Animals and the earth: Teachings
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- Animals and the Earth: Teachings
- Animal Rights
- Gen 1:28 "rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature"
- Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God Luke 12:6
- First Precept: do not harm any living thing
- Ahimsa: non- violence
- "There is not an animal on earth... but they are communities like you" Qur'an 6:38
- "everything that lives and moves about will be food for you... i now give you everything"
- Halal Slaughter: painless
- Deut 22:6 "if you come across a bird's nest... do not take the mother eith the young
- Animal testing
- Animals should not be harmed as they are part of the wheel of Samsara (cycle)
- Oppose all experiments: first precept
- Can be done is suffering is minimal
- Most accept limited testing
- Guru Granth Sahib: god is present in all living beings
- The origins of life
- Christianity AND Judaism: & day story OR Adam and eve
- Surah: 6 days. man first, then woman
- Lotus flower from Vishnu's navel. Brahma was in the flower and on command split the flower to make the universe.
- No creation story
- No specific story. it was an act of God's love
- Care for the earth
- Dhammapada: do good
- Stewardship from Gen 1:28
- Universe is part of God. the world is sacred
- Appointed to Humans by Allah (Stewardship) Allah love the most those who are kindest to his family
- Stewardship. Land should not be over-exploited
- World belongs to God. God in all things. duty to protect
- Destruction of habitats
- monks and nuns may not "destroy any plant or tree" Vinaya Pitaka
- "earth given to us to share and develop, not dominate and exploit RCC 1991
- "the earth has enough for everyone's need, not everyone's greed" Gandhi.
- "there is no altering the laws of allah" Surah 30.30
- "do not destroy trees... because you can eat their fruit" Deut 20:19
- "god prevails is all creation...he continues to give us our daily bread" Guru Granth Sahib
- Summits
- Assisi (Animal Rights) religious leaders 1986
- RSPCA 1824. Christians (rev A Broome)
- Rio 1992. Sustainable development. created Agenda 21
- Kyoto 1997. nations promised to cut CO2 emissions. Carbon Trading
- Jo'burg 2002:Sust development, clean water, marine life. 185 nations agreed to combat by 2015
- Animal Rights
- Key
- Jewish
- Christian
- Islam
- Sikh
- Buddhist
- Hiindu
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