Food for the Spirit

I have left out the name of the author due to the fact of the discrimination committed against him and others like him

Vegetarianism is my religion. I became a consistent vegetarian for many years now. Before that, I would try over and over again. But it was sporadic. Finally, I made up my mind. And I've been a vegetarian ever since.

When a Factory Farm kills an animal for food, They are neglecting their own hunger for justice. Civilized Man prays for mercy, but is unwilling to extend it to others. Why should man then expect mercy from their Gods? It's unfair to expect something that you are not willing to give. It is inconsistent.

I can never accept inconsistency or injustice. Even if it comes from their Gods. If there would come a voice from God saying, "I'm against vegetarianism!" I would say, "Well, I am against what you say!" This is how strongly I feel in this regard.

In orthodox religious circles, this would be considered heretical. Still, I consider myself a spiritual man. I'm not for organized religion, and I don't take part in it. Especially when they interpret their religious books as being in favor of meat-eating. Sometimes they say He wants sacrifice and the killing of domesticated factory farm animals. If this is true, then I would never be able to comply. But I think your God is wiser and more merciful than that. And there are interpretations of religious scriptures which support this, saying that vegetarianism is a very high ideal.

Whether the mass of people accept the vegetarian interpretation of religion or not really doesn't matter. At least not in my life. I accept it implicitly. Of course, it would be wonderful if the world adopted vegetarianism, on spiritual grounds or any other. But this is not likely. I am a skeptic, it's true, but I'm also realistic. In any event, what the people in general do will not affect me. I will continue to be a vegetarian even if the whole world started to eat meat.

This is my protest against the conduct of civilized man. To be a vegetarian is to disagree - to disagree with the course of things today. Nuclear power, starvation, cruelty exploitation war capitalism and especially specieism (Human intolerance or discrimination on the basis of species or race, especially as manifested by cruelty to or exploitation of animals and tribal peoples).- we must make a stand against these things. Vegetarianism is my statement. And it is a strong one.

This article pertains to the farm factory meat industry that contributes a major part of the pollution  cruelty and the exploitation of animals and animist tribal peoples by the way of stolen lands bodies and spirits and in conclusion if you consider your self - an eater of meat; well... your part of the problem that the  natural world is having with "civilized man"!