Jewish Vegetarians of North America has made a film, A Sacred Duty. We plan to post the film in segments or in its entirety on the internet. If anyone would like a copy (or several) for viewing/showing/sharing, please contact John Diamond at jdiamond4@cox.net. Here is more info on the film: http://www.asacredduty.com/  http://www.myspace.com/asacredduty

Religious Leaders Meet to Protect Animals - Nov 2007
      A Religious Proclamation for Animal Compassion

http://www.universal-life.cc/english/

www.arbiblesoundbites.org -- Animal Rights Sound Bites for Conversations with Christians.

http://www.hsus.org/religion

Evangelicals are embracing animal rights

Quotes about religion and animals: powerpoint.pps (3mb)

Ark & Covenant -- Novel: The Ark and the Covenant: Living in Godly Relationship, by Debra Farrington

Faith Goes Green - in Tucson Arizona

Jesus Was A Vegan -- This book raises many interrelated important issues in life.

Ten Commandments for Animals from Christian Teaching

Religious Quotes

All Creatures of Our God and King: What God’s Word Says About Animals by Teri Wilson.

Animal Chaplains - July 2007

Churches
AR Church -- Episcopal Church embraces all God's Creatures
Creatures Ministry -- God's Creatures Ministry. Web page link.
Ahimsa Explained
A Papal Mercy - How the Vatican Views Animals
Catholic Concern for Animals - has a new, flourishing US branch
The Anglican Church's Position -- Stewardship: The Protection of Animals from Cruel Treatment
Church 4 Chickens -- The Church Up to Its Ears in Chicken
Diocese of Easton -- Ministry to: work with those who are lonely frail, elderly, or needy; take on a responsibility of regular intercessory prayer for all of creation; protect and nurture the natural environment caring especially for orphaned or injured wild birds and other animals.
AR & Mormons -- Perspectives on animal rights in Utah Valley
Church Saves Pets -- Sept 2005. Thibodaux church sheltering pets, by Millie Ball
The Texas Episcopalian -- Sept 2005. New gospel gives ‘paws’ to faith stories
Theosophy -- The Theosophical Society of America
The Peace Abbey -- This is where Emily the cow, who received publicity when she escaped the slaughterhouse -- lived out her life among other animal friends who also escaped.
Quakers for Animals

Buddhism
Buddhism and Animals -- Articles on Buddhism and Animal Liberation.

Islam
Animal Rights Present in Islam
Islamic Concerns.org
Islamic Teachings.pdf (pdf file)
Islam & Animal Rights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VQxxZwCi2c

Bible Interpretation
No Hamburger in Heaven
Benedict XVI Continues Tradition of Papal Concern for Animals
Letter to Pope Benedict XVI - October 2006
Bible Translation -- The attitudes of some of the biblical translators, and other Christian interpreters, towards animals. By John Eaton
God 2 Noah -- The Bible practically has a "Thou shalt be vegan" commandment.
Old Testament -- How Do Old Testament Religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mormonism) Affect Animal Rights? The Reverend Teresa Corrigan, B.A., M. Div.

Discrediting the Bible (to those who tell us passages in the Bible mean only what THEY say it means)
Biblevotes -- The Bible's Unholy Origins by Robert L. Johnson. Also, 8 pages of Absurdities, Inconsistencies, Errors, Flaws, Humanists, Bad Precepts, Problems, and Vulgarities in the Bible
Boomer Bible -- Boomer Bible by R.F. Laird -- humorous or sacrilege, depending

