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Weekly Newsletter from Christian Vegetarian Association CVA - January 20, 2024
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1. Toward Building the “Beloved Community”
Last time, I asked how we might build the “beloved community,” in which
all individuals are treated with compassion and respect. Nobody would be
excluded for arbitrary reasons, such as sex, gender identification, skin
pigmentation, nation of origin, cognitive status, or species membership.
Excluding any group of individuals based on an arbitrary criterion paves the
way for exclusion of other individuals based on other arbitrary criteria.
This does not mean that all individuals should be treated the same. The
needs and capabilities of individuals differ, and our obligations differ
among individuals. For example, we have a greater obligation to protect and
nourish the children we choose to raise than other children. We have greater
obligations to protect and nourish communities that are dedicated to
protecting and nourishing us than other communities.
A difficulty is that humans tend to be tribal, and favoring one’s own tribe
(however defined) can easily lead to conflicts with or harm to other tribes.
Another difficulty is that humans are often selfish, and they frequently
harm other individuals in the pursuit of self-gratification. A third problem
which is related to the first two, is that humans are drawn to the
scapegoating process, about which I’ve talked at length. How might we
transcend these barriers to the “beloved community”?
Stephen R. Kaufman, M.D.
2. From All-Creatures.Org Ministry
All-Creatures.org Newsletter, January 10, 2024:
We hope you enjoy this week's newsletter and that your January is off to
a good start. Check out the many articles ...
Natural Justice… life after humans? — irrational, endless realities of
speciesism — Good News for Animals in 2023! — baby Roosters are bred to die
in cockfights — 10 years of Veganuary — helping outdoor Cats — Mongolia will
stop murdering stray Cats and Dogs — birth control/sterility projects damage
wild Horses — learning from Topsy the Elephant’s murder — magnetic Foxes —
the collapsing of Dog ‘racing’ worldwide — and more…
All-Creatures.org Newsletter, January 17, 2024:
Hunting birds for the feather trade, sometimes to extinction — banding Birds with no regard for their well-being — inside the minds of Animals — Shakti is finally safe — Bethlehem PA bans sale of commercially-bred dogs, cats, rabbits in pet stores — former petting zoo Animals now safe — silence is evil’s accomplice — humans reluctant to believe that Fishes feel pain — USDA gives millions of tax dollars for bird flu bailouts— and more…
Do you have things that you would like to see included in future newsletters? Then send it to us at veda@all-creatures.org.
In the Love of the Lord,
Frank L Hoffman
All-Creatures.org
and
Kindness,
Tams Nicholson
Executive Directress
All-Creatures.org
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