Guest guest Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 Hi Tom > I agree we have a long way to go on the civilisation front, but I don't believe culture or religious beliefs are ever an excuse for > mistreatment of animals, gays, women, or anyone. A free, open, secular, democratic society where rights and liberties are > protected is the only way to go. You'll let us know when you find such a society? :-) BB Peter ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release 18/04/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 I don't think they had those problems when the Bible was written. Although not a Christian I hope for respect for everyone's religions. Jo > What's god got to say about food miles, overpackaging and > processing, labour exploitation, cash crops, genetically modified > crops and monocultural growing systems leading to soil erosion and > nitrate build ups in the ground water as entailed in the commercial > mass production of cocoa, soya and chick peas??? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release 18/04/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 They're not in my book! Jo They don't actually make straight-jackets anymore. But why is someone conversing with god religious & someone conversing with fairies insane? ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.474 / Virus Database: 272 - Release 18/04/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 LOL To Pagans an apple is symbolic of life. Jo > > Once upon a time a fairy was flying around nothing and was getting very > bored so decided to create a heaven and an earth.The fairy took six days to > making all kinds of creatures , making man and women the guardians of the > earth. The fairy said to the man and woman " I give you all the fruit bearing > seeds across the whole earth that shall be yours for food and for the > animals the green plants " in fact everything that has the breathe of life > in it that shall be yours for food. Man and woman knew they weren't supposed > to eat from one tree ' the tree of knowledge of good an bad 'so they didn't. > The fairy was a Good/God fairy and let them stay in the garden to eat from > the tree of life to live forever and ever. > Now boys and girls do you know what would of happened if they had eaten > from the tree of knowledge of good and bad. They would have been waved out > of the garden by the good fairy because the fairy didn't want them to eat > from the tree of life while they had eaten from the tree of knowledge of > good and bad, because they would have lived forever doing wrong and the > God/fairy didn't want them living forever doing wrong. > So their lives would have been in hardship only for a short time. > > Aren't we the lucky ones > > S > What a God/fairy. > > S > > > > > > > This is turning into bible class....can we please have more from the > fairies! > > Pete H > > AKA The valley vegan. > > > interpretation > > >the bible is full of contradictions... > > >in genesis it sez " all the plants and nuts will be as your meat " (i'm > > >paraphrasing.), and a few other places veggieness is definately > touted(its a > > >very essene thought).. > > >its in places like after the flood that god allows noah to eat > animals..... > > > > > > > > >In a message dated 5/5/03 12:07:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > >janewwt writes: > > > > > > I'm not a Christian so maybe I'm missing the point. But the > > > argument that I get from Christians supporting meat eating is that the > > > big-man upstairs put animals on the earth for humans use (inc eating). > Is > > > there a passage in the bible that explicitly states this, or, is it down > to > > > subjective interpretation? Is it that this passage only refers to seeds > > > because 'he' hadn't got around to creating other animals yet? Sorry for > > > asking possibly v. naive questions, but I want to be fully prepared for > my > > > next 'lively debate' with my brother who happens to be a Christian > > > meat-eater (interesting how siblings can be so different). > > > I'll certainly look at the web-site you suggested, > > > > > > > > > > Peter H > > > > -------------------- > > talk21 your FREE portable and private address on the net at > http://www.talk21.com > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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