“Animals are God's creatures, not human property, nor utilities, nor resources, nor commodities, but precious beings in God's sight. ...Christians whose eyes are fixed on the awfulness of crucifixion are in a special position to understand the awfulness of innocent suffering. The Cross of Christ is God's absolute identification with the weak, the powerless, and the vulnerable, but most of all with unprotected, undefended, innocent suffering.” HumansEyeChristianSufferingChristAnimalSpecialPositionCreaturesResourcesCrossesWeakSightAbsolutesPropertyInnocentVulnerableFixedVegetarianVeganAnimal RightsCommodityPowerlessUtilityIdentificationCrucifixionVegan HealthAwfulness Author:Andrew Linzey
“The point to be grasped from the saintly tradition is that to love animals is not sentimentality (as we know it) but true spirituality. Of course there can be vain, self-seeking loving, but to go (sometimes literally) out of our way to help animals, to expend effort to secure their protection and to feel with them their suffering and to be moved by it-these are surely signs of spiritual greatness.” KnowsWayFeelsSelfSometimesHelpingSpiritualSufferingSpiritualityCoursesNatureAnimalEffortGreatnessTraditionMovedSeekingProtectionSecureVainSentimentalityAnimal Love Book:Christianity and the Rights of Animals Source: Christianity and the Rights of Animals
“If the cross does provide us with a true picture of what God is like, it follows that God is a redeeming presence in all creaturely experiences of suffering. All innocent suffering will be transformed.” IfsDoeSufferingCrossesInnocentTransformedRedeeming Book:Why Animal Suffering Matters: Philosophy, Theology, and Practical Ethics Source: Why Animal Suffering Matters: Philosophy, Theology, and Practical Ethics
“If tomorrow we decided only to desist from killing and causing suffering for sport and entertainment, the world would be significantly better for animals. Even this we have failed to achieve.” IfsWorldWould BeSufferingSportsAnimalAchieveTomorrowDecidedKillingEntertainment Author:Andrew Linzey
