Guest guest Posted May 10, 2003 Report 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
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2003 Report 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
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2003 Report 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
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2003 Report 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
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