I often wonder what the folks who make those sites get out of it, unless they like rabid hate mail (which can be funny). I jokingly tell those sorts that can have my share, but I get their potatoes.
True. Hitler was into a purity trip, but his fave foods were squab (the birds people eat whole) and blood pudding, according to a few of his personal chefs. (search for it)
Franklin tried many times, but kept giving up every time he saw evidence of carnivorous animals. That and he kept trying to live on porridge. Ick. I'd eat a mountain of bacon rather than that. Is it possible that this is a parody site, like Landover Baptist Church? I love that site, it's hilarious. EDIT- Oh, yeah. This is a parody site. If it were true propaganda, it would at least try to look respectable by a few citations or Ph.D.s. This is making fun of the people who make fun of vegetarians.
ps yeah me and my mom laughed too but we still couldnt figure out if they were kidding or were they actually that freaking retarded
I can't believe that's a real website, and while I'm a little disturbed to have something in common with Charles Manson. I find that the website only stregthens my veggie pride!
I always tell others if you wish to be vegetarian be one and if you do not wish to be vegetarian, then don't be one. But in either case, be at peace with your decision and do not harm your health out of some pious conviction that it's the 'right thing to do' when it is not the right thing or right diet for you. In Matthew, Jesus is reported to have said, "That which enters into the mouth doesn't defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man." If you wish some enlightenment on the subject of diet, take your cue from the animal kingdom. They know what to eat and they are at peace with what they eat. In fact, they are at peace most of the time as long as they do not come under the control or in close proximity to UN enlightened man. This is the problems with humans...they like to 'hear' what appeals to their ego instead of accepting what IS. While it is commendable to have such high morals, when our morals lead us to live an out of harmony life we are on the wrong path...a path of self delusion. Extreme or "cult like" thinking can also be a problem with various religions, especially with Buddhists I've run into. We hear some extreme direction and it appeals to our ego for to be "enlightened" requires us to scale a tall peak. But we also forget that extremes can work in both directions and we could find ourselves far from the peak of enlightenment and in an underground pit instead. In general excess killing is to be avoided if possible if one wishes to be at peace - but killing again is also part of natural law for a species to flourish, so in nature killing must be balanced with living. There are some spiritual extremists that tried to live on water and air alone and even tried to filter the microbes out of the water to return them to their source for fear of killing them by ingesting. But, this lifestyle is too concentrated in one area and not balanced with accepting the natural and divine order of the universe. You also see this in Buddhists and other vegetarian extremists that want to turn lions and tigers into vegans as well. They wish to impose "their will" over natures and seem to forget that they do not rule nature - nature rules them. Such people will never find peace as they do not understand how the universe works in the smallest degree. Without learning to accept life on life's terms, peace will be as illusive as the wind. Yes, we can always "force" things to fit our desires. But forcing is not conducive to being at peace. Forcing by its very nature means we need to impose "our will" over something else and requires expectations and the development of more attachments, cravings and desires ... all peace destroying vehicles.
Ah, yes, PETA's page on the Vegan Dog was just wrong. I know that the canine nutritional needs are as omnivorous as ours, but for crying out loud. They've been hunters for millenia!