41 Are Elephants Dying for Jesus? Catholic Church Speaks Out : Living Green Magazine Are Elephants Dying for Jesus? Catholic Church Speaks Out : Living Green Magazine Animals  (tags: elephants, ivory, jesus, religion, catholic church, christianity, animalwelfare, endangered, wildlife, protection, humans, killed ) Tamara - 114 days ago - livinggreenmag.com Figurines and statues have been a part of Christianity since its inception, but should we be killing animals to make them? Sadly, religion figures heavily in the demand for ivory, something Noah probably didn't have in mind when he marched those animals add comment send green star

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Bernard Cronyn (30) Tuesday January 29, 2013, 11:39 am Sadly the church of Rome has never ranked highly in the arena of social responsibility and the natural world. send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   jo M. (3) Tuesday January 29, 2013, 9:57 pm National Geographic October 2012 contains the article on blood ivory and the love that Philipinos have for religious figures carved from it. send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Shelly Peterson (214) Tuesday January 29, 2013, 10:17 pm 2013!!!...WHY , WE MUST COMMUNICATE!..share truths,...grow-up socially responsable! send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Giana Peranio-paz (238) Wednesday January 30, 2013, 12:43 am All sects must be educated about this subject, even the Vatican! send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Danuta Watola (956) Wednesday January 30, 2013, 4:01 am noted send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Duane B. (171) Wednesday January 30, 2013, 8:01 am Noted. send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Chris C. (112) Wednesday January 30, 2013, 11:01 am Just another sad reason why I left the Catholic Church. I agree with Bernard C. To me, the Vatican has always seemed to place itself above these types of social responsibilities! send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Sue H. (110) Thursday January 31, 2013, 6:49 am noted send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.

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