Yes and look what happen, they killed him! Never said we were real bright. Teaching us to be better to each other is a far throw from Genesis 9:3 ( Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.)
I don’t think that just ‘teaching us to be better toward one another’ was the whole meaning of Jesus’ message.
I think He was trying to urge us to evolve in every way, and with regard to everything we encounter in this material life - and He was actually suggesting an ‘evolution’ of the Old Testament dispensation.
What really bothers me about this thread is that some people here seem to operate under the robotic notion that all who generally adhere to Conservative principles must think in exactly the same way about every issue.
Except for mindless ideologues, that simply isn’t true. We all think and apply conservative principles differently with regard to different issues.
I happen to disapprove of ‘sport’ and ‘trophy’ hunting. I think it creates a cachet about the whole thing that isn’t healthy - for the individual nor endangered animals. The impulse for that disapproval comes from what George Washington described as ‘that spark of celestial fire’ - Conscience.
Authentic Conscience doesn’t derive from philosophical or ideological cant and rote, or from anywhere material; and it isn’t intimidated by nameless blokes on the Internet.
My opinion isn’t going to change your opportunity to shoot elephants; and you can disagree with me - which you have done. And , as far as I can recall, you’ve argued your point in a civil manner, without the usual FR blanket epithets and ridicule to which some of’robot mind’ have resorted.
We aren’t going to change one another’s minds.
Thank you for the conversation.