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By Margaret Lawson Animal Welfare Sir, - Compassion in World Farming have a point when they accuse the
Church of hypocrisy over its stance on animal welfare, but there is a
long way to go before the Church will forbid factory farming on her
land. First of all there must be a majority of enlightened leaders before
we can hope for anything like that. Sadly for the Church, the human
race, the animals and the environment, such leaders are few and far
between. And it will not be enough to forbid factory farming on her lands -
the rearing of animals for food, so unnecessary, is the real evil root
of factory farming, and one in which consecrated Christians at least
should have no part, instead of merely composing high-sounding prayers
on behalf of the creatures with no change in one's own way of life -
which I have always been led to believe is the first thing a Christian
should examine. There is not one who can dodge the issue with impunity. Let us have
an end to the watering down of "Thou shalt not kill" and the
white-washing of what is a bloody and unholy deed. Church Times Go on to Reader's Response - Animals have rights Return to Margaret Lawson: Letters |
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