i have a big question on veganism!!!?
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Of course it is okay.  Just take it one step at a time.  Become a dietary vegan first.  Then, when you can afford your new shoes, belts, hats, whatever, buy animal friendly products.  Every little bit makes a difference.
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I totally agree with you, I think that's a really good point. Unfortunately, I can't say without being a bit of a hypocrite because I eat fish, shellfish, eggs and other stuff. I think that's an aim to have in your life, but I don't know if I'll ever get there. I don't think about it much, I stopped eating meat and I feel fine and dandy that way, but I do miss fish when I spend a lot of time without eating it. Everybody is different and we should respect one another, but I agree that's the way to go.
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To say that God didnt allow people to eat these things anciently because of no refridgeration or anything like that is absurd.  If you believe that then you would have to agree that God is not all knowing.  He must not have realized that one day in the future someone would invent a box to keep ice and meat in because if He did realize it then He surely He would have said "when the ice box in developed you may eat of these unclean animals".  \n\nThe problem here is translation the words "tahor" and "tamei" in hebrew do not translate well in to english so they chose the words "clean" and "unclean".  It is a spiritual teaching using physical things like a pig for instance.  But like any other commandment, if you strip the physical part of actually doing the commandment away, and only focus on the spiritual it will eventually loose its meaning thats why the physical is so important.  This would take me a while to explain but essentially the animals we are not to eat are scavengers, they devour other animals.  The animals that are edible chew cud.  Man was originally made to be vegetarian but when God allowed meat during the time of Noah, He chose animals that chewed cud.  If we were not going to be vegetarians then at least we would only eat animals that chewed cud so we were only one step away in the chain so to speak.  \n\nI dont want to ramble but this is a huge subject that needs to be taught.  There are so many other areas to cover like divided hooves and chewing cud being linked with rightly dividing the word and chewing on it until it becomes milk to feed "baby" believers in Yhwh.  There is really a lot there if you study it out.
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Vegetarians won't eat any meat but vegans won't eat any product or byproduct of an animal. They are missing out on soooo much.
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go vegatarian, its not salads forever, ppl dont realize how many foods u can still eat, after a few weeks u'll notice ur getting skinnier, and soon u'll be as skinny as my friend Natalie, trust me, she's skinny. but not like in an unhealthy bulemic way, in a healthy vegatarian way, but keep in mind that u still have alot of food possibilities, i but this drink, its like nothing but different fruit juices, it's called Naked, its so0o0o0o0o good
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Veganism is a lifestyle not just a diet.\n\nwhat is a VEGAN? A vegan (pronounced VEE-gun) is someone who, for various reasons, chooses to avoid using or consuming animal products. While vegetarians choose not to use flesh foods, vegans also avoid dairy and eggs, as well as fur, leather, wool, down, and cosmetics or chemical products tested on animals.\n\nwhy VEGAN? Veganism, the natural extension of vegetarianism, is an integral component of a cruelty-free lifestyle. Living vegan provides numerous benefits to animals' lives, to the environment, and to our own health–through a healthy diet and lifestyle.\n\nThe consumption of animal fats and proteins has been linked to heart disease, colon and lung cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, obesity, and a number of other debilitating conditions. Cows' milk contains ideal amounts of fat and protein for young calves, but far too much for humans\n\nhttp://www.vegan.org/
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Many people both Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians avoid products that have been tested on animals.Animal rights groups try to expose such companies.Such as People for Ethical treatment of animals.Animal testing is extremely cruel and uneccessary.
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Vegan:  absolutely no meat, fish or animal by-products\nThis is the strictest, and hardest to follow.  Many specialized foods, because products like bread contain animal by-products (milk, eggs, etc.)\n\nOvovegetarian:  no meat, poultry or fish - but they do eat eggs\n\nLactovegetarian:  no meat, poultry or fish - but they do eat dairy\n\nOvo-Lactovegetarian:  no meat, poultry or fish - but they do eat eggs and dairy\n\nPescavegetarian:  no meat or poultry - but they do eat fish\n\nPollovegetarian:  no meat or fish - but they do eat poultry\n\nSo in answer to your question, yes - you are still a vegetarian - an Pollo-Pesca-Ovo Vegetarian!\n\nMany people who call themselves vegetarians have only eliminated red meat from their diets.  It sounds to me like you are one of these people.
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I am a vegetarian and i would probably say yes even though i hate it!!! The animals are a source of proteen which every one needs but veggies (no I don't mind being called a vegi!) only relay have nuts and meet supplements like vitamins but even the Omega 3 vitamins are fake!!! I will get some Sources later!
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i assume you mean vegans?\n\nvegans, in general, don't consume products that came from the exploitation of animals.  this includes, obviously meat and dairy products, but also things like leather, bone, antlers etc - and things derived from animal byproducts, like gelatin (jello - is made by boiling animal bones) and anything else produced by animals.  since insects are animals, this goes for honey too.\n\nand no, i doubt it seriously pisses the bees off.  the bees make the honey to feed their babies, and when humans take it, the babies die.  go find a bees nest and start scraping away at the honey and see how happy the bees get!
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I don't know.. "Good, we're vegetarians anyway"\n\nWhat did the Panda & Bull say ???\n;)
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I like veggies. I don't believe God really cares about you being a vegetarian. As for the dominion we have it without slaughtering animals. Adam and Eve never ate meat in the garden of eden only afterwards did God say that you could. So having dominion is control of them(Which we still do).
