A recent comment asked if I might be interested in blogging on the topic of Michael Vick's escapades. Well, seeing as how I'm never one to back down from an invitation, I will make at least one or two comments that I have not seen expressed in the media (though, I confess, I have not seen or read terribly much on the Vick situation).
Frankly, I cannot understand why everyone is in SUCH an uproar. Before you jump to conclusions, however, hear me on this: I plainly believe that what he did was wrong; it was against the law, and that is always wrong. I also believe that he was wrong to lie about his actions. There can be no question or wavering on these issues. And from a Christian point of view, we must always be good stewards of God's creation, which clearly includes dogs. God created men and women to be His vice-regents, to exercise dominion over the earth and to subdue it. Man showed his God-given dominion over the animals, for instance, from the very beginning by naming each one of them. But this does not mean that we have license to abuse creation. God has entrusted all of creation to us. Yes, we should protect dogs, just as we ought to protect our environment. So, Vick was clearly wrong in doing what he did.
But, frankly, I think that we do need to remember that they ARE just dogs! There needs to be some perspective kept here. They are not people. I don't seem to remember anything near this kind of outrage for the Kobe Bryant rape case. Granted, the Bryant case was thrown out by the judge. But this was not because Bryant was found not guilty of the charges. The case was thrown out because his accuser refused to testify against him. After the trial, Bryant even admitted that he understood why his accuser considered that she was raped!
To hear some of the media talk, Vick could not possibly have done anything any worse. In the shows that I have seen, the commentators used absolutist language to describe his crimes, saying it is "the most heinous of crimes" and such things like that.
That is what mystifies me. There is something definitely WRONG with our civilization when we put a higher value (or even an equal value) on the life of animals than we do on the life of human persons, who are created in the very image and likeness of God!
Thoughts?
That being said, I, for one, am thoroughly looking forward to football season '07. With all the hype on Ole St. Nick (Saban), you'd think Christmas was right around the corner! It should be interesting!
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