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ANGER MANAGEMENT & TRUE CONFESSIONS Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, But only what is helpful for building up others according to their needs, That it may benefit those who listen.                                  ~ Ephesians 4:29             I’ll start right off with the confession:   I’ve been feeling a lot of anger lately.   Mostly it has to do with a ridiculous series of events related to my work involving (in my view) a serious injustice.   Of particular significance for this blog, my anger and lack of patience are spilling out of the workplace, and making me angry and impatient about things relating to animals and the lack of things I see and hear from the church relating to animals.   How can people continue to do X, I stomp...

Thank you, Sarx I just wanted to share this link to Sarx.com, another site addressing animals and theology.  They were kind enough to ask me about how I came to understand animal welfare as a theological matter.  Here is my reply.  While you are there, check out some of the other great stories and resources on their page. 

I AM CECIL “If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who deal likewise with their fellow men.”                                                                ~     St. Francis of Assisi We have all heard a great deal about Cecil, the lion in Zimbabwe who was killed by an American dentist on safari.   Cecil was not just any lion; he was a lion being tracked by researchers inside a national park.   He was well known for his magnificent black mane and he was a favorite with locals and tourists.   Nor was this just any hunting expedition.   This was a guaranteed kill outing and i...