Sermons and Prayers
Prayer for Animals
Liturgies for Commemorations and Burials of Animals
Christmas Prayers for Animals.pdf
Caring For Creation. pdf -- Discussion Guide for Congregations
A Christian view on animal testing
Newman Sermon -- The Catholic Study for Animal Welfare
Good Friday Sermon -- The Ultimate Scapegoat by Rev. Rebecca
Easter Sermon -- Easter is About Creation by Rev. Rebecca
Donkey -- Reflections on Jesus and the Donkey: A Triumphal Entry?   by Rev. Rebecca
Atonement -- Animal Sacrifice and Liberation: Implications of the Atonement, by Rev. Rebecca
AR Prayers -- Some prayers that include animals
Blessing Animals -- A Service For the Blessing of Animals
Prayer -- Prayer for Ecological Conversion
Dandelions -- Discussion on Helping, and "Dandelions Like Me"
The Chicken & The Egg -- by Peter Sawtell, Executive Director of Eco-Justice Ministries
Essays by Peter Sawtell -- A dozen assorted Essays by Rev. Peter Sawtell
Peaceable Kingdom -- by Rev. Susan Durber, 1998
Lenten Fast from Violence -- ENAW, 2005
Lent -- 2003 Sermon delivered by the Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld
Prayers and Liturgy for Animals -- .pdf file

Vegetarianism
Vegan Church
Links to Vegetarianism and Religions - 2007
Is Eating Meat A Catholic Sin? - Interview with Bruce Friedrich, 2004
Does God Support Factory Farms?
God Does Not Eat Meat - December 2006
No Hamburgers in Heaven -- Interview with Dr. Stephen Webb
Were Jesus of Nazareth & Early Christians Vegetarians?
Xtians & Vegs -- Christians and Vegetarianism, by Rev. John Dear.
Jesus - Veg -- Jesus was a vegetarian and a raw-foodist.
Ethical Vegetarianism -- The Concept and Practice of Ethical Vegetarianism as Consistent with New Testament Themes.
Early Christian Vegetarians -- Who's Who in early Christian vegetarians
Christian Vegetarians -- List of famous quotes
Interview with author Richard Schwartz -- Judaism and Vegetarianism.
Vegetarianism in Bible -- Vegetarianism: Supported in the Bible.
Bible-vegetarian -- Debating the Bible and vegetarianism
Eating of Meat -- About Judeochristianity and the Eating of Meat by Jerry Friedman. Also Catholicism, and Animals.
Jews ban beef to save the world? - November 2007
jewish veg booklet72.pdf -- A Case for Jewish Vegetarianism
A Sacred Duty - movie
Jewish Vegetarians? -- 18 Reasons Jews Shouldn't Be Vegetarians (And Why They're Wrong)
Interfaith -- Interfaith Movement Urges Shift to Vegetarianism by Richard H. Schwartz
Preaches -- Rev. George Malkmus Preaches Vegetarianism
Rabbi On Veg -- First Hamburger. A guilt-ridden carnivore makes the spiritual case for vegetarianism.

Religious Leaders
Religious Testimony Regarding Animals
Dalai Lama -- Dalai Lama campaigns for wildlife
Dalai Lama KFC -- Sept 2005. KFC Abandons Plans to Enter Tibet.
PETA Rabbis -- April 2006. Rabbi's make PETA commercial.
Pope Quotes -- Animal-related quotes from Popes and Cardinals
    More in the MS Excel spreadsheet here: Quotes

