According to PETA, today (April 3) marks World Rat Day, a chance to honor rats as the affectionate, intelligent, and distinct individuals that they are. They laugh when gently tickled; they assist one another; they possess remarkable visual abilities; they are highly intelligent and capable of learning tricks; and they are devoted mothers. Rats experience pain, fear, and happiness, just as humans do. Yet despite this, they remain among the animals most frequently used in outd

Contrary to the mainstream church’s doctrine, the Eucharist is not Jesus’ flesh and blood; Jesus is not the ultimate sacrificial lamb to atone for our sins.   1. Eating Blood, Even Symbolically, is a Taboo Eating blood, even symbolically, is strictly forbidden by the Torah (cf. Tabor 2012; Leviticus 17:10-14), and Jesus came to fulfil the Law rather than to abolish it (Matt. 5:17). The Last Supper or the Eucharist is described in the Messianic Rule  in the Dead Sea Scrolls  

Contrary to the belief of many theologians — including Thomas Aquinas, Pope Benedict XVI, Craig Keener, Scott Hahn, and N. T. Wright — Jesus did not consume the Passover lamb. Per the Gospel of John, the Last Supper  took place before  the Passover  (John 13:1). Since the Jewish day begins at sunset, this places the meal at the beginning of the Passover Preparation Day , which John explicitly identifies later (John 19:14). During the Last Supper, bread instead of animal flesh

Executive Summary : Jesus’ revolutionary goals  w.r.t. animal well-being were twofold. He sought the abolition of animal sacrifice as well as 'meatism,' the consumption of flesh. The two are closely intertwined because meatism is the sacrifice of innocent animals to the belly-idol (Prov 23:20-21; Phil 3:19). Notably, Jesus admonished the Pharisees, quoting Hosea 6:6, "Go and learn what this means: I desire compassion rather than sacrifice " (Matt 9:13 NASB).   Jesus' revoluti

Saint Pharaildis (650 – 740) or Pharailde (Dutch: Veerle), born in Ghent, Belgium, carries a goose as her insignia. According to the Acta Sanctorum  (Antwerp 1643) and Domenico Casagrande’s Saints and Animals (see Marilena Bogazzi 2025, Christian Inspired Vegetarianism , pp. 62-63) ,  Pharaildis manifested compassion and affection for all living creatures, as evidenced by her resuscitation of a cooked goose from its bones. 1. An Encounter with Geese During winter, one evenin

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.   For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.   For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God . We know that the whole creati

Sama Hoole, a prominent X user advocating for livestock farming and the carnivore diet, often criticising vegan alternatives as environmental hazards, posted on March 19 the following: Activist: "The water usage for beef is obscene. Thousands of litres per kilogram.. " Farmer: "That's rainfall." Activist: "What?" Farmer: "The figure includes all the rain that falls on the pasture. The cows drink from the stream. The rain falls whether there's a cow here or not." Activist: "It

"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ASK for in prayer, BELIEVE that you have RECEIVEd it, and it will be yours," advises Jesus (Mark 11:24 NIV). In 1994, a dog owned by a veterinarian in California, USA — Dr Hilary Petit — became critically ill. The dog was already very old (14 years) and could barely stand. Hilary diagnosed widespread metastatic cancer throughout its body. Four years earlier, the dog had undergone surgery to remove one eye because of a tumour behind it, foll

Executive Summary : Mothering Day in the UK, celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent (15 March in 2026), differs from American Mother's Day in both origin and timing. Rooted in Christian tradition, it originally involved returning to one’s “mother church” and evolved into a day honouring mothers, now celebrated with cards, gifts, and family time. The Bible offers many verses affirming maternal love, such as Isaiah 49:15 and 66:13, where God compares divine compassion to maternal

In contrast to the aforementioned non-vegan feasts included in the Parable of the Royal Banquet and the Parable of the Prodigal Son as told by Jesus, the wedding feast of the Messiah Himself is vegan. Various biblical passages describe a vegan wedding banquet in the New Heaven and New Earth, where the Messiah and His bride—representing the Church or God's enlightened ones—are united (Rev 19:7–9; Hos 2:19–20; Exod 20:13; John 3:16; Song of Solomon 2:16; Isa 25:6).. And if we w

