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Windsor Castle Hosts Vegan Lunch for Interfaith Eco-Conference! November 3, 2009 Care2 posted by: Heather Moore How’s this for progress? Windsor Castle is providing an all-vegan lunch for more than 200 people attending an interfaith conference called “Many Heavens, One Earth: Faith Commitments for a Living Planet.” The conference, which will be attended by leaders from nine different religions, is co-sponsored by the United Nations Development Program and the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), a faith-based environmental organization co-founded by Price Philip. The ARC chose a vegan lunch not only because it’s better for the environment, but because it best accommodates the dietary needs of people of various faiths. Ultimately, it’s the ideal diet for everyone, regardless of religion, who believes that all sentient beings should be treated with kindness and mercy. Revered spiritual leaders from the Buddha to the Prophet Muhammad to the Dalai Lama have preached peace for all beings. Many prominent Catholic figures believe that animals have souls and should be treated with compassion and respect. Pope John Paul II proclaimed that “the animals possess a soul and men must love and feel solidarity with our smaller brethren.” Pope Benedict XVI has spoken out against animal abuse, specifically saying that is wrong to force-feed birds to produce foie gras and to pack hens together in filthy factory farms. Says Pope Benedict, “It is contrary to human dignity to cause animals to suffer or die needlessly.” Other religions are based on similar beliefs. Cruelty to animals is forbidden in Islam—and raising and killing animals for food is inherently cruel. Most animals on factory farms never see the sun, breathe fresh air, or feel grass beneath their feet. They’re torn from their loving mothers and mutilated without pain relievers. At the slaughterhouse, they’re often dismembered while they’re still conscious. Muslins who strive to live according to Islamic teachings can avoid causing such pain and suffering by eating a naturally Halal vegan diet. According to the Holy Prophet Muhammad, there is an estimable reward for kindness to every living being. The Jewish religion also has strict laws and teachings forbidding cruelty to animals. There is an entire code of laws, Tsa’ar ba’alei hayim, mandating that all being be treated with kindness and respect. Nothing in the Bible, the Torah, the Koran, or any other religious publication justifies our modern-day farming practices, which desecrate the environment and inflict pain and suffering on billions of animals every year. The vegan meal at Windsor Castle is significant for many reasons, not just because the castle is not normally associated with animal- or environmentally-friendly fare. The lunch is a “model” of a compassionate, sustainable choice that the delegates can advocate to their constituencies--and that’s something everyone can believe in!
Father Mann’s Journey to Embracing a Vegan Vision of Christianity March 29, 2013 (widely reported & on YouTube) Father Frank Mann’s own journey has been inspired by visionaries such as Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton, who have shown compassion and moral leadership in the face of injustice. He recently had a deep personal awakening to the plight of animals, and has since incorporated vegan and animal rights advocacy into his spiritual life and vision of a more just and peaceful world. June 26, 2015 Finally! Pope Francis Believes Compassion for Animals Can Help the Environment World Weeks for the Abolition of Meat (WWAMs) will be at the Paris Veg Fest June 11th. Worldwide, six million sentient beings are killed for food every hour. The number of water animals killed is even greater. Meat consumption causes more suffering and deaths than any other human activity although it is completely unnecessary. Individuals from all walks of life are becoming more aware of this, and are mobilizing and organizing to help create change for society’s animals. 10 Reasons To Say NO To Animal Gifting Hunger Relief Organizations http://awfw.org/no-animal-gifts/ Visit our Factory Farming Page for more! Farming Facts & Figures, Global Production; Food & Agriculture Org. (FAO) March 25, 2020 Coronavirus a 'Clear Warning Shot' From Nature to Humanity, Top Scientists Say |