#082, Kindness to animals and kindness to humans
REVIEW NO 82 Though the Christian missionaries and Swami Vivekananda were at loggerheads during his lifetime, they have certain things in common. The first among them is with regard to kindness: Both Vivekananda and Jesus preach compassion and kindness. But their kindness has a strong boundary wall. It extends only kindness to fellow humans and not kindness to animals. First we shall start with Jesus. Here is a link which contains a thoroughly discussed response to an Animal Rights Group by a Church of Christ using bible as authority. http://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/LVarticles/AnimalRightsandtheBible.htm From the linked article, it can be found that Christ had no objection to slaying of animals. It is also said that the seventh of the Tenth Commandment "Thou shalt not kill" applies only to killing a man (homicides/murders). According to them, God sanctioned eating specified animals. VIVEKANANDA THEORY QUOTE VIVEKANANDA in his "Practical Vedanata". ...