Some critics argue that Jesus must have approved the killing of animals for food because two of his parables refer to slaughtered animals: the oxen and fattened cattle prepared for a royal banquet in Matthew 22:1–4, and the fattened calf killed to celebrate the return of the prodigal son in Luke 15:23. The first point to remember is that parables are teaching stories, not ethical manuals. They employ images familiar to the audience in order to convey a spiritual lesson. Jesus

In the Curetonian Syriac version of Luke 21:34, translated by F. C. Burkitt (1904), Jesus seriously warns against meatism:-“Now beware in yourselves that your hearts do not become heavy with the EATING OF FLESH [ܐܟܠܬܐ ܕܒܣܪܐ (ʾākaltā d-besrā)]…that day will come up upon you suddenly; for as a snare it will come upon all of them that sit on the surface of the earth.” (note 1) The Curetonian Gospels are one of the two surviving Old Syriac Gospel manuscripts (the other is the Sin

Bless the Lord, O my soul! O God, how tender is Your light, robed in the brilliance of morning, You stretch the heavens like silken cloth.   You walk on the breath of the wind, and sing through the wings of doves. You set the earth on its sure foundation, and plant peace in every meadow.   The springs gush forth in hidden places, quenching the thirst of all who wander. Birds nest safely among the branches, and sing psalms where no temple walls rise.   You water the hills wit

Jesus teaches us to pray in this way: “Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven” (Matt. 6:10). What matters most, therefore, is God’s will, not our own. Our prayer becomes effective only when it is aligned with God’s will. If you pray for immense power so that you may exploit other fellow humans and animals and trample on their heads, such a prayer will not be fulfilled. For a prayer to be effective, it must be compassionate and directed toward the good of sentient being

Every year on International Women’s Day (8 March), people around the world honour the dignity, suffering, and resilience of women. From a biblical perspective, this day also invites reflection on how societies treat the vulnerable—especially mothers. The modern dairy industry depends entirely on the reproductive exploitation of females. Like all mammals, cows must be pregnant in order to produce milk. To maintain constant milk production, dairy cows are typically subjected to

Today (4 March) the Church commemorates Gerasimus of the Jordan (c. 400/410–475). Born in Lycia in southern Asia Minor into a wealthy family, Gerasimos renounced family ties, riches, and worldly concerns, and embraced the monastic life in the desert of the Thebaid in Egypt. Later, around the year 450, he came to the banks of the Jordan River in Palestine, where he founded a vegan lavra and became its abbot. The discipline of the community was very strict. The advanced anchori

Life is a dream. “Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.” (Psalm 90:5–6 KJV)    “As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.” (Psalm 73:20 KJV)   All conditioned phenomena Are like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow Like dew or a flash of lightning Should be observed as thus. (Diamond Sutra)   “The world is like a dream. It appears in consciousness

There are still 2.4 billion Christians in the world, most of whom are not vegan because they believe that Christianity does not mandate veganism. Meanwhile, 3 trillion innocent creatures of God are murdered by humans every year. The objectives of our free ongoing online course, Vegan Theology , and of our Facebook group of the same name are: 1.     To show that Christianity is inherently a vegan faith. 2.     To demonstrate that Jesus is the Vegan Christ. 3.     To address an

“I desire compassion, not sacrifice,” (Matt 9:13, 12:7; cf. Hosea 6:6), famously declared Jesus the Vegan Christ. Should He return among us in human form, He would not be distant, ceremonial, or politically neutral. He would be everywhere that suffering cries out for mercy. He would enter factory farms, gas chambers, transport trucks, laboratories, and slaughterhouses — rescuing chickens, piglets, lambs, calves, and every creature condemned by human convenience. He would stan

The Feb. 28 strike that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on occurred on the eve of Purim — the festival commemorating the downfall of Haman, thanks to Queen Esther’s intervention through her beauty, her wisdom, and her superb vegan culinary skills. Whether this timing is coincidence or carries deeper symbolic meaning is something people of faith may reflect upon. 1. Ali Khamenei and Haman Numerous human-rights organisations, such as the Human Rights Activists News Ag