New Earth Abolition (NEA) 

How should humans express dominion over animals? Our ministry advocates for dominion over animals (Gen 1:26–28) to be expressed through New Earth Abolition (NEA). NEA was introduced in Matthew A. King’s I Will Abolish the Bow: Christianity, Personhood, and the End of Animal Exploitation. NEA is comprised of three tenets that depict our ministry’s interpretation of what human dominion over animals (Gen 1:26–28) should look like.

The Three Tenets of NEA

1. Humans treat animals the way humans want to be treated, as Jesus taught with the Golden Rule (Matt 7:12, Luke 6:31) and the Second Great Commandment (Matt 22:39; Mark 12:31).

2. Humans serve the animals, as Jesus instructed in Mark 9:35 and Luke 22:25–26.

3. Humans foster peace and harmony with and between animals, as seen in the Garden of Eden (Gen 1:20–2:25) and on the New Earth (Isa 11:6–9, 65:25; Hos 2:18).

In Summary – Dominion Over Animals (Gen 1:26–28) Means Humans Should Interact with Animals By:

1. Giving Them Equal Consideration (Luke 6:31)
2. Being Their Servants (Mark 9:35)
3. Living Peacefully and Harmoniously (Isa 11:6–9)