Confederation and meat consumption

[rva_jeremy]

It's really interesting to me, because alongside this thread we have the thread about abstaining from marijuana usage. The majority of posters in that thread are people who say abstaining from marijuana/other substances increases their spirituality and their ability to connect with Creation. There is a lot of support for each other, tips for quitting, encouragement to abstain. Why is it so different when people say the same things about meat? I smoke marijuana, and didn't take what was said in that thread as a personal assault on my lack of spirituality because I consume it.

It's different because the vegetarian side is asserting a moral crime is being committed. That is a serious accusation that, while it may be true, cannot help but charge the conversation. I'm not saying you're in error to bring it up. I for one am glad you did. All I'm saying is that it has a consequence.

What a struggle it is to employ the light touch. We will fail again and again at it. I'm not trying to criticize you at all, because everybody does this. But I do really like the idea of using these kinds of episodes as studies in the kinds of catalyst we'll face outside in the real world. Thanks for sharing your reflections, I really, really enjoy seeing people open up like that.