Hawzah News Agency- Speaking at the International Conference on Comparative Ethics in Islam and Christianity, Dr. Lisa Kemmerer, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, said that if humanity’s goal is sincere love and service to God, then people must live in a way that reflects divine mercy — a life incompatible with overconsumption, waste, and harm to other living beings.
Highlighting the destructive impact of industrial animal farming, Kemmerer noted that excessive meat consumption fuels hunger, water waste, and environmental degradation. “In America, nearly 70 percent of people depend on livestock products, yet these animals consume vast resources while millions of people face starvation,” she said.
The scholar warned that large-scale animal agriculture contributes to climate change, the depletion of marine life, and ecological collapse, citing the “death point” now visible in the Sea of Oman as an example of environmental imbalance.
Kemmerer called on believers to align their diets with divine compassion by reducing meat consumption and shifting toward plant-based foods. “Changing our eating habits is an act of sincere worship,” she said, adding that living mercifully honors the Creator’s will and protects His creations.
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