(August 5, 2015 at 8:01 pm)abaris Wrote:(August 5, 2015 at 7:59 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Not necessarily. Just because someone believes human life is more sacred than other life, doesn't mean we should treat other life badly. Other life is sacred as well, and should be treated with respect.
Yeah, but that's not how it works usually. The ones being inclined to take a dump on our environment just love to take their bible as divine justification.
I think you might appreciate this quote by Saint Francis of Assisi (minus the God part I guess). My favorite saint, and also a quote that I love:
"Not to hurt our humble brothers (the animals) is our first duty to them... but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission - to be of service to them whenever they require it. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men."
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh