Beth,

You might be interested in this website http://www.jesusveg.com.  The
opening page is hilarious.  It says "Jesus was a vegetarian...follow him"
and shows a picture of Jesus with an orange halo...and I mean a real orange.

Let me assure you that I am not a vegetarian.  I saw the web site advertised
on a billboard in Baton Rouoge, LA.  I tend to eat meat exclusively (a
meatatarian?).  I think many vegetarians and PETAs do not understand the
spirituality of hunting or have ever experienced the satisfaction of
providing food for one's family.

Brad Cooley

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> Date:    Mon, 8 May 2000 22:30:27 -0700
> From:    "Elizabeth L. Bess" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: vegetarianism
>
> Hey guys! Boy you two, Ken and Todd were really carrying on! Very =
> entertaining!
>
> I'd like to throw my own little bit of weirdness into the mix.....
>
> My perspective as an evangelical Christian is not quite so esoteric. =
> Rather, I see the whole thing as a simple hierarchy. As the most =
> spiritually significant corporeal species on the planet, man holds =
> supremacy with both responsibility and privilege. Animals exist to =
> provide us with food and in some cases clothing and shelter (primitive =
> skin dwellings and the like). I actually believe that God made them for =
> these express purposes. The responsibility we hold towards them as =
> "Lords of all we survey" is one of Biblical orientation. The Bible =
> states that a righteous man cares for his (domestic) animals. And while =
> the Bible does not address the issue of species extinction, I do not =
> believe that God made all of these wonderful creatures only to have us =
> decimate them.=20
>
> I have a very hard time with the modern livestock production techniques. =
> But I do not have a problem with slaughtering an animal I have raised =
> for feeding my family. I would never wear a fur because they are =
> ridiculously expensive, not because I feel sorry for the cute little =
> minx.....and yet my dog is a treasured member of the family and he is =
> both cute and expensive. I suppose humans are complex and sometimes =
> contradictory. I for one am grateful for guidance from an entity of =
> greater wisdom than myself.
>
> For whatever it is worth, you both sounded terribly clever! And although =
> the undiluted vegetarian philosophy at core may be rational I have met =
> too many vegans who eschewed eating "flesh" and yet did not find it at =
> all incongruous to indulge their addictions for chemicals of varied =
> kinds, from sugar to heroin (thereby hurting themselves).=20
>
> Just my two cents,
>
> Beth=20
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