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I have been concerned about animal suffering ever since
I received my first puppy Peaches in 1975. She made me take a good look at the animal kingdom and I was shocked to see how badly we treat so many animals. At 77, I've been a vegan for the past 30 years and I thank God every day that I am. I am most disturbed at how little the Catholic Church and Christian churches generally give to concern re animal suffering in their ministry. I wrote to 350 bishops in 2001 and only 10-13 responded. I feel that the very least they can do is to instruct that the priests give one sermon a year on compassion to animals. I am still waiting for that sermon. I also belong to Catholic Concern for Animals - founded in England in 1929. (They are on the internet) I recently sent a sample copy of their bi-monthly publication called the ARK to the 8 Catholic bishops of Ohio. Only ONE kindly responded. Somehow we have to reach the Christian teaching magisterium. There is next to nothing re animal concerns and compassion for them. They basically believe that animals are the lesser of God's creation and that gives us the right to do anything we want to them. Way wrong. We need to change their mindsets. The animals are God's first and He expects us to treat them compassionately.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 2:29:54 PM
Article : "Stone Soup and More"
19,000 neglectful dog owners received a valentine today
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 8:43:00 AM
Article : "Stone Soup and More"
A Valentine for Lindsay
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 1:40:14 AM
Article : "Cleveland's Dr. James Herriot"
Thanx Joni
Monday, February 6, 2012 at 2:31:58 PM
Article : "I Will Not Be Pinkwashed: Komen's Race Is For Money, Not Cur"
I'm not surprised
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 5:39:52 AM
Tweet : "I Could Cry"
I'm a political neophyte...
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 2:05:02 PM
Article : "Are You Still Eating Butterball Turkeys?"
Thank you Martha for this reminder.
Friday, January 27, 2012 at 12:47:55 PM
Article : "Our Unpredictable Country: Who Could Have Known.....?"
Thank you Arlen
Friday, January 27, 2012 at 12:22:13 PM
Article : "Conservatives' Use of Animal Abuse Should Come As No Surpris"
Thank you Roger
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 9:48:09 AM
Article : "The Forgotten Korean War Horse Heroine"
Bless -the link you cited....
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 5:35:41 AM
Article : "The Forgotten Korean War Horse Heroine"
Thanx Bless
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 11:52:15 AM
Article : "The Forgotten Korean War Horse Heroine"
Thank you Sandra
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 11:42:13 AM
Article : "Will Saving the Environment Require a Shorter Work Week?"
Great intro
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 6:23:13 PM
Article : "How Spiritual Practices Help us to Live With Less Stress"
On prayer
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 8:20:32 AM
Article : "Man of Compassion"
Thank you for your comment
Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 9:59:19 AM
Article : "Man of Compassion"
Thank you Martin
Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 9:52:48 AM
Article : "Man of Compassion"
Thank you Stephen
Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 9:37:53 AM
Article : "Are journalists supposed to look for the truth?"
What is truth?
Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 6:17:49 AM
Article : "Man of Compassion"
Compassion
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 3:43:36 PM
Article : "2011: A surprisingly good year for animals"
Good to know Heather but....
Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 6:20:44 AM
Article : "The Need for Humane Education"
As a teacher of fifth graders...
Monday, January 2, 2012 at 4:07:08 PM
Article : "A Sad Review of 2011"
So sorry....
Monday, January 2, 2012 at 8:38:31 AM
Article : "A Sad Review of 2011"
Prayers needed
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 6:26:41 PM
Article : "A Sad Review of 2011"
I thought of something - sort of good that happened to me...
Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 9:55:33 AM
Quicklink : "Kevin Drum: President Obama's Christmas Present to America"
I'm crushed
Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 7:52:21 AM
Article : "Going Green: 12 Simple Steps for 2012"
Thanx Danielle
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 9:34:04 AM
Article : "Horses and Deer "On my Mind""
Thank you Susan..
