I would happily, sometimes more than happily, have vacated my role as an animal theologian, if there were others prepared to take my place.

Humans have "dominion" over animals. But that "dominion" (radah in Hebrew) does not mean despotism, rather we are set over creation to care for what God has made and to treasure God's own treasures.

It is an unfortunate fact that those people who are most eloquent in their demand for the conservation of animals are often those most eager to violate animal life at the first opportunity.

One cannot get to animal rights by trampling on human rights.

If tomorrow we decided only to desist from killing and causing suffering for sport and entertainment, the world would be significantly better for animals. Even this we have failed to achieve.

I fear theology is--in the words attributed to William Temple--"still in its infancy" when it comes to animals.

There are only two ways to deal with the media: either elect to take the Buddha's vow of eternal silence, or make one's voice known as responsibly as one humanly can, and take the consequences.

I am always doing what I thought I couldn't do, because I might learn something. Henri Marcel - Marriage a Journey and A Dog

Greater love hath no man then this, that a man lay down his life for his friends

The American people are smart. They've gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger.

If there ever are great revolutions there, they will be caused by the presence of the blacks upon American soil.

You are a living magnet. What you attract into your life is in in harmony with your dominant thoughts.

I think early on I was really into ambient music and like American original Emo.

People who stand in the "middle-of-the-road" get run over.

I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives.