Cruelty In Charles Camosy's For The Love Of Animals

People always say “do not judge a book by its cover”. But that’s exactly what one might do upon looking at this class and registering for Progressive Christianity. By just glancing at the name of the course, one may think that the class will be about the basic Christian beliefs. In the Christian faith, the Bible is seen as the Holy Book that contains guidelines of how Christians should live their lives. Christians believe that God is the Creator of heaven and earth and all things. They believe in Jesus Christ, the son of God and savior of mankind. These beliefs along with the faith’s public face of charity and general goodness towards people are the general view of the Christianity. Upon a deeper inquiry, one learns to look and understand

When thinking about this question they might have thought about animals that are considered pets and rights that are not equal to human rights. They don’t really think about the animals that are slaughtered every day just to provide food for themselves and hundreds of other people. Most people are unaware of cruelty and mistreatment of animals in farm factories. Throughout the book For The Love of Animals, Charles Camosy reveals and explains the cruelty and injustice of animals in today’s society. Camosy believes that eating meat is unjust because God created animals to be companions, not food. He thinks that humans are disconnected from nonhuman animals because of the social structure of consumerism. In farm factories, animals are kept in extremely poor and unsanitary conditions. Factory farms produce and slaughter more than 50 billion animals per year, therefore animals live for a short and uncomfortable life. The factories breed farm animals for several characteristics that increase profit. The genetically manipulated farm animals suffer from health conditions and become disabled. Camosy believes that Christians should refuse to support factory farms and make social and structural changes to defend animals. This including the viewpoints of animal experimentation, hunting, and pets. He believes that putting animals in any type of harm is unethical and

In today's modern world, one may perceive this statement as a sense of equality between genders and races. The United States is known as the land of the free even though there are thousands of people are in prison. According to Melanie G. Snyder, the American criminal justice system impacts people of color and people with low-income. She states that people of color are punished more harshly than white people due to discrimination. The people who are in prison and jails are people with low-income, mental health issues, substance abuse, low education and learning disabilities. Snyder believes that the American criminal justice system should be modified. The system focuses more on punishment rather than addressing and treating the problem. She proposes alternatives such as treatment for addictions and mental illnesses, changing and eliminating CJ policies and overhaul conditions of confinement. She also believes that prison should be the last resort in the justice system. In the book God Is Subversive, Lee Griffith also believes that the United States is not a free country due to the control that the government has on people’s lives. He believes that there are alternatives to imprisonment and that if people are provided with the support and help they need, they could change. Griffith also believes that if people stop contributing to the government, nonviolence and peace will shortly