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by Michael Gilmour My daily commute takes me south of Winnipeg into an area with several intensive hog operations. Manitoba produces somewhere around 8 million pigs a year, more than any other Canadian province, and each day, whether minus 30 C (-22 F) or plus 30 C (86 F), I pass
by Sarah Withrow King Which vegan has two thumbs, travels a lot, and has been eating pretty well at Christian gatherings of late? This gal! Earlier this year, my team at ESA let me know that they wanted to show solidarity with my CreatureKind work by making all of our events vegetarian
by Carol J. Adams My spouse, Bruce, has been the Associate Pastor for Community Ministries at a church in Dallas for 30 years. When we first arrived we learned that the Fourth of July event hosted by the church’s senior activities group was “a must.” To us northerners it was more
Many of us who lament the suffering of God’s creatures are also constantly awaiting a miracle. But we are all too aware that it likely won’t happen overnight. So what to do in the midst of uncertainty?
I was honored to take part in two events recently that gave me such hope for the future of the church’s response and relationship to animals.
Q: Can people be creaturekind if they are not vegan? Can people consume animals and animal products and still be creaturekind?
I was talking with a friend once who attended a church that didn’t ordain women for the ministry. Knowing that my friend was socially progressive, I asked him if it bothered him. He looked at me incredulously and said, “Bother me?! Of course it bothers me! I hate it! But I can’t change anything if I’m not there.”
Q: What is hands down the most compelling and powerful verse in the Bible that promises God’s love towards all his creatures? How do you suggest I apply that in my conversations to those who A. might not believe in God but love animals and/or B. might not love animals but believe in God?
But as the church, our job isn’t to save the world. Our job is to stop, to look for the reconciling work of Christ, and to join that—to pray “thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
CreatureKind focuses on farmed animals because, in terms of both quantity and quality, the animals in our industrial farm animal production system are the most oppressed, abused, and disregarded animals in the world.
What does it mean for you, as a Christian, to care for God’s creatures? How do you practice this care in your day-to-day life? Let us hear from you!
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