In a message dated 8/3/99 5:59:06 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [log in to unmask]
writes:

<< I respectfully disagree.  Without dragging in the "R" word again, I
 will assert that, in certain belief systems, spirituality and
 meat-eating are most definitely *not* mutually exclusive - in fact,
 they are very much intertwined. >>

I am unaware of these belief systems, but willing to be enlightened.  Since
it's a bit off-topic, you can e-mail me privately if you would like to
elaborate on that ~ Cathy