Post Tagged 'animal rights'

July 31, 2015

Lopsided Outrage: Why Cecil The Lion Is Easier To Fight For Than Our Fellow Humans

We’ve seen lots of commentary on the lopsided outrage over the inhumane death of Cecil the Lion — how the incident has inspired far higher levels of fervor and indignation than the brutal systemic barbarism of the #PPSellsBabyParts controversy or the tragically unjust murder of Samuel Dubose. Continue Reading...

May 09, 2014

The Dignity of Chickens and the Character of God

After a farmer in Australia had a change of heart about keeping his chickens in battery cages, he freed all 752 hens. The video below (via Rod Dreher) shows the chickens taking their first steps on soil, and feeling sunshine for the first time. Continue Reading...

February 26, 2014

Radio Free Acton: Wesley J. Smith on Human Exceptionalism

Are you special? Do you have intrinsic dignity? Are “human rights” something that you have by virtue of the fact that you’re a human being, or are you no different from any other creature on the planet? Continue Reading...