'Scientists must abandon laboratories and factories of death' (Pope John Paul 2, talking about animal experimentation.).

'A good man takes care of his animals, but wicked men are cruel to theirs.' (Proverbs 12:10).

The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.' (Genesis 2:15).

Don't worry, you are worth more than many sparrows' (Luke 12:6)

'Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

Rational beings are entitled to rule irrational beings.

'Everything that lives and moves will be food for you' (Genesis 9:3).

'.fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.' (Genesis 1:28).

They think that any unnecessary mistreatment of animals is both sinful and morally wrong. Modern Christians often take a much more pro-animal line. Traditional Christian thinkers believed that human beings were greatly superior to animals.

'I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man she must be silent.' (Timothy 2:12).

Example of Jesus He spoke to and helped anyone (Canaanites, tax collectors, lepers, women), but chose only men as his disciples.

'There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.' (Galatians 3:28).

They must be put to death their blood will be on their own heads.' (Leviticus 20:13)

'If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable.

'Male and female He created them' (Genesis 1:27), perhaps this reveals God's 'natural purpose' for us.

Racism is an assault on Christ's values and a rejection of his sacrifice.' World Council of Churches

'Every human being created in the image of God is a person for whom Christ died.

'Do to others what you would have them do to you' (Matthew 7:12).Therefore any action that devalues a person is an insult to God who created and loves that person.

Christianity teaches that all humans are made in the image of God.

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