Christian and Muslim viewpoints on Animal rights How does the belief of the two religions you have studied affect the attitudes towards the treatment of animals?
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Religious studies Christian and Muslim viewpoints on Animal rights How does the belief of the two religions you have studied affect the attitudes towards the treatment of animals? Morality is concerned with what is considered right and wrong. All human beings have an ability to determine what we think is the right and wrong way to behave. Many things can depend on what a person's sense of right and wrong are; including their environment, upbringing, parents attitudes, pressure from friends and peers. Each and every person is able to make a moral decision. There are a number of factors, which influence a Christian's moral decision. These are, the Bible, the church in which they belong and prayer, all of them are important in understanding how Christians make moral decisions. Christians were originally taught that animals do not have souls; therefore they are not the same as humans. In Genesis it says that God created the...


