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From: tookman@endot.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Questions About Vegetarianism
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Date: Fri, 15-Aug-86 12:11:41 EDT
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I grew up as a vegetarian since my
parents both were.  They became vegetarians
after converting to the Seventh-day
Adventist religion.  I'm not sure that
the animal 'suffering' was the reason
for not eating meat but rather the
general cleanliness of the animal.

As a side comment, I remember once reading
in a Reader's Digest that the Seventh day
Adventists as a whole had less heart trouble
basically due to the foods they ate (or
didn't eat!)  They also stayed away from
seafood and chicken (which some don't consider
to be "meat").  I always told people we
just wouldn't eat anything that "had babies"
and that seemed to clear things up.  That is
except for those who wanted to argue about
whether or not vegetables/fruits/plants "had
babies"....!!

kathy