The biblical argument

[arielmoondance]

I looked through the tags and could not  find anything although I have seen mention of this before

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[xhuxus]

I had a boss once who became a born-again Christian during the time I worked for her. A few months after that I switched back to being a vegetarian after a brief stint as an omni (all this was a few years before I went vegan). When it came up in a conversation between her daughter and me, she [the boss] mentioned something about the Bible saying that "god gave man dominion over the animals" and that means we can do whatever we want with them.

My response to her was something along the lines of "just because god tells you that you can do something, doesn't mean you should." My response to someone else may have been closer to "that's not my god," so depending on your religious views and how flippant you want to be, you could use that too.

[arielmoondance]

Right, because it seems to me he is interpreting the bible to support what he wants to do.

[uppity_heathen]

Parents have dominion over their children but don't usually find it acceptable to eat them.

[hajari_]

LOL. Win.

[blueheron]

A possibly fuller argument about "the dominion of animals" was put together by right-winger, Bush speech writer Matthew Scully, called Dominion: The Power of Man, The Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy.

Also, a king has dominion over his people and lands, yet he would be considered a terrible king if he were to rape, murder and eat them. Dominion should also come with the pretext of "care, guide and protect", not just "own".

[arielmoondance]

I am going to read that book! Thank you!

[itsbrendaaa]

plus, just because we are "dominant" over them doesn't mean we can torture and harm them.

people really have some nerve.