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A definite no.  I couldn't..not ever.  I'm a vegetarian and I love to see real fur on an animals back where it belongs.\n\nIt's is so unnecessary and so cruel.
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Why the hell not?? It's totally hypocritical to complain about people eating dogs - have you ever seen a cow/pig/sheep/chicken being slaughtered in YOUR country??? Go and watch it some day, THEN you will have the right to criticise other countries ... IF they really do behave worse than YOUR country! But farming dogs for food is NO different to farming cows/sheep/chickens/pigs for food! People NEED protein!! Meat contains protein, so why shouldn't they eat it??!!\n\nAs it happens, it's a lot less common than it used to be - because the Korean people have no need to rely on dogs for their protein nowadays! And people are keeping dogs as pets now too, so as the number of dog owners goes up, the number of willing dog-eaters naturally goes down. If YOU had a pet sheep that you loved, and it slept on the end of your bed, would you want to eat lamb?
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here is the break down on who and what eats what as vegans, vegetarians etc.\nVegans don't eat any products of animal origin. This includes not only meat, but also dairy products (milk, butter, cheese), eggs and even honey. Many vegans do eat onion and garlic. The strictest vegans don't wear leather, wool or silk and also avoid health and beauty products made with ingredients derived from animals -- for instance, lip balm with bees wax or skin creams with lanolin (an oil extracted from sheep's wool). Although some people who choose a vegan diet do so because they are allergic or insensitive to dairy products or eggs, most choose veganism because of ethical concerns. Most vegans have a deep commitment to ending the exploitation and mistreatment of animals. The term vegan, formed from first three and last two letters of the word veg etari an , was coined in London in 1944 by seven vegetarians who founded the Vegan Society. \n\nLacto-vegetarians/ Religion vegetarians / Lactose-Vegetarians are strict vegetarians who may consume milk and dairy products (optional) . Strictly No meat, no fishes, no eggs, no onion and no garlic. Lacto comes from the Latin word for milk.\n\nOvo-vegetarians are people who still eat eggs. Ovo from the Latin word for egg.\n\nLacto-ovo-vegetarians / Ovo-Lacto-vegetarians are those who eat both dairy products and eggs. \n\nMacrobiotics A macrobiotic diet is mainly vegetarian, but macrobiotic diets often include seafood. In this diet all other meat products are excluded, as are eggs and dairy products. They also do not eat "nightshade vegetables" (potato, pepper and eggplant), refined sugar and tropical fruits. This diet contains many foods found in Asian countries such as miso soup, root vegetables (daikon and lotus) and sea vegetables (seaweed, kelp, arame). It emphasizes eating locally grown foods that are in season. Meals consist of 50% to 60% grains, 25% locally grown produce, and the rest of the diet mainly consists of beans and soups. In lesser amounts fruits, nuts and seeds are eaten. This diet is based on the Chinese principles of yin and yang. Some people follow this diet as a philosophy of life and others follow it for health reasons. \n\nFlexitarian - a vegetarian who is flexible enough to occasionally eat meat or fish.\n\nDemi-vegetarians don't eat red meat or poultry, but they do eat fish, eggs.\n\nPescetarians / Pesco-Vegetarians / Pesce-Vegetarians eat a vegetarian diet but also consume fish. Pescetarians may avoid red meat and poultry because they do not want to support factory farming or other inhumane methods of raising animals. For many people making the transition to vegetarianism, pescetarianism is a stage along the way to an entirely meatless diet.\n\nPollo-Vegetarians eat poultry, such as chicken, turkey, and duck. \n\nMeat Restrictors avoid red meat, but may eat fish and poultry. \n\nPescaterians \nVegetarian still eats fish occasionally. \n\nVegetarian Sympathizers - Folks who do eat meat, fish, and chicken --- but perhaps much less than they once did, and perhaps more carefully (they may choose organically raised meats). They lean somewhat towards a low- or no-meat way in their thinking. Frequently Sympathizers and Pesces are on the continuum towards a lacto- or vegan way of eating. \n\nPartial, occasional, casual, transitional and social vegetarians As the media releases more and more reports on the health benefits of a vegetarian diet, the number of people who are curious about vegetarianism continues to grow. Many of these people choose to reduce their meat intake instead of eliminating meat from their diet altogether. They may choose to give up just red meat, or they may only eat meat when they know it comes from small-scale producers who treat their livestock humanely. They may want to eat a stricter vegetarian diet but are temporarily prevented from doing so -- for instance, parents with non-vegetarian children who aren't ready to become vegetari
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Eat more veggies,  If you eat less meat they will slaughter less cows, keep smaller heards, and have less methane as a result  ;)
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talk to her about it - try to be as calm as you can to start out.  emphasize the things that stick out to you the most (how it seems she values veganism more than cultural traditions, for example) to try to keep the conversation focused.  also be ready to listen to her views, because who knows, maybe it really is deeply important to her.  the thing that is most important here is that she knows how you feel - if she does go vegan, you guys can find recipes for things you can make her.  ultimately, going vegan is a really personal choice - it's not right for everyone, but for some people, it's crucial.  best of luck!