Digest Number 732

[Guest guest]

Hello.......and goodbye

I joined this group almost a year ago, and admitedly only started actively

reading the digests a couple of months ago. (bogged down by the " joys " of this

world, couldn't deal with doing one more thing at the time)

I was sent an invite and joined mainly because I liked the name. (I am a

vegetarian, and the " Kitty Mama " to several feral cats....so thought it was

fitting)

I'm a big lurker, I don't participate much. I don't have much to add, and

honestly I prefer to avoid contraversy and " flameage " . I want it to be known

that I have enjoyed some things on here, I've copied off some recepies, had a

few laughs, and enjoyed some of the deeper thoughts.

But some stuff has just really bothered me, and the latest thing just plain

rubbed me the wrong way.

Now PLEASE, I'm not saying any of this to cause anger, and nothing is directed

at any particular person. I'm just saying this because I thought it might be

good for the regulars on here to get an idea of what some other " newbies " and

" lurkers " might be taking note of and feeling uncomfortable about.

The first thing that I noticed was so many people seem to be vegan on here.

That is NOT a bad thing, I just wasn't expecting it as it isn't called " The

Feral Vegan " . LOL What bothers me about it, is many of the posts about it come

across more that people who still eat dairy and milk should be ashamed, and that

they are not as caring about the animals as vegans are.

I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian, in a perfect world I would be total vegan, or it

would be ok to eat dairy and eggs because all animals would be respected and

treated humanely. But it isn't a perfect world, by far, and I am just doing the

best that I can. I don't eat or wear flesh, and I am proud of that.

Speaking of eating choices leads me to the next thing and that is the healthy

factor. Again, I'm not saying that eating healthy is a negative thing, far from

it, but all vegetarians are not totaly healthy eaters. So after reading alot

of the posts, not only am I ashamed that I eat cheese, but on my Papa John's

pizza?!?!?! I feel like a practical heathen! And if I go to Krispy Kreme one

more time, surely I will burn in hell. (LOL)

Hell....hummm, brings me to my next problem, and the one that is making me not

want to come back. What is up with the slamming of God and the Bible????

I just wanted the whole topic to go away, and it did pretty well, but now that

it came up again, I just can't keep quite.

I have no problem what-so-ever of people with different beliefs. I really can't

since my beliefs don't really fit in anywhere traditonal or other to be honest

(if you care to know, my foundation is in John 3:16, my roots are in

Christianity, but I also have greatly varying beliefs, including in The Craft,

and am still working on how that all fits together for me)

I just want to be clear that I am not talking about quotes from the druids, or

signing off with Blessed Be, I'm talking about attacking God and the Bible

simply because you don't believe in it. Where is the consideration for others,

where is the tact???? Wouldn't it be just as easy, and take far less chance in

making someone....well feel like I do, to just say that you don't believe in

that, and then be kind about it? Why is it neccessary to be so vicious about

it?

Personally I look forward to getting to Heaven, where the lion will lay with the

lamb, and every creature will eat vegetation. Wether you believe in God or not,

you think you could have some respect for that.

I'm sorry this is so long, it just kind of built up and then poured out. I also

want to apologize if I offended anyone, in any way. As I said earlier it was

not my intent, I only wanted to shed some light on the way things might be

taken.

Also I will admitt that prehaps with some things I have been too sensetive and

taking them too hard/personal (easy to do when your existance kind of sucks

right now)

Maybe I will try coming back at another time, see if things have changed, or if

I can just view them differently.

I still believe I made some good points, and I feel better that I at least tried

to stand up for God a bit. (oh, and other junk food loving vegetarians... ;-)

)

Take Care and Best Wishes,

~~~A >^..^<

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and opinions.

I hope life starts treating you better, and I wish

you blessings on your path, wherever it may lead

you.

Namaste

 

~ PT ~

*listowner and proud lacto-ovo heathen*

 

She is not any common Earth,

Water or Wood or Air,

But Merlin's Isle of Gramarye,

Where you and I will fare.

~ Rudyard Kipling, 'Puck's Song'

~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~~~~~~>

, a c <laurapalmer71>

wrote:

> Hello.......and goodbye

What bothers me about it, is many of the posts about it come across

more that

people who still eat dairy and milk should be ashamed, and that they

are not as

caring about the animals as vegans are.

So after reading alot of the posts, not only am I ashamed that I eat

cheese, but on my

Papa John's pizza?!?!?! I feel like a practical heathen! And if I

go to Krispy Kreme one

more time, surely I will burn in hell. (LOL)

 

> I'm sorry this is so long, it just kind of built up and then poured

out. I also want to

apologize if I offended anyone, in any way. As I said earlier it was

not my intent, I

only wanted to shed some light on the way things might be taken.

> Also I will admitt that prehaps with some things I have been too

sensetive and

taking them too hard/personal (easy to do when your existance kind of

sucks right

now)

> Maybe I will try coming back at another time, see if things have

changed, or if I

can just view them differently.

> I still believe I made some good points, and I feel better that I

at least tried to stand

up for God a bit. (oh, and other junk food loving vegetarians... ;-)

)

> Take Care and Best Wishes,

> ~~~A >^..^<

[Guest guest]

yes, please please please send good simple recipies!!! That sounds wonderful.

Gee I'd love a raw class for my little homeschool co-op. Please post what you

end up doing for them. I'm ashamed as a homeschooling mommy to say that I

haven't thought about involving my kids in the process. They thought it was

yucky so I didn't push it. I'm sure my dd would love to " cook " some simple

things.

 

Question about fillings::: 3 years ago my ds went in for two front caps. I

stated my concern about mercury in fillings and he said not to worry about it.

ds came out of surgery and had porceline fronts with metal backs. I was pretty

darned mad but the dentist said that they were a silver backing. Now I'm

wondering if I should trust him. Do you think that they would really be silver?

Danika

 

 

 

 

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