17.
Animal Rights According to the Bible Norm Phelps. Slavery The best example of a practice of which the Bible approves , but which Jews and Christians today consider morally repugnant , is human slavery . In Leviticus 25 : 44-46 , we are ...
... practices have divine approval , and no amount of creative translation or sophisticated interpretation can explain away that uncomfortable truth . Therefore , anyone who believes that animal exploitation is ethically acceptable because ...
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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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