I guess we shall just have to agree to disagree.

Please.

Turkeys are an animal. As a creation of God they deserve humane treatment and living conditions.

But let’s not go overboard. I’m yet to see one write a book, cure cancer or other contribute to society beyond food or possibly a little scenery.

Perspective would be appreciated.

99% percent of all turkeys are unable to procreate naturally as a result of being bred to be so large that they can barely function normally – and this is something we, as humans, have done to them. This is through no fault of their own. We have clearly created a situation that is abusive to them, and so calling turkeys dangerous in comparison to our actions towards them doesn’t seem fair or right.

The farmed animals rescued at places like Farm Sanctuary have come from unbelievably abusive situations, yet they manage to forgive humans of their trespasses when treated kindly. That kind of character is something to be respected, admired, and cherished. We are fortunate to live among them, and I hope one day, we will give them the freedom, peace, and love they, like all sentient beings, truly deserve.

Sometimes a statute that may seem at first blush to promote a religious belief may survive scrutiny under the establishment clause if the benefit to religion is incidental and the government has a valid secular purpose for its conduct. Metzl v. Leininger, 57 F.3d 618, 620 (7th Cir.1995) (“[A] law that promotes religion may nevertheless be upheld either because of the secular purposes that the law also serves or because the effect in promoting religion is too attenuated to worry about.”). For example, in McGowan v. Maryland, 366 U.S. 420 (1961), the Court upheld a state’s Sunday closing law because many employees would prefer not to work on Sunday regardless of their religion. Other commonly cited examples are the national observances of Christmas and Thanksgiving. E.g., Lynch, 465 U.S. at 675. Although these holidays have religious origins, their celebration by the government does not connote endorsement in the eyes of the reasonable observer because of the significant secular meaning the holidays now have. Metzl, 57 F.3d at 620.