Animal-friendly resolutions of the Episcopal Church (national and Diocese of Chicago)

Animal-friendly resolutions of the Episcopal Church (national and Diocese of Chicago)

From the Episcopal Church's archives: actual final wording of GC2003 Resolution D016, with a linked page about the various amendments (found 3/2006)

GC2003 Resolution D016: The Protection of Animals from Cruel Treatment; ASWA's Press Release & official views on animal testing and factory farms

The evolution of Resolution D016 (how the wording was changed and voted upon throughout the process, at GC2003)

The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago adopts 'Resolution I', a resolution to affirm GC2003 Resolution D016, and to bring it closer to home (11/03)

The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago adopts 'Resolution K', a resolution that commits to offering veg'n options whenever meat is served (11/04)

An opportunity for the churches in the Diocese of Chicago (to help implement Resolution I)

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Orange Ribbon Campaign -- Animal Protection Awareness

Episcopal Network for Animal Welfare

'Why ENAW?'

Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals

All Creation Liberation

'Episcoveg-endorsed' church-sponsored humanitarian charity

Liturgy for the loss of a pet or other animal (Diocese of New Hampshire's website)

Blessing of the Animals resources (Diocese of Washington's website)

"Thinking theologically about animals", posted by an ENAW member on the Diocese of Washington's blogsite

Christian Vegetarianism: A Biblical Approach to Life

Vegan Cooking Made Easy

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List of articles and linked pages I want people to find (even if not recent):

7 Deadly Sins (an opportunity for all of you to discuss/reflect on how these apply to animal use)

Christ Church, Waukegan (alternative site)

General Convention 2006

Help support animal advocacy within the Episcopal Church.

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Press Release: Episcopal Network for Animal Welfare

"Announcing the Episcopal Network for Animals", by the Rev. D. Rebecca Deinsen

'AMEN' -- newsletter of the Liturgical Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of New York [Kudos for Andrew Linzey's Animal Rites, and paragraphs about ASWA & ENAW]

'Episcopal Church embraces all God's Creatures' -- ENS

'A Season of Fasting: Reflections on the Primates Meeting'

Fundraiser: ASWA T-shirts & mugs available (to support the ongoing cause of animal advocacy within the Church)

Environmentalism; Eco-Justice; Church statements Stewardship of Creation -- Please take a look at these.

Lent-Easter: Sermons and reflections; Stations of the Cross; Veg4Lent; the UK bishops; etc.

Animal Welfare Sunday: ASWA, sermons, articles, etc.

Animal-friendly resolutions of the Episcopal Church (National and Diocese of Chicago)

List of links to sites for general reference, and to support GC2003 Resolution, D016, and the two resolutions submitted by local ASWA members that were adopted in the Diocese of Chicago in 2003 & 2004.

Press Release: 100 Academics Support New Animal Ethics Centre at Oxford

An Open Letter to the Churches about Social Events

Resources for a cruelty-free Thanksgiving

Excerpts from 'Clones of God'

Quotes

Rough draft for an article that was published in The Living Church (by me)

Book list (can be ordered from this page)

'Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy' (plus two linked articles & an interview)

'Eternal Treblinka' -- book information and endorsements

In defense of PETA's controversial comparisons

The Church of England's view on Animal Welfare

Community of the Ascension

Resources for a cruelty-free Thanksgiving: Articles, recipes, sermon excerpt, etc.

A variety of animal-friendly sermons, including the winner of the '2003 Episcoveg Award of Excellence'

Season of Creation homily by Wanda Nash, ASWA & ENAW member

Animals & Religion / God is near

An appeal to the churches

Archbishop of Cincinnati speaks out for the animals at church festivals

'Export of Live Animals', by the Rt. Rev. Richard Llewellin

Heifer Project International, and other articles

'Pastured Poultry' -- 100 per 8' x 8' box

'Heiferless' Heifer projects that might appeal to both humanitarians and vegetarians

A few cruelty-free international relief and development organizations

After all the world's problems are solved.... (Things that could be done now)

Plant-based Hunger Solutions: common sense food policy for a healthy well-fed world

The Practice of Ritual Animal Sacrifice in the RC and Anglican Churches in South Africa (3 posts with links to articles, correspondences, etc.)

The Albanian Paradox and other health-related topics

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." (How our animals are treated)

An old souvenir from Canterbury Cathedral

ASWA-USA

Articles by Anglican priests and others about animals & Christianity

Links to more articles written by Andrew Linzey -- and www.godandanimals.com

'The Witness' (Episcopal magazine) & 'The Witness' (Tribe of Heart's documentary)

William Wilberforce (and the movie 'Amazing Grace')

Clergy responses to 'Peaceable Kingdom'

'The Church and the Animal Movement'

'We are the servant species'

Excerpt from the conclusion of "The Ethics of Vegetarianism", by Dr. Steven Best

"links to links" which "connect the dots" between justice, peace, environmental stewardship, and beyond .... Check it out!

'The Psychology of Abuse, by Neal Barnard, M.D.

'Evil gathers euphemisms' -- 'English and Speciesism', by Joan Dunayer

'Is Nothing Sacred?' (by Keith Akers)

'Our Food from God: Factory Farms & the Culture of Death' (by Christopher Killheffer)

'Keep us ever mindful of the needs of others' (a meal-time grace)

Sermonette on "Collective Guilt' (by me)

The unpopular message

Two 'Church-Sponsored Slaughter-Fests for Fun and Profit'

'Consider the Alternatives', from Episcopal Life, July 2004

'Peace is the Church's Business'

'A Church Up to Its Ears in Chicken' (social justice article)

'An Animal's Place' (NY Times 11/10/2002)

A New Creation (sermon by Gary Kowalski)

'The Nature of the Beast' (by Carol Schaal, "Notre Dame Magazine")

"Was St. Francis a Misanthrope?"

Abendstimmung (a walk with God)

Lazarus, the evangelist (a fish story)

Dreams

Sketches, by me

A conversation with a guy at work

People ask me....

Our inner wolves

Fuzzy Icons

Cruelty-free alternatives

'You don't have to be cruel, to be kind.'

'You don't have to be cruel, to be kind' -- part 2

How can you care about animals after 9/11? (from Ingrid Newkirk's keynote address at AR2002)

The National Humane Education Society's 12 principles (and highlighted links to related sites)

Food for thought (dogs & cats)

The virtues of dogs from two famous speeches (and a comment about inclusive language)

For other tethered dogs like NIMBY

Spay and Stay, Gurnee, IL (a feral cat ministry)

Sabbath Blessings

ECUSA church directory (churches who are inclusive toward vegans) Is your church listed yet?

School lunches; hot dog vs. 'The Good Dog'; reversing atherosclerosis, etc.

On purchasing animals; and Good News for 'dandelions like me'

Funeral/memorial services for dogs, cats, horses and birds

Other stories and linked articles

Hurricane Katrina posts

Calendar directory

Morgue

Episcorant

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