THOU SHALL NOT KILL

Thou shall not kill was in the Old Testament, but was misunderstood.  There should be no distinction between man and beast.  The commandment not to kill is to be applied across the board, for chicken, lamb, beef and fish.  The Koran does not condone the killing of animals, however has passages outlining the way in which animals are to be killed out of necessity of hunger.   In modern society, with the luxury of industrialization, there is no longer a need to kill animals for food.  We have more than enough technology to farm and package greens, fruit and vegetable and grain for food and drink.  The Vedas explicitly denounce the killing of animals.  Hindu civilization and enlightenment dates back further than any other religions or enlightenment philosophies.  Killing of animals is a sin and is punished by God.  The desire for meat brings upon lifetime upon lifetime of suffering in infinite regression.  The goal of life is to escape rebirth at deaths.   An Almighty Lord gave us life and we have to resign the liberty of killing for the opportunity to sit next to God in heaven. 

If not for religious sentiment, then for rational morality.   There is no good reason to kill an animal for food, when in fact we share so much in common.  We, man and beast, have blood.   We have similar forms of mating and conception.  Animals too have feelings of love and family.   It is evident from experience with family pets that animals too have the power to think.  Our grasp it script is what has differentiated is from beast.   Our opposable thumb and our speech patterns have enabled us to live fairly complex lives.  It is this superiority that we have over the beast that should control our beastly nature to kill for a meal.   Genesis too explicitly states that the Lord has given us dominion over earth.  We have been given superior abilities to rule over all the beasts on earth.   With this God given right, there is no need to kill fowl or fish, lamb or cow.  These animals are our subjects and as our subjects, have to be cared for by us.   A good king reigns with love.