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anhphan
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I think vegetarianism is good for everyone.
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Cruciferi
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This appears balanced. Delicious vegetables and meat
This appears balanced. Delicious vegetables and meat
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1ke
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Those who are vegetarian or vegan must be mindful of making sure they get proper nutrition. As omnivores, humans are designed to ingest both animal and plant.
That’s not your decision to make. You can decide it’s good for you, not for others.
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Cruciferi
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We should increase our intake of vegetables. Decreasing sugar and refined carbohydrates is good too. Lean meats are the best for you 
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pnewton
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I would not say we should love animals at all.
I have affection for some animals, and an affinity for the flesh of others.
I have affection for some animals, and an affinity for the flesh of others.
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adgloriam
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God in the bible says He made the earth, the animals and plants, for use to use. For our sustenance and well being. We must not be cruel to animals or use nature unjustly! But we can, raise an animal and when time comes eat it. Perhaps that animal would never have lived if we didn’t raise it to eat. And while it was alive, it was happy and well taken care of and provided for.
Yes, I think vegetarianism is very very cool and I support it as long as the person doesn’t harm his health because of it! And yes, one of the reason I support vegetarianism is because it spares the animals some suffering. But, all the animals I have raised lived good lives and were happy. So I think that is the main condition if you want to raise animals, that it is not cruel or inhuman.
Yes, I think vegetarianism is very very cool and I support it as long as the person doesn’t harm his health because of it! And yes, one of the reason I support vegetarianism is because it spares the animals some suffering. But, all the animals I have raised lived good lives and were happy. So I think that is the main condition if you want to raise animals, that it is not cruel or inhuman.
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whyeyeman
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Respect for the integrity of creation
2415 The seventh commandment enjoins respect for the integrity of creation. Animals, like plants and inanimate beings, are by nature destined for the common good of past, present, and future humanity.195 Use of the mineral, vegetable, and animal resources of the universe cannot be divorced from respect for moral imperatives. Man’s dominion over inanimate and other living beings granted by the Creator is not absolute; it is limited by concern for the quality of life of his neighbor, including generations to come; it requires a religious respect for the integrity of creation.196
2416 Animals are God’s creatures. He surrounds them with his providential care. By their mere existence they bless him and give him glory.197 Thus men owe them kindness. We should recall the gentleness with which saints like St. Francis of Assisi or St. Philip Neri treated animals.
2417 God entrusted animals to the stewardship of those whom he created in his own image.198 Hence it is legitimate to use animals for food and clothing. They may be domesticated to help man in his work and leisure. Medical and scientific experimentation on animals is a morally acceptable practice if it remains within reasonable limits and contributes to caring for or saving human lives.
2418 It is contrary to human dignity to cause animals to suffer or die needlessly. It is likewise unworthy to spend money on them that should as a priority go to the relief of human misery. One can love animals; one should not direct to them the affection due only to persons
Respect for the integrity of creation
2415 The seventh commandment enjoins respect for the integrity of creation. Animals, like plants and inanimate beings, are by nature destined for the common good of past, present, and future humanity.195 Use of the mineral, vegetable, and animal resources of the universe cannot be divorced from respect for moral imperatives. Man’s dominion over inanimate and other living beings granted by the Creator is not absolute; it is limited by concern for the quality of life of his neighbor, including generations to come; it requires a religious respect for the integrity of creation.196
2416 Animals are God’s creatures. He surrounds them with his providential care. By their mere existence they bless him and give him glory.197 Thus men owe them kindness. We should recall the gentleness with which saints like St. Francis of Assisi or St. Philip Neri treated animals.
2417 God entrusted animals to the stewardship of those whom he created in his own image.198 Hence it is legitimate to use animals for food and clothing. They may be domesticated to help man in his work and leisure. Medical and scientific experimentation on animals is a morally acceptable practice if it remains within reasonable limits and contributes to caring for or saving human lives.
2418 It is contrary to human dignity to cause animals to suffer or die needlessly. It is likewise unworthy to spend money on them that should as a priority go to the relief of human misery. One can love animals; one should not direct to them the affection due only to persons
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Cruciferi
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Disgusting feed lots and crowded pens aren’t only inhumane but they promote disease that can harm people.
It is possible to responsibly raise animals for slaughter and still give them a nice existence.
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Lara
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How do you get enough protein if you can’t have beans?
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Curious11
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I disapprove of the avocado, I strongly approve everything else on that plate
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goodcatholic
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sorry to make fun of the title but …
Should we choose to love vegetarians and become animals?
Should we choose to love vegetarians and become animals?
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meltzerboy2
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Yes, we should. There is a case for vegetarianism in the Hebrew Bible. I’m not entirely there yet, but I’m working on it. However, let’s not condemn people who choose otherwise.
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Curious11
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Jesus ate fish. He was not a vegetarian, if you’re implying vegetarianism is commanded by the Bible
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Curious11
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Jews can eat meat
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meltzerboy2
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Of course they can. I’m just saying there is a biblical case for vegetarianism. I’m not saying it is the only case or argument. It would be a minor miracle if Jews agreed on anything. Insofar as what Jesus did as an (or the) example, that is primarily the concern of Christians.
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Curious11
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Oh, you mean that being a vegetarian is not contrary to the Bible? I agree with you if that’s what you mean, and it applies to both the OT and NT
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meltzerboy2
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Yes, neither lifestyle is contrary to the Bible. But loving animals is a biblical obligation according to the Hebrew Bible. We are not permitted to engage in killing animals for sport. And we must feed our pets before ourselves.
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Kei
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I don’t recall that being in the Hebrew Bible about the pets.
If you don’t have enough food, then I think it’s fine if you have to eat the animal. A lot of animals have a fair bit of meat on them, and so in times of need it can help your family survive.
Now, being that the Bible has a list of foods forbidden to eat, that implies there’s foods you can eat. You can’t eat a cow cooked in its mothers milk, but that implies you can eat beef still, just not with milk from its mother (different Jewish traditions have varying strict understandings of this example in particular, from not eating meat with milk to only not eating meat the species of which produces milk with milk).
When being written, vegetarianism would be a very difficult thing to impose as well. I suspect desires of vegetarianism are being read into the text.
If you don’t have enough food, then I think it’s fine if you have to eat the animal. A lot of animals have a fair bit of meat on them, and so in times of need it can help your family survive.
Now, being that the Bible has a list of foods forbidden to eat, that implies there’s foods you can eat. You can’t eat a cow cooked in its mothers milk, but that implies you can eat beef still, just not with milk from its mother (different Jewish traditions have varying strict understandings of this example in particular, from not eating meat with milk to only not eating meat the species of which produces milk with milk).
When being written, vegetarianism would be a very difficult thing to impose as well. I suspect desires of vegetarianism are being read into the text.
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