text: Ghostofjonnybeeskiredux,
  
  I used this commandment because we take God's word and immediately interpret it to "thou shall not kill human beings" even though it's a general commandment. Animals are living creatures from God too and respect is a Christian value. We should respect the lives of other living beings. The Lord himself did prescribe animal sacrifices but for God, not for his own nourishment. Either way, we are in a different time now. We don't, at least as Christians we don't, do animal sacrifices. We don't have to mistreat animals just because there is no Commandment against it. Also, the Bible shouldn't be taken literally. Just because there were animal sacrifices back then, doesn't mean there should be now. We are luckily in a better time now where we could take responsibility and action to protect all forms of life, human or animals.
  
  And it isn't my area code, it's just a number I like hahaha