This Quotations Archive contains words from famous and some
not so famous people who have expressed a sense of love, compassion, and respect
for all of God's creation: for people, for animals, and for the environment.
They speak of our teaching methods and philosophy. They speak of a
lifestyle of non-violence. They seek to eliminate cruelty and
suffering. They seek to wake us up. They seek to give us hope.
"From a Christian perspective, all Creation belongs to God.
Mistreating any part of Creation shows disrespect for God. The growing
ecological crisis, increasing human poverty, and widespread animal abuse
all relate to humans putting desires of the flesh before our obligations
to serve God."