1. Activist Feedback
Thank you very much! These pamphlets are very popular! We went to the state
fair and put these out along with other pamphlets. They were the most
popular. It’s important for Christians to start living in alignment with the
values of love, compassion, and kindness. These are perfect! I’ll be
purchasing more when we’re running low.
[Note: CVA booklets and other materials are sold at cost at
https://www.christianveg.org/books.htm .]
2. Education, Part 1: Ethics
What should we teach our children? Some of the most important lessons
involve ethics. Without ethics, vulnerable individuals are prone to
mistreatment. Among younger people today, there seems to be widespread
support for moral relativism, in which there is no way to demonstrate that
one person’s moral framework is any better than anyone else’s, strikes me as
a failure to teach ethics.
Young children quickly learn about being fair, and ethical understandings
evolve as their experiences broaden and their minds become more adept at
considering abstract concepts. A good general principle is commonly called
the “Golden Rule,” a nearly universal ethic articulated in very similar ways
by nearly all religions and secular ethical systems. The Christian version
can be found in Matthew 7:12: “So whatever you wish that men would do to
you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.” (See
Golden Rule
Project.)
Next week, I will take issue with a widely held ethical view that I think is
a source of much injustice and great suffering.
Stephen R. Kaufman, M.D.
3. British/UK petition
Signatures are needed from our British/UK members for an initiative to ban snare traps. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/581402
4. From All-Creatures.Org Ministry
Here are our recent All-Creatures Newsletter, which we hope you like and share with others to help stop the exploitation and killing of animals.