The ever-inventive animalists at PETA are out with a new beef, er, gripe: The Bible.

It seems in this 400^th anniversary year of the venerable King James Version, PETA wants to jump on the bandwagon for some free publicity. Here’s the news item:

Animal activists say the Bible needs to be more considerate of God’s furry friends. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, has asked the Committee on Bible Translation to update the New International Version Bible to include more animal-friendly language, according to CNN. In a letter to translators, the group called the Bible’s current text “speciesist” and requested that pronouns like “he” and “she” be used instead of “it” when referring to animals…“Language matters,” Friedrich told CNN. “Calling an animal ‘it’ denies them something. They are beloved by God. They glorify God.”

Actually, PETA folks get this one wrong, too, as they get most things wrong. The Bible is most considerate of God’s creatures. The Bible tells us that all Creation groans, awaiting its savior. As C.S. Lewis helpfully informs us, Nature is not our mother, she’s our sister. Nature, like us, is in need of redemption. That’s why, when Jesus was born, Heaven and Nature sang.

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