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 6:16:00 AM
Article : "Horses and Deer "On my Mind""
I am so happy...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 4:42:36 PM
Article : "Horses and Deer "On my Mind""
Thank you Glenn
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 10:32:28 AM
Article : "Horses and Deer "On my Mind""
So wonderfully informative
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 2:31:29 PM
Article : "FBI Says Activists Who Investigate Factory Farms Can Be Pros"
AETA
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 11:38:02 AM
Article : "Horses and Deer "On my Mind""
sorry...
Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 10:48:13 AM
Article : "Pigs, cows, and chickens are the 99 percent, says animal rig"
Well Ned...
Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 10:28:27 AM
Article : "What is the Real Story about Jesus?"
Myth?
Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 10:13:55 AM
Article : "Pigs, cows, and chickens are the 99 percent, says animal rig"
Thank you...
Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 5:51:44 AM
Article : "Pennsylvania Legislators Shoot Down Pigeons--Again"
Re rating
Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 5:43:58 AM
Article : "The Hidden (Manmade) Cause of the Cancer Epidemic"
Why oops?
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 5:15:39 PM
Article : "Animals and Religion"
As always Sandra...
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 7:45:39 AM
Article : "Pennsylvania Legislators Shoot Down Pigeons--Again"
Thank you Walter....
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 7:33:29 AM
Article : "Christopher Hitchens: Reason in Revolt"
I applaud him....
Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 6:11:02 AM
Article : "Vucko Needs Justice"
I'm so glad....
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 9:28:08 AM
Article : "Save Our Horses"
As promised - my letter to the editor
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 6:14:45 AM
Article : "Save Our Horses"
Thank you Bless...
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 11:33:21 AM
Article : "Save Our Horses"
Letters to the editor:
Monday, December 5, 2011 at 6:17:27 AM
Article : "Happy Raccoon Rescues"
Agreed, Martin...
Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 7:21:01 AM
Article : "Is Anything Right with the World?"
Thank you GLloyd
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 11:17:26 AM
Article : "Top Ten Reasons to Occupy Sport Hunting"
Thank you Glenn
Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 10:19:22 PM
Article : "Romania Needs an HSUS"
If you would like to help...
Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 10:54:56 AM
Article : "Civic Lessons Gone Awry"
Thanx Derryl - I think
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 6:22:44 AM
Article : "Beyond the Call of Duty"
Good to hear...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 2:43:00 PM
Article : "Beyond the Call of Duty"
And thank you...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 1:05:37 PM
Article : "Beyond the Call of Duty"
Rescue Showcase on Care2
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 10:10:21 AM
Article : "Beyond the Call of Duty"
Ladies of Compassion
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:14:08 PM
Article : "The meat industry endangers motorists and animals alike"
Thank you Linda....
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:04:43 PM
Article : "The meat industry endangers motorists and animals alike"
Funny but sad.
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 6:21:05 AM
Article : "In the News: the Good and the Bad"
Thanx Linda
Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 4:17:36 PM
Article : "The meat industry endangers motorists and animals alike"
Thank you
Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 4:00:35 PM
Article : "Support Bill to Help Animals Suffering in Circuses"
Thank you
Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 2:53:15 PM
Article : "In the News: the Good and the Bad"
Dexter didn't make it
Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 4:59:31 PM
Quicklink : "50 Ways To Leave Your Banker"
No way Joze.
Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 4:53:43 PM
Article : "End Of The Reagan Narrative?"
What can I say?
