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"One wonders yet again what Christians, with a few exceptions, are
dreaming of to allow such a travesty of compassion for the celebration
of the birth of Christ, the Compassionate One. Carols and carnage, could
there ever be anything more contradictory? Why, oh why are they content
to go on in the same old way just because it is traditional and their
friends and neighbours do it? Should they not in fact be standing out as
shining examples of a way of life which demonstrates compassion to all
creatures? Have they ever watched lorryloads of animals and birds on
their way to market or slaughterhouse and wondered at their fate, or at
the fate and distress which they suffer even in transport? (Do they
realise that the first appointment which the champion bull at smithfield
has is with the slaughterman? - this is by the way.) Do they really
think that Jesus would be a party to it were he here today - in fact,
there is not one word in the New Testament even as we have it today that
means He ate the flesh of animals - "meat" as it is used means "food".
He said that he came to fulfill the law, so must surely have lived up to
the highest ideals expressed in the Old Testament, but so sadly
overlooked by preachers today." "However, whether or not we believe Jesus to have been a vegetarian,
surely we should have no qualms about following a way of life which
demonstrates a love which embraces all creatures. Would He not rather
commend such a lifestyle than condemn?" "Let me emphasise once again that the "Fellowship of Life" is not an
animal welfare society as such but is directed to the Church as it is
felt that the Church bears a heavy responsibility for the way in which
animals are treated today in factory farms, vivisection laboratories,
the fur trade, etc., and that consecrated Christians and Church leaders
at least should uphold the ideal in their own lives of not hurting or
destroying for the "ordinary" church goer, and, for that matter, the
person of goodwill outside the Church, to see and aspire to. From the
killing of food most, if not all, cruelties spring. In fact, in the
pipeline is a new version of our illustrated leaflet to include "people
of goodwill" of all religions or philosophies or none. True love for
God, by whatever name He is called, must be mirrored by love for all His
creation." "Special campaigns using Fellowship of Life leaflets are being
organised for this Christmas at Manchester and Salisbury Cathedrals. We
wish all those involved well, especially David Davies who plans to fast
outside Salisbury Cathedral for the ten days leading up to Christmas." See Article:
Vegetarian protests at Christmas slaughter
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