Vegetarian?

[Drake Redcrest]

Cassi, just take comfort in the fact that if someone tells you that "you have such and such a problem because you don't eat meat" that they're preaching too.

Unless they're a doctor and you really do?

O: How did YOU know what my doctor tells me?! XD Well actually it's not because I'm a vegetarian, it's because... well... I don't really like that many fruits, therefore whatever is in fruits = not being in my body. YAY FOR GRAIN AND SUGAR =D But yes, back to the original point, doctors don't preach. XP

[ahoteinrun]

doctors don't preach

Yes. Yes they do.

[Sapphire Faerie]

Part of it is because I am a Christian.

Where in Christianity was eating meat or killing animals banned? In fact, sacrifices of animals to God were the norm in old testament times.

Sorry but I am a bit tired of people misinterpreting Christianity for what it isn't. If anyone wishes to take this issue further, you may do so via PM since I believe religious debates are not allowed here.

There is a lot in the Bible about not eating animal flesh in both testaments. Cruelity to animals is wrong and that is also stated.

Could you quote specific passages for me? I've read the bible, and I've yet to see anything like that.
I have seen this though:

Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, for, "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it."

[Dragonstar]

I am very much a carnivore. I practically live off of beef jerky.


Yum. I'll take mine bloody rare.

[Igg]

Part of it is because I am a Christian.

Where in Christianity was eating meat or killing animals banned? In fact, sacrifices of animals to God were the norm in old testament times.

Sorry but I am a bit tired of people misinterpreting Christianity for what it isn't. If anyone wishes to take this issue further, you may do so via PM since I believe religious debates are not allowed here.

There is a lot in the Bible about not eating animal flesh in both testaments. Cruelity to animals is wrong and that is also stated.

Could you quote specific passages for me? I've read the bible, and I've yet to see anything like that.
I have seen this though:

Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, for, "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it."

Yip, and they're alright with slaughtering animals for sacrifice too.

You've got to think.

Good guys in the bible do it, it's ok.
Bad guys in the bible do it, it's WRONG AND EVIL AND CRUEL

[hellyer]

I looove meat . I would find it extremely difficult to go gegeterian. So would my mum, seeing as she cooks most meals and they mostly have meat in them.

[Qanda]

Interesting article which I felt was relevant to this discussion:

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1 ... 174C941418

[Paul]

Interesting article which I felt was relevant to this discussion:

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1 ... 174C941418

In Kenya, with basic food. Not exactly perfect setting. They didn't eat items like Quorn, or other food that subsitute meat, soya etc. Kenya isn't a well nourished country like America, or Britain either.

From what I see, vegetarianism isn't even a high in Kenya, the vegetarian diet, was, well, just maize and cassava. I'd like to see any american live off maize and cassava.

If you were to have a group of American vegetarians, and american omivores, with the vegetarians eating any Vegeterian products, you'll probably find that there isn't much difference between the two at the end.

[Qanda]

There have been studies on vegetarian women (in Europe and the US) and their children are very developmentally delayed,

That was in the article as well, though they did not go in-depth into it.

[Paul]

There have been studies on vegetarian women (in Europe and the US) and their children are very developmentally delayed,

That was in the article as well, though they did not go in-depth into it.

Which doesn't stand for much as there is no actual evidence than their word.


http://www.betterhealthchannel.com.au/b ... enDocument

[Cassi]

My best friend was raised vegetarian. She's in gifted, excels in everything, and is quite healthy. I don't think not eating meat hurt her in any way. (Her mother was also a vegetarian, and she was obviously not hurt from that, either.)

There's very little comprable from Africa to the developed world, and very little a vegetarian diet does not provide. (In other words, what Paul said.)

[Igg]

I heard on the radio today that the Vegan Society have been saying the Vegans are healthier than meat eaters.

That came as such a shock, I was expecting them to announce that a vegan diet is terrible

[Christopher]

They always say that, its propaganda in the same way in NZ the meat companies have propaganda.

[Articfox]

Good guys in the bible do it, it's ok.
Bad guys in the bible do it, it's WRONG AND EVIL AND CRUEL

That couldn't be more wrong.

[Xandra]

The thing is, it doesn't matter whether you eat meat or not, just as long as you somehow get the vitamins and nutrients that you would usually have be eating said meat.

Many people condemn vegetarians and vegans for not eating meat, saying we're killing ourselves, we're going to starve to death, etc., but in truth, they're quite wrong- being a vegetarian is really just like having a normal diet.

I could be the unhealthiest person in the world as a meat-eater, and I could be as sick while being a vegetarian or vegan. It just comes down to eating healthily and choosing the right foods.

'Course, I could be very much wrong, but my mom's the one who's the nurse, medical professor and scientist, so blame her if I'm wrong, because she's the one that tells me these things.