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On Objections to Slaughterhouses Not Sandwich Shops

Animal Person

Briefly: Zoning board in Buffalo unanimously approved plans for a slaughterhouse (as in, a place where chickens, goats, lambs and calves will be killed and chopped up). Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. Said operation will be housed in the back of a building that has a Subway sandwich shop in the front.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Lambs, goats, birds were sacrificed at home, at temples and on altars themselves. When Jesus died on the cross, He didn't just save us humans—He died for the animals, too. Prior to Jesus' death on the cross, animal sacrifices were a common and vital part of every family's worship experience. The animals took the place of humans.

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