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'Godfather' of animal rights out to counter Christianity : Belief that humans are superior to all other beings is promoted through Bible teachings, ethicist argues (David Stonehouse, July 05, 2002, The Ottawa Citizen)

Fundamentalist Christian views promote a view of human superiority that is detrimental to animals and an obstacle to animal rights activism, a Princeton University ethicist says.

Peter Singer, the "godfather" of animal rights activism and a controversial figure for advocating euthanasia for disabled infants, says he is on a mission to counter Christian teachings that animals do not have the same standing as people. [...]

Judeo-Christian teachings that animals do not have souls, that humans were created in the image of God and are granted dominion over animals creates "a very negative influence on the way in which we think about animals," he told an audience at the Animal Rights 2002 conference, organized by a coalition of groups including People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Animal Legal Defence Fund.

Christians, he said, are interpreting the Bible too literally and are promoting "speciesism" -- a belief that humans are superior to any other being.

Though this seems like lunacy now, you'd have to say it's likely to be mainstream within a few decades, especially in the rest of the West, if not here. Whatever else he may be--and I believe he's evil--Mr. Singer is pretty smart and here he's merely extending the logic of atheism to its necessary end. If Man is not Created in God's image then why should we get to lord it over other animals? Why aren't we all equals? Posted by Orrin Judd at July 6, 2002 5:04 PM