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By: Morna

Morna — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:18:52 +0000

If our actions are to be based on our values, we have to think about those values first. Debate has value in that it allows us to think more deeply about our choices because we are presented with alternate viewpoints.

By: Morna

Morna — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:18:52 +0000

By: notbre

notbre — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:35:38 +0000

Amen and amen. I am also a vegan and I second your eloquent response.

By: MarkJay

MarkJay — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:01:49 +0000

Again, you're leading to the proverbial black hole of neo-colonialism when you write about things like that Joanna. A topic for a different day I suppose.

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By: xfree9

xfree9 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:36:28 +0000

Those are good reasons, really. I'm starting to get turned off by meat, but I'm just a few weeks down the road of “trying” a vegetarian diet. I doubt I'll ever go vegan… but I also said I'd never question Calvinism…

By: xfree9

xfree9 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:35:20 +0000

Self-sufficiency is a myth. We all need to trade. Trade creates wealth. Well, lemme rephrase that: voluntary trade creates wealth. The United States has a vast array of natural resources, but no single state has all that each state would need on its own. It is one of the greatest examples of truly free trade making us all better off in the long run.

Or maybe the idea you're bringing up is not anti-trade… I don't mean to attack at all. Do you mean something different? Like “not dependent on others forever”?

By: irish_annie

irish_annie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:48:48 +0000

whatever our view, perhaps the most effective demonstration is in example, rather than preaching… selah.

By: natan

natan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:22:20 +0000

Haha… this joke gets tiring for vegetarians to hear. You could just as logically said the same for any number of God's creatures: Panda bears, sloths, koalas, possums, skunks, and hey, why not human babies, the invalid and the obese? Our reasoning should be based on what brings God the glory, for 'the glory of God is every creature fully alive'.

By: jplantenberg

jplantenberg — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:20:00 +0000

I became a vegetarian (and then vegan) after reading Isaiah 11:6-9 and then Genesis 1:29-30. A peaceable kingdom, and the one that God originally created, has no death or destruction. Animals and people do not eat or harm each other. I want to participate in that here and now, at least to the extent it is possible in a fallen world. I want my food choices, as much as possible, to take into consideration God's creation and how best to care for it. Every time I eat, I hope that my choices benefit not just my own body, but the animals that God created, and the other humans whom God created. And when I pray for peace, I pray that it begins with me.

By: JoannaCW

JoannaCW — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:40:38 +0000

It's my understanding that one major cause of starvation in developing countries is the use of cropland to produce coffee, sugar etc. for export to richer nations instead of staple foods for the local population. I think buying locally reduces the incentive for this kind of destructive cash-cropping.

By: mherzog

mherzog — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:48:48 +0000

Here's a good video on the subject: http://meat.org

By: MarkJay

MarkJay — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:55:45 +0000

I'm not saying what's right or wrong. You can decide for yourself.

Perhaps being a “localvore” Will catch on. However, you've opened another can of worms when you want to talk about developing nations becoming self-sufficient.

By: SisterMarie

SisterMarie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:04:54 +0000

If God did not intend for us to eat beef, He would not have made cows so slow. Has anyone ever eaten a cheetah burger?

By: jackvanfossen

jackvanfossen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:52:45 +0000

MarkJay--This is a 'race to the bottom' argument. Maybe morality has its limits, just like being a 'localvore' has its limits in the realized benefits.

I heard a pig farmer state that if we enact too many 'green' rules on livestock production/processing here, the jobs we have here will certainly be lost to overseas production where the same practices will continue.

I believe in both instances, this 'race to the bottom' argument lacks real substance.

Perhaps being a localvore will catch on globally. Maybe we can stop over harvesting/producing mass amounts of beef/pork thousands of miles away and other nations can follow suit.

By: MarkJay

MarkJay — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:50:53 +0000

The paradox for the locavore is this: Yes, you eat local and it helps local farmers, the food tastes better, it's better for the environment, etc. However, when you don't shop at Krogers or Wal Mart you don't support the poor farmers in Developing nations who need that money. So what is the “moral” thing to do?