RE - Animal Rights Flashcards
What are the Christian beliefs about the status of animals
They aren’t important as humans because they are not ensouled
They are not created in God’s image – Imago Dei
Adam was told by God to look after the animals and be their stewards
We should rule over animals and dominion
Humans are the pinnacle creation and we have a higher moral status than animals
Noah after the flood was told he could eat animals
We use animals for food, work and as pets
What are the Buddhist beliefs on the status of animals?
Buddhists believe we are all equal
We are all interconnected, because there are no permanent things – annica
They believe that we should not harm any living things because if you harm an animal you can be harming your mother or yourself
Metta
Humans are higher up the karmic cycle than animals and animals have a higher karmic debt
What are Buddhists beliefs on animal rights and protecting those rights?
Kaurna – compassion
Ahimsa – non – violence
Animals and humans are part of the cycle of rebirth, if they don’t show compassion than bad karma
Right intention – if killing an animal ends its suffering than its alright
Metta
Upaya Kausala – right intention
What are Christian beliefs on animal rights and protecting those rights?
Animals don’t have rights because they are made without a soul, although we still have a duty to care about them
What are Buddhists beliefs on preservation of animals from extinction
Christians believe in stewardship
They believe in parable of the talents - we should leave the world in a better placed for future generations
Show support to organisations that help preserve life, join and online campaign, adopt and animal, pray, leave money in their will, donate money
Jesus said that God cared about even the smallest sparrows
Christian and Buddhist views on vegetarian and vegans
Noah was told he could eat meat
St Francis of Assisi say that animals are our brothers and sisters so we should not eat them
Buddhist monks will not kill animals for food but have to eat whatever is put in their alms bowl so will eat meat if it is out in there.
The person who kills an animal has karmic debt but eating meat is not a problem for some Buddhists
Many are though because of the first precept, metta, Kaurna.
The Buddha specifically forbade monks and nuns from slaughtering animals
What are Buddhist views on experimentation?
Goes against first precept Metta Ahimsa Right intention – saves someone’s life than it is alright Karmic debt Jataka Tales the Buddha was an animal
What are Christian views on experimentation?
Dominion, testing is the lesser of two evils as it saves the lives of humans
Stewards should look after animals
Playing god – only god should create new life
God gave us the intelligence to do so
Jesus said go forth and heal
What are the issues connected with farming?
Parable of the talents
Noah said could eat animals
Metta, Kaurna, bad karma
Jataka tales
