In my previous question I asked about the value of life, I was told by many religious people that human life is more valuable than that of animals such as cats or dogs, and that furthermore animals (such as dogs/cats) have no soul. I was told that it is the word of God as written in the bible which says man has dominion over the animals of the earth. But I am curious.. if animals have no soul and their lives arent worth as much as human life, does that then mean animal abuse is not a sin? According to an answerer killing a human is the worst thing you can do and quote "To end an animal's life is, well, ending the life of an animal." So my question is do religious followers consider animal abuse a sin and if so how is it considered sin if the belief system places the life of an animal below that of human life? I am not trying to be rude I am just trying to understand how religion views animal abuse, and which bible passages/word of God they base it upon.
2007-07-20
06:37:08
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Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy
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