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19 Reddit comments about Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy:

u/trainofabuses · 9 pointsr/vegan

Have you read Dominion? I disagree with the author's (and your) opinion that man has dominion over animals, but I think it should definitely be obvious that veganism and christianity (or really any other religion) are not at odds, other than certain mandated animal sacrifices. I think for most people it's really just another excuse.

u/NotSoHotPink · 8 pointsr/vegan

Have them read Dominion by Matthew Scully. It's written from a Christian perspective.

The Christian Vegetarian Association is also good.

u/theluppijackal · 5 pointsr/Christianity

ITT: appeal to nature, 'but its so good' and misinterpreting scripture

Sorry gregwarrior, you won't get much out of this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eAhKIwaj70 http://smile.amazon.com/Dominion-Power-Suffering-Animals-Mercy/dp/0312319738/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427517946&sr=1-3&keywords=dominion
The above book set me on the path for veganism. I read many others after that convinced me more, but this shocked me to my core. Scully has a powerful way with words, being a former speech writer for Bush. He's an excellent example of a Christian vegetarian. In fact, since writing this book, he's gone vegan after being sent I'm sure amany emails about the immense suffering int he dairy industry. The most basic argument I've seen, beyond that we'll be vegan in the second coming and Gods perfect world was vegan, was that eating animals [when we don't have to] doesn't align with Jesus message of mercy. http://www.jesuspeopleforanimals.com/


“Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind's capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct and faithful stewardship. We are called to treat them with kindness, not because they have rights or power or some claim to equality, but in a sense because they don't; because they all stand unequal and powerless before us.”
“When a man’s love of finery clouds his moral judgment, that is vanity. When he lets a demanding palate make his moral choices, that is gluttony. When he ascribes the divine will to his own whims, that is pride. And when he gets angry at being reminded of animal suffering that his own daily choices might help avoid, that is moral cowardice.” ― Matthew Scully, Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy

u/Agricola86 · 4 pointsr/vegan

It's interesting this came up today I just got this book on the subject yesterday which is a conservative, religious case for veganism written by a president bush speechwriter.

I found I'm often at a loss when people go to a religious claim as it's difficult for me to argue rational facts when they're interjecting supernatural verification of their viewpoints. I just started it but hopefully it will be useful the next time I run into these conversations.

One thing I can be sure of though is I bet God granting dominion over animals probably didn't have in mind an industrialized insanely efficient system like we have today.

u/FatAnnaKendrick · 4 pointsr/vegetarian

The book Dominion deals with this. Check out the product description on the Amazon link:

http://www.amazon.com/Dominion-Power-Suffering-Animals-Mercy/dp/0312319738#productDescription_secondary_view_div_1459217136222

u/blargh9001 · 4 pointsr/vegan

I hope you are made to feel welcome. I have huge respect for your willingness to engage with a group with different values (or perceived to at least), and also challenge the values of your own group. It's something I think the world needs a lot more of, so your post makes me happy.

I don't think anybody can promise nobody will ever say anything you take offence to or pick an argument, but you probably have pretty thick skin already as a Mormon on reddit.

I've heard good things about the book 'Dominion' for a case for animal rights from a Christian perspective. I haven't read it myself, and it's not specifically Mormon, so I can't say how much use it will be to you in discussions with other Mormons, but maybe it will be interesting?

u/cowsandmilk · 3 pointsr/vegan

There is actually a significant Judeo-Christian movement that is vegan though. See for instance, Dominion or a more recent article from the same author. Years before this book came out, a very similar interpretation of the creation story in Genesis was taught at my Episcopalian high school.

My experience is that people have interpreted the Bible to encourage whatever lifestyle they choose. Be it slaveownership, polygamy, eating meat, or veganism.

u/StillCalmness · 2 pointsr/vegan

The Christian Vegetarian Association has a FAQ section that might be worth looking at it.

There's also Matthew Scully's Dominion. It's written for a Christian audience.

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/vegan

>“When I put all my energy towards helping people (yeah right mom) I don’t have any leftover to help animals”.

Hmm, that's funny, because William Wilberforce found the time to single-handedly end the slave trade in the British empire, found the world's first animal welfare institution (RSPCA), champion child labor laws and many other things.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD1qkIHUmHk

The first named journal of animal ethics was created by an Anglican priest and Theologian. https://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/jane.htmlAndrew Linzey is the author of many books on this topic. https://www.oxfordanimalethics.com/who-we-are/director/

The Roman Catholic Matthew Scully, former editor at the National Review and former George Bush speechwriter also has a book on the subject. https://www.amazon.com/Dominion-Power-Suffering-Animals-Mercy/dp/0312319738

Can't get much more traditional or conservative than that.

u/VegJimable · 2 pointsr/vegan

I'd highly recommend Matthew Scully's book. He's an evangelical Christian and has worked as a speech writer for George W. Bush & Sarah Palin.

u/Red-Pine · 2 pointsr/vegan

Right wing vegan reporting in.

There's more conservative animal rights advocates then you think. Matthew Scully, former speech writer for George Bush is just one example.

https://www.amazon.ca/Dominion-Power-Suffering-Animals-Mercy/dp/0312319738

u/keatsandyeats · 2 pointsr/Christianity

Have you even read the article? If you think that torturing animals isn't a sin, be my guest to use the Bible to back it up. Either you don't understand what factory farming is, or you don't understand what the Bible says about our responsibility to creation. So allow me to "back this up."

u/llieaay · 1 pointr/vegan

I think I might have actually been thinking of Dominion. I have not read it, based on the reviews it looks like it makes the case for eating vegan while insisting that animals are not our equals.

u/Zyvo · 1 pointr/vegan

There's actually a book written by a former senior speechwriter for George W. Bush that talks about animal welfare from a Christian perspective.

u/oceanrainfairy · 1 pointr/OpenChristian

We are very clearly allowed to eat animals; no one (well, not many people) would contest that. But I think the Bible clearly shows that animals are God's, not ours - and being allowed to eat them is not the same thing as being allowed to torture them, and that's the crux of the issue for a modern day person contemplating the modern meat industry. Animals were treated much differently, and far better, in Bible times than they are in our factory farms, feedlots, and slaughter houses. Volumes have been written on the subject; I strongly recommend Dominion by Matthew Scully if you want to read a good, measured argument for how we should treat animals.

u/Agruk · 1 pointr/DebateAVegan

Here's an interesting book about religious veganism:

https://www.amazon.com/Dominion-Power-Suffering-Animals-Mercy/dp/0312319738

u/WaffleRun · 0 pointsr/vegan

Maybe suggest the book Dominion. It's written by a Christian, conservative vegan and talks about religious reasons to abstain from animal products (title references God giving man dominion over the animals, but that doesn't mean killing them).