In reference to Karen - 27 May 2012
Hello Karen:
Thank you for your post. As a Christian who is evangelical, and attends a
fundamental church, I too feel lonely at times. Therefore, I appreciate
hearing from you.
I am in agreement with your concern that you love the taste of meat. The
sight yesterday of somebody eating a hamburger prompted me to want to eat
the same thing. The very thought of the taste tuna makes my mouth water.
This occurs, six years after I last ate red meat and 4 1/2 years after
switching to a vegan diet. The craving for meat continues, in a manner that
is addictive.
Perhaps the one factor that provides with the the willpower to avoid the
temptation to eat meat or dairy is the knowledge of how the animals are
treated. The abominable treatment that the animals receive, and the pain
that they are subject to, makes me avoid the consumption of animal products.
I would be eating pain and death. Being exposed to videos and images of
animals in even “humane” farming conditions, makes me stop from eating meat
or dairy. Like the topic of this thread itself, I too experience grief when
I think of the animals.
Where we differ, is that I am somewhat liberal in my politics and economics.
While I am doubtful about anthropogenic climate change, I am frightened by
the damage that humans are causing to God’s creation. Our church makes
almost no mention of environmental issues. The implied – but never stated -
reason for the lack of concern about the environment in their belief that
the saved will be raptured out of here before things get really bad.
Therefore, for someone to state a concern for the long-term health of the
environment is to doubt one of the most staunchly defended doctrines of the
church. However, the real reason for the lack of concern about the
environment is the number of people in the church membership who are
involved, directly or indirectly, in employment that is related to animal
agriculture. I simply dare not mention the huge environmental damage caused
by the animal industry. Driving less, switching to solar and utilizing
energy efficient light bulbs are good, however, these measures are little
more than “rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic,” compared to the
wastefulness of animal-base foods.
Thanks again for your post.
Phil
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