off topic

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Thank you all for your letters that affirm our stand on vegetarianism. I have

included the

letter I received from the leader of the group and my response to that letter.

(We were in

two groups with the same homeschool people, CHEF and 4H.) After writing the

enclosed

letter, I wrote the 4H leader to ask to change to anther 4H group. Later, after

talking to my

son, I realized I had asked to change to another 4H group in haste. So I emailed

the 4H

leader again and stated Stuart's wishes to remain in the group.

I do not believe we can be easily removed from the 4H group as we have done

nothing

wrong and it is publically funded. I plan to order some more vegetarian t shirts

plus

Planned Parenthood and NOW shirts to wear to the 4H meetings.

I will forward the Christian vegetarian links many of you posted to all the CHEF

members I

have e-mails for.

Thanks Again,

Teresa

p.s. Although I realize you do not need my permission for this, anyone that

wants to is

more than welcome to send Kathy Henkel any and all information regarding

christianity

and vegetarianism. My husband is travelling again and so I do not know how much

more

time I can devote to this project.

 

 

 

 

teresa aldrich <taldrich

January 24, 2005 9:26:25 AM CST

" Kathy Henkel " <rkhenkel

Re: Support Group Emails

 

Kathy,

Honesty, this is the first group of people I have met first hand that use the

bible as their

sole source of information. I guess I now have a better understanding of what a

Biblical

Worldview is.

My justification for posting the quotes is that I had read the numerous

political quotes that

had been posted which I felt were way off topic and had absolutely nothing to do

with

homeschooling. I assumed you were very casually monitoring what had been posted.

I put

the subject as off topic so people would know it was not pertinent to

homeschooling.

I ask that you take us off the CHEF homeschool e-mail and out of the group

entirely.

Because my philosophies are so different from those of many of the members it is

quite

likely that I will inadvertently offend someone else. I will contact Linda and

find and

withdraw the boys from the Soaring Eagles as well.

Inclosed is my response to the person who was so deeply offended by reading the

quotes.

I encourage you to look at the the Christian vegetarian websites as well.

 

Hi,

I forwarded the vegetarian quotes to many people I know, not just the

CHEF group. It never occurred to me that the integrity of the authors

of the quotes would come into question by anyone.

I am sorry if I have upset you. I have included a couple of links to

some Christian Vegetarian websites that may communicate the vegetarian

standpoint to someone as deeply Christian as yourself.

http://www.christianveg.com/

http://www.jesusveg.com/

 

I do not know who else may have been offended. As this letter should sever my

ties with

the group I ask that you allow others to judge me fairly and share my above

response to

all of those who have been offended.

Peace,

Teresa

 

Hi Teresa

 

 

I truly realize how passionate you are in your views about animals. Though I do

not agree

with your views, I have attempted to keep subjects which would be offensive to

you off the

email group.

 

 

 

At the beginning of the year, we made the announcement that everyone is welcome,

but

our approach for the group is from a Biblical worldview. The Bible has much to

say about

animals, including that they are a source of food. Since your beliefs are in

conflict with a

Biblical Worldview, I am requesting that you refrain from posting emails on this

subject.

 

 

 

I hope that you and yours are healthy. Several of my children have colds, which

they

caught from me, unfortunately. We are certainly looking forward to spring!

 

 

 

Kathy - M.O.M - Mother of a Multitude

 

Jenny 16, Rachel & Becky 15, Amy 13, Emily 12, Nicholas & Christopher 12, Sarah

10,

Megan 9, Karis Joy 7