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 4:21:57 PM
Quicklink : "Participating In Democracy Just Got Tougher For Elderly"
Almost as bad in Ohio
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 4:14:23 PM
Article : "10 Political Lessons From The 2011 World Series"
Excellent, Gloria!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 2:37:30 PM
Article : "A Drug As Scary As Halloween; Blockbuster Drug Causes Cancer"
Wow Barry
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 11:17:28 AM
Article : "Steve Jobs Represented Much Of What's Wrong With America's E"
A complex man
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 10:15:28 AM
Quicklink : "Dan Froomkin: Reagan National Airport To Get Reagan Statue"
People who don't think
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 10:02:18 AM
Article : "A Drug As Scary As Halloween; Blockbuster Drug Causes Cancer"
Thanx Martha
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 9:46:11 AM
Article : "Washington Post Discards All Journalistic Standards In Attac"
Thank you Dean
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 2:35:41 PM
Article : "Nathan And His Obligate Carnivore"
Two escaped cows shot in Quebec
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 9:29:14 AM
Article : "Nathan And His Obligate Carnivore"
Mercy for Animals video
Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 10:48:04 AM
Article : "Good News from the Animal World"
Thank you Stephen
Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 10:00:01 AM
Article : "Good News from the Animal World"
I applaud Jennifer who posted this on Care 2
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 10:36:10 AM
Article : "Animal Cruelty: Update on Star"
Another cruelty
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 5:51:19 PM
Quicklink : "Scientists Implant a Robot Brain in a Rat By Wolfgang Gruen"
Despicable
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 10:29:22 AM
Quicklink : "What Everyone is Too Polite to Say About Steve Jobs - Gawker"
How sad...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 10:15:51 AM
Quicklink : "A GOP assault on environmental regulations"
Just horrible...
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 11:30:04 AM
Article : "Dennis Kucinich -- The Most Important Man in Congress"
Thanx Ruth
Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 9:44:17 AM
Quicklink : "9 Things You Didn't Know About Steve Jobs"
More about Steve Jobs
Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 9:35:46 AM
Quicklink : "Afghanistan War: Ex-Commander Stanley McChrystal Says U.S. S"
Reponding to title only
Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 9:29:36 AM
Article : "Prayer Killed the Baby"
Reponse to title..
Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 9:24:31 AM
Article : "Booze, Schmooze, but Not Any News: The "Today" Show Fourth H"
Yes, isn't it sad?
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 5:07:26 PM
Article : "Dada Pranakrsnananda arrested on Brooklyn Bridge"
Thank you Susan.
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 5:03:08 PM
Article : "Reagan's "Greed Is Good" Folly"
Great post
Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 5:03:05 PM
Article : "Shana Tova On Equal Grounds"
Shana Tova, Mark
Friday, September 30, 2011 at 9:39:53 AM
Article : "Glad I Missed That!"
Re the BLM
Friday, September 30, 2011 at 7:24:17 AM
Article : "Glad I Missed That!"
Thanx Joslynne
Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 5:59:09 PM
Article : "Glad I Missed That!"
Linda your beautiful comment...
Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 1:49:20 PM
Article : "Glad I Missed That!"
Thanx Mark
Monday, September 26, 2011 at 12:11:50 PM
Article : "They Torture Horses (Too) Don't They?: Graphic Expos� of H"
I enjoyed your comment Ned.
Monday, September 26, 2011 at 12:02:36 PM
Article : "They Torture Horses (Too) Don't They?: Graphic Expos� of H"
Second paragraph says it all....
Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 6:44:57 AM
Article : "An Animal Mission of Mercy"
Well put Susan.
Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 5:00:02 PM
Article : "An Animal Mission of Mercy"
Thank you Joslynne
Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 2:32:04 PM
Article : "An Animal Mission of Mercy"
I'm so glad Sandra....
Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 1:52:20 PM
Article : "An Animal Mission of Mercy"
Excellent, excellent, Ginger.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 12:39:16 PM
Article : "The Dark Legacy of Reaganomics"
Don't appreciate Reagon tenure in office.
Monday, September 19, 2011 at 10:51:15 AM
Article : "Gentle Barn's Angel"
Guara, a Hare Krisna on Facebook
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 7:08:12 PM
Diary : "Bull Spearing in Spain"
More on this cruelty....
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 5:03:38 PM
Diary : "Bull Spearing in Spain"
Thanx Ginger...
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 11:10:47 AM
Diary : "Bull Spearing in Spain"
Some good news....
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 2:03:07 PM
Article : "The Last Mountain"
Hope you're right
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 12:31:38 PM
Quicklink : ""First of her kind" F-16 pilot was ready to give her life on"
What courage
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