Christmas menu? ~ my veg ethics

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, " Sheryl " <ssarndt>

wrote:

 

> Ethical Questions: Is it hypocritical to be a vegetarian, take a

> non-vegetarian out to dinner at a restaurant and then pay the tab

if

> they ordered meat? (I've wondered about this.)

 

I don't think so. If another person is on a different path than

myself, I don't judge them. I only put into my mouth what

I wish to eat, but cannot control what they choose to do. I can

only hope that through my example and by not acting pushy

they may conclude that vegetarianism is a pleasant path they

might one day also take. If it has been prearranged for me to pay

for their dinner and they happened to want to consume the flesh

of a dead animal, then I would still pay for their dinner out of

politeness.

 

 

>

> What about allowing meat to be brought into a vegetarian home and

> cooked and consumed in it?

 

I live in a home with several omnivores, so this is something I

am used to dealing with. Again, it isn't something I like, but

as long as I am not being made to eat it then I let them do as

they see fit. I can only control myself and behave in a manner

that I find acceptable. I cannot force my will or my ways upon

others. I just try to follow my path the best I can and share my

vegetarian life and food with them. If I stay true to my own path

I do not feel I am being a hypocrite.

 

~ pt ~

 

Man's heart away from nature becomes hard.

~ Standing Bear