Vegetarians - Godless Heretics? - Couverture souple

Seifert, Ulrich

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 189084148X ISBN 13 : 9781890841485

Editeur : WORD The Universal Spirit,U.S., 2013

Synopsis

"It is more and more obvious that excessive meat consumption is a severe problem. It causes obesity, heart disease and other illnesses in people. It causes unspeakable agonies in factory farming and a cruel death in the slaughterhouse. Left behind are clear-cut rainforests, contaminated soil and groundwater―and a planet Earth that is being driven directly into the climate disaster.

Who brought this on us? ... The hunters? The butchers? The industry bosses? The greedy consumers? Everyone together? Anyone who sharpens his view finds the profession that already centuries ago laid the cornerstone for the brutal disregard of life―and upholds this ""tradition"" until today ... Those who don't join in are, until today, considered "godless heretics".

An excerpt:

"All true prophets of God and the apostles spoke against the killing of animals and against eating meat, just like Jesus of Nazareth. His penetrating words are repeated here: 'Verily, I say to you, I Am come to into the world in order to put an end to all blood offerings and to the eating of the flesh of animals and birds that are slain by men."

Another sample:

"About 1600 years ago, Jerome (347-420) compiled the first comprehensive translation of the Bible (into Latin). He knew that Jesus said not to eat meat. Why did Jerome not include this teaching in the New Testament, even though there are apocryphal writing that unequivocally report about this? Why not? That the followers of the Nazarene were vegetarians made them heretics, a fringe group to be fought against in the eyes of the people among the folks and those in power, who still clung very much to the old customs of blood sacrifice. (So, what is it like today?) ... "

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

What does it feel like to be a heretic? Not so many years ago the general attitude towards vegetarians was suspicion, mockery and sometimes even animosity. Today, however, being a vegetarian is fully in trend, and ever more people are deciding for veganism. So why still refer to the past? Vegetarians may no longer be looked upon as heretics, but what has changed for the animals? Isnt the cruelty against animals still rising? Can there be a far deeper significance to this than simply being vegetarian or not? What shapes mans behaviour and more or less controls it? Isnt it the religious concepts of our culture that are conveyed to us in the ethical-moral values at home and in the church? So why is the war against nature and the animals being stepped up, even as more and more people become vegetarian? This and more is answered in this poignant book about the background to this cruel attitude towards creation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WORD The Universal Spirit,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 189084148X
• ISBN 13: 9781890841485
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 141
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible