Guest guest Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Jacqueline, Glad you are on board, and got a good laugh to boot! These postings are viewed by lots of folks, and not all of us know each individual's history of comments over the years. Rather than assuming folks have that context, I find it best to simply respond to what's been said. While I do not agree that the health approach is self-serving, or that all forms of vegetarianism necessarily save animals, I do agree that it's time to let others take over the discussion or just move on. And for my bottom line on whether it's more beneficial to teach kids about the health, environmental, and world hunger consequences of our diets/lifestyles, or just teach them about animal compassion ... I'd say better to place them on a stool with 4 legs than 1. - Alan , " Jacqueline Bodnar " <jb wrote: > > Alan, > > It seems laughable, after all I have posted about ethical and > compassionate living, that you are posing such questions to me. You are > asking if I am teaching my kids that it is okay to abuse and torture > animals as long as it doesn't actually kill them. Anyone that knows me > knows the answer to that question. It's absurd. My vegetarianism isn't > about what it does for me (such as it is with people that take a health > approach to it). I do it for the animals. It is a selfless act, not > self-serving. > > As for Singer, I don't always agree with everything that he says. Some > of his work is good, others (like saying it's okay to eat shellfish or > go dumpster diving for meat and other food waste, isn't). > > I'm a fan of the Abolitionist Approach. You can check out the blog here: > http://www.abolitionistapproach.com. My goal is to cause the least > amount of suffering to animals. > > On another note... anyone else watch Earthlings yet? What a great movie! > Check it out, buy the movie or find a screening near you: > http://www.earthlings.com/ It's not about what animals can do to serve > people (including being nutritious or healthy to eat or not). They have > their own souls, lives, interests, families, etc. regardless of whether > or not their flesh is healthy for humans to consume. > > Here's my bottom line, because I don't plan to keep posting on this and > going in circles. All forms of vegetarianism saves animals. So that's a > good. Whether someone's motives for doing it are to protect themselves > (health), the planet (environmental) or the animals (compassion), or > religious (but that's usually founded in compassion), each one ends up > doing what I want -which is to not kill animals. So that's a good thing. > But I still think that compassion is the only reason that can't be > compromised. It is also a selfless route, seeking to help other > creatures, rather than to do just what benefits me. It's still the > reason I feel will resonate the most with my kids and build a long > lasting reason to stick with this lifestyle. > > > Jacqueline > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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