Spiritual
When The Pope Speaks, Does Anyone Listen?
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound? So too I wonder about Pope Francis’ recent Encyclical on Climate Change & Inequality. He writes about the devastation we humans are causing to our Earth and its creatures, but is anybody listening? Pope Francis on […]
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Veganism and Christianity – Introduction
In the Opinion/Editorial section of the Wall Street Journal recently there was an article captioned “Why This Rabbi Is Swearing Off Kosher Meat.” It was an article by an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, Shmuly Yanklowitz, the author of six books on Jewish ethics. In the article he explains why he was changing to a plant-based (vegan) […]
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The Christmas Connection
Christmas is said to be the most wonderful time of the year. Or at least that’s what Andy Williams tells us in his classic song that plays over the radio and in every shopping mall across the country. For me, this Christmas is indeed a very special one as it will be my first since […]
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Vegan Men Say What? Comparing Human & Animal Slavery
“Negroes have no rights which the white man is bound to respect; they can be bought and sold and treated as an ordinary article of merchandise, whenever profit can be made by it.” Who made this statement? If you guessed the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, you are wrong. These statements were made […]
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A Vegan Holiday Wish List (Or Fifteen Things I Intend to Give and Would Love to Receive this Holiday Season)
Incredibly, the holidays are upon us. If you ask a vegan what they really want, most will probably reply with something akin to “a world where people do not exploit or eat animals.” I want every vegan (and animal) to receive this gift and I know they will eventually, but sadly not in time for […]
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Factory Farming and World Hunger in Developing Countries
Access to food is a basic right. At the 1996 World Food Summit, leaders from almost 200 countries reaffirmed “the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger” and “the right of everyone to have access to safe and nutritious food.” Yet today over 700 million people in developing countries are seriously undernourished. 12 […]
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Veganism and Christianity – Part II – Made In The Image of God
It seems appropriate that any discussion about veganism and Christianity should start with the story of creation from the first chapter of the Book of Genesis. We learn two things in Genesis 1:26. First, that God created humans in His “image.” Second, that God gave humans “dominion” over animals. This month I discuss what it […]
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