Myself I am not a vegetarian but have respect to those who are. I find it troubling when people are at odds over issues like this. Sometimes it's a cultural difference not so much a moral one as some like to believe. Personally no right or wrong it's just a choice. But that's just my opinion.
I don't judge others on their actions, but for me, I personally think it's wrong because it is harming another living creature.
I think if you are sacrificing an animal for the deities than it is all well and good. If you are doing it & looking for something else in return ~~ in my humble opinion ~~ you need to have your head examined. People should not be judged right or wrong by the way they choose to pray ~~ or by whom they choose to pray to. Blessed Be To All, Twist
Don't we all do religion expecting something in return? In the end we want something out of this even if that is only peace of mind.
I'm thinking that perhaps it's not the nature of the offering that matters to a deity so much as the nature of the intent. if you think that animal sacrifice is necessary as an offering, that is your preference and I respect that. however, if the same kind of intent can be conveyed in other ways, I think it would be karmically sound to explore the non-lethal options.
The only sacrifice I had to make for my religion was $30, AND I got an Eternal Salvation or Triple your Money Back Gaurantee.
when i was little, i knew some people who would sacrifice animals. some did santeria, some did what i can only really call voodoo, but i'm not familiar with it, and for some reason i'm not quite sure if that's the right name for it. but my parents taught me to respect that and my distance from their offerings. but my family were rural people, i always knew what dead animals i was eating for myself and giving thanks for it. i don't see a whole lot of difference. after all, i am a hunter. it is intrinsic to me as a person, and there is a great deal of ceremony that goes into the whole process. how would that be any different?
killing an animal is wrong, full stop. i know people did in the past, but people also killed people for being gay, times change. although they still do kill gay people in some countries, you can't believe it can you? so yes, i think animal sacrifice is wrong. im sure the Gods want better things now other then the spilt blood of their children. blessings xxx xx x
that whole hunting thing probably isn't going to fly with you either, then, eh? what part of your heritage should i ask you to give up?
i don't agree with hunting at all. just because i am proud of my heritage does not mean i will do everything my ancestors did. we have alot more choice now. you and me would not agree anyway, you being a hunter and me being a vegan. don't try to push your ways on me and i wont push mine on you. blessings xxx xx x
"killing an animal is wrong full stop" i no more pushed mine on you than you did on me. i just gave you another perspective. i believe my native american ancestors were far better for this planet than your english ones ever were. they had something right.
People who sacrifice animals are weak in both spirituality and reason. They attempt to draw power from outside of themselves, not realizing they have created the world around them by their own power. You're only borrowing from yourself. The bad karma of causing suffering to another being is the price you will pay. Why indebt yourself? Has life become so easy that you crave more pain? x
lol don't start a war dude, i have great respect for native americans. but it sounds kind of ridiculous to say that your ancestors were were better then mine. modern people are ruining this earth. blessings xxx xx x
first of all, i'd have to believe that killing an animal is a bad thing. i do not, not if i'm eating it. then i'd have to believe that an animal holds a grudge. i do not. after all, would i hold a grudge if a cougar killed me? if i got between a bear sow and it's cubs? no. we are all animals, and we cannot for one moment believe that even eating vegan relieves you of the burden of stealing habitat for your food, stealing from the mouths of our brothers and killing them when we harvest. to do so creates an unrealistic ego that we're above them and apart from our brothers, when in fact we are not.
i know we are animals too, and i think that we are all born equal. but to me, harming, killing and or eating an animal is wrong. i would never do any of those things to my sister, so why should i do it to an animal? thats my view. i did not want any arguement. blessings xxx xx x
people often mistake my firmness for actual anger, whereas i've faced enough galling opinions in my life to fill a great lake. we all live off and for each other. it's a glorious cycle and i have never understood removing oneself from it. i appreciate and respect that eating or using animals is not for you. but i will not ever be okay with something intrinsic to my soul and my communion with the earth to be unilaterally disregarded and disrespected.
mamaKcita, i dont disrespect you at all, dont worry. the thing that sets you apart from many hunters, is that you, im sure, respect and appreciate the animal you are about to kill. i do respect that it is a cycle, but i also see that we have choice to follow many cycles, to fit each person. plus i feel my hunter instinct in me aswell, altho i would never act on it, i do recognise it. blessings xxx xx x
its the people who hunt elephants in africa for ivory, people like that i have no respect for at all. blessings xxx xx x
