Do your religious beliefs influence your food choices?
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Oh, and by the way – expect to see more stories about faith and food in upcoming months. We've got a new contributor, Ariel Morrison, who's got lots of story ideas on the subject.
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Faith,
Doctrine & Practice
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Interfaith
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diet, eating, faith, food, instructions on eating
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roy | Jan 22, 2013 | 3:35pm
I believe in pizza, I believe in beer ( in moderation, and of the darker variety as I age. )
I used to believe in cheesecake, but see that aging thing again. Not so much now.
Venison when I can get it - turkey on the smoker. CC’s at all times, and as often as possible. MMMMMMMMMMmmmmushrooms. Black olives with mushrooms & peppers & red onions and double cheese - the vegetarian they used to call it at Shakes….
Blueberries, strawberries, huckleberry pie. Gooseberry pie, rhubarb. MMMM.
Food.
Just a smaller plate please.
Kris Katarian | Jan 22, 2013 | 4:35pm
You are making me SO hungry, Roy! Shakespeare pizza and a good beer is a religious experience of a sort!
Steve Swope | Jan 22, 2013 | 4:49pm
To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, food - in all its infinite and tasty variety - is a sign that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
Although I do think humanely raised meat is preferable, and it’s a faith issue; God created all creatures, and even if they become food they ought to be treated with compassion.
I prefer local food for a similar reason. I believe we’re called to care for the earth for the sake of future generations, and locally sourced food (thanks to all the local restaurants committed to it!) doesn’t require resource-intensive, expensive transportation.
Tracy | Jan 23, 2013 | 12:49pm
Yes, very much so.
wrdickson | Jan 24, 2013 | 7:48am
Not in any formal way—how could it?—but I do think that the fact that I have no belief in a soul or any other distinguishing feature that separates humans from other animals has a lot to do with my vegetarianism.
Davis | Jan 24, 2013 | 11:50am
Interesting, wrdickson. My belief that both humans and animals have souls has a lot to do with my vegetarianism.
Kris Katarian | Jan 24, 2013 | 2:35pm
A few weeks ago I watched a documentary about beef slaughter houses. The cruelty and violence to the cattle was so horrific I had to look away. Apparently big corporate farms have terrible living conditions for pigs and chickens. These things are all sickening.
How does one know if their meat, chicken, and turkey has been treated with respect? That documentary has caused me to shove a recently-purchased pound of ground beef into the freezer, because the thought of eating it now makes me queasy.
Short of becoming a vegetarian, I’m not sure what to eat anymore.
Steve Swope | Jan 24, 2013 | 4:41pm
Kris, know where your food is grown/raised, as much as possible, and how. That’s one of the benefits/blessings of using local producers, farmer’s markets, community-supported agriculture, etc.
wrdickson | Jan 25, 2013 | 8:21am
Davis, as atheist vegetarians, my brother and I were pleased back in the late 1980’s that there were many religious vegetarians as well. You couldn’t buy veggie burgers back then, but there was a religious collective selling a dry mix called “Loveburgers” that could be mixed up and formed into patties at home. It was dreadfully bland, but it was also easy to add some chopped onions, peppers, some seasonings, etc. and make something very enjoyable out of it.
Kris, that’s pretty much how I started down the path to vegetarianism back in 1987.
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