Thank you for your letter last month.
I fully understand why some vegetarians do not eat meat out of moral
conviction, and I regard it as one of many moral choices which are
compatible with Christianity but not demanded by Christian faith. It's
the use of the term "advocacy" in your letter which concerns me since
that term seems increasingly used to denote the moral choice or
lifestyle which the advocate considers markedly superior to any other.
Gradually that sort of advocacy moves from commending a particular moral
choice to imposing it upon others. That's where my difficulty would lie
on this issue.
This comes with all good wishes.
Yours sincerely
(17/3/03)
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