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Christian view on animals as commodities 

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Christian view on animals as commodities 

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The quotation at hand does not imply that animals are worth nothing, therefore meaning that we should still care for them . Just like in the case of the sparrow, we will notice when they have gone and this will be our fault.

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"Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Genesis 1

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“A human being may be worth many sparrows, but even a sparrow does not die unnoticed” Matthew 10:29-31

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As a christian, many people think that using animals as commodities is wrong because they are still important to society. They have many uses and needs within society. Matthew said, 'A human being may be worth many sparrows, but even a sparrow does not die unnoticed.' This shows that everyone is special and is something and important to someone

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Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. Many of us bought our beloved "pets" at pet shops and kept beautiful birds in cages. We wore wool and silk, ate McDonald's burgers, and fished. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?
In his book Animal Liberation, Peter Singer states that the basic principle of equality does not require equal or identical treatment; it requires equal consideration. This is an important distinction when talking about animal rights. People often ask if animals should have rights, and quite simply, the answer is "Yes!" Animals surely deserve to live their lives free from suffering and exploitation. Jeremy Bentham, the founder of the reforming utilitarian school of moral philosophy, stated that when deciding on a being's rights, "The question is not 'Can they reason?' nor 'Can they talk?' but 'Can they suffer?'" In that passage, Bentham points to the capacity for suffering as the vital characteristic that gives a being the right to equal consideration. The capacity for suffering is not just another characteristic like the capacity for language or higher mathematics. All animals have the ability to suffer in the same way and to the same degree that humans do. They feel pain, pleasure, fear, frustration, loneliness, and motherly love. Whenever we consider doing something that would interfere with their needs, we are morally obligated to take them into account.

Supporters of animal rights believe that animals have an inherent worth-a value completely separate from their usefulness to humans. We believe that every creature with a will to live has a right to live free from pain and suffering. Animal rights is not just a philosophy-it is a social movement that challenges society's traditional view that all nonhuman animals exist solely for human use. As PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk has said, "When it comes to pain, love, joy, loneliness, and fear, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. Each one values his or her life and fights the knife." Watch a video with Ingrid Newkirk from the 2015 Animal Rights National Conference here.

Only prejudice allows us to deny others the rights that we expect to have for ourselves. Whether it's based on race, gender, sexual orientation, or species, prejudice is morally unacceptable. If you wouldn't eat a dog, why eat a pig? Dogs and pigs have the same capacity to feel pain, but it is prejudice based on species that allows us to think of one animal as a companion and the other as dinner.

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Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos.

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Christians belief that animals should have rights and their current miss treatment is absolutely ridiculous. We should rule over them, but kindly. That is our job.

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A christians view on treating animals as commodities. Christians believe that we should not kill animals for no reason and animals should be recognised.

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Christians view on animals as commodity 

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Christians view on animals as commodity 

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Animals should not be taken for granted as they were a gift to this world not to us. If we mistreat these beings, we are going against what God has said . Everyone and everything should be equal.

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Ollie Reise, James, Lottieeee Whit, Ayaan.kk, Sam(my)

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Ollie Reise, James, Lottieeee Whit, Ayaan.kk, Sam(my)

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A christians view on treating animals as commodities. Christians believe that we should not kill animals for no reason and animals should be recognised. A quotation to back up this statement is, ‘Even a sparrow does not die unnoticed’, this shows that all things are important or special to someone and coming from the word of God this could be seen as sinful to Christians. On the other hand, the quotation ‘human beings may be worth many sparrows’ shows that humans may have a higher importance over the worth o animals therefore, treating animals as commodities would be acceptable.

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the christian view is that animals should be treated with respect just as we are to each other, animals should not be treated as a commodity.