Activism, Essays
"Doctrine of Demons": Attacks on Animal Advocacy
Why Don't Churches Teach Compassion for Animals - 2 page pdf file
Powerpoint presentation. 153 Kb, 45 slides. Preparing Churches and Communities to be Compassionate Stewards of Animals
Purim and Vegetarianism
Why Jesus favors mustard seed-sized ministry
Resolution on Judaism and Fur
Some Rabbis Protest Kapparot Use of Chickens - 2006
Jewish Teachings Against Cruelty to Animals - Yael Shemesh
The Christian and Animal Suffering - by Rev. Canon Arthur Fielder
Why People Kill Animals - Interview about why people have killed animals the last 2000 years.
Little Black Dog -- Poem. I wonder if Christ had a little black dog....
Theology & Animals -- Feb 2006. Thinking Theologically About Animals
Activism - Religion: Friend or Foe of Animal Activism? by Richard Schwartz & Rabbi Dovid Sears.
Schwartz -- The Custom of Kapparot in the Jewish Tradition, by Richard Schwartz
Rabbi Gershom
Dog Who Helped -- Nov '05. The Dog Who Helped Parishioners Renew Relationships with God.
AW Ecumenical -- Animal Welfare Ecumenical Service 2005
Ministry_vs_Dimes -- Fledgling Ministry Challenges Animal Testing
10 Commandments - The Ten Commandments For Caring For Animals, by Lewis Regenstein
Animals Have Souls -- The Pope Has Said: "Animals Too Have Souls, Just Like Men"
Do Animals Deserve -- Do Animals Deserve Rights? How should Christians think about animal rights?
Stewardship of the Animals -- by Episcopal Diocese of Washington
Do Animals Have Souls? -- Do Animals Have Souls? by Gregory Koukl Here's proof
A Dog's Soul -- poem
Mary Tucker -- Making the Ground Holy
Our Debt to Animals -- from ENAW
Catholic A W -- Christmas without cruelty, by Deborah Jones
AR & Christianity: A Historical & Theological Discourse -- by Toby Köberle
Ancient History Of Animals In Gods Kingdom
Christian Love for Animals
Religion & Fur -- Religion and the Morality of Wearing Fur
On Hunters -- April 2006. On Christian Hunters.
Meat Turns Religious -- July 9, 2005. New crusade against eating meat turns religious in NC
Religious War -- Listen Up, You Christo-Fascist Bullies — You Apostles Of Perpetual Psychosis — It's High Time Somebody Called You Out, by Phil Rockstroh
Jews_Xians_Hunting -- When it comes to the matter of hunting, there is a wide divergence between Jewish and Christian tradition.
Evolution -- Grasping the Depth of Time as a First Step in Understanding Evolution, by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Common arguments -- regarding atheism
Hindus -- Why Hindus Don't Eat Meat
Rejection of Pascal's Wager -- The Rejection of Pascal's Wager -- "Scientific" creationism examined
Pope & animals -- Pope John Paul II taught love for animals (philosophy / religion)
Pope and Cats -- Pope John Paul II had a dream about homeless cats (philosophy / religion)
Is God for Animals? -- Is God on the Animals' Side?
Bird hunting a Christian Paradox? -- Bird hunting: a Christian paradox? by Phil Humphries, Cheshire, UK
Jewish View -- The Bible and Vegetarianism -- a Jewish View
Rabbi's Compassion for Animals - LTE May 2008
Rosh Hashanah -- Oct 2005. Thoughts on this Jewish Holiday, by Rina Deych
Passover -- Passover and Vegetarianism By Richard H. Schwartz
Perfect Philo -- Basic Philosophy -- Compassion and Ethics
Equalitarian -- Equalitarian Religion
Common Religion -- Declaration On the Basis of the Common Religion
Quotes -- Animal friendly quotes related to religion and faith.
Atheist Quotes -- Atheist Quotes from web site "War On Faith"
Pets in Heaven -- Pets in Heaven by Hank Hanegraaff
Humane Religion? -- Humane Religion. What religious leaders must consider and understand.
ALF Spirituality -- The Animal Liberation Movement and Global Spirituality, by Dr. Mira Foung
Humanists -- Article by the American Humanist Association
Evolution, Catholicism, and Animal Rights -- Debate about Pope John Paul II's comments
Animals -- Religion and the right to use animals
PETA Ad Blitz Angers Religious Groups -- by Lisa Haddock
Healing with Animals -- by Jan Fredericks
Catholic Urges Compassion for Animals -- by Jan Fredericks
Faith Requires Compassion Toward Animals -- by Richard Schwartz

Links
8 minute evolution -- video .wmv, Carl Sagan's vision
God and Animals -- In Defence of Creation
Religion & Animals - Links to Religion, Prayers, Souls, Spirituality and Animals
Religion -- More articles about Religion and animals
Animal Theology Links
jesusveg/popular -- Blessed are the Merciful 
PETA -- Christianity and Vegetarianism 
Islamic Concern -- Islam and Vegetarianism
Jesus veg -- Jewish Perspective  http://jewishveg.blogspot.com
Answering-Christianity.com - Islam and animal cruelty.

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