tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post1900253986235325900..comments2024-03-25T15:10:58.495-04:00Comments on Following The Thread: Weekend Review: The Rarest BlueMelwykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-72569222367819978672020-11-24T11:13:02.148-05:002020-11-24T11:13:02.148-05:00Thanks for the book recommendation, I always like ...Thanks for the book recommendation, I always like to find new reading!Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-75083248135285713432020-11-23T17:46:30.726-05:002020-11-23T17:46:30.726-05:00Sorry, I think I commented in the wrong section......Sorry, I think I commented in the wrong section....see above<br />Be well! Love your sewing creations also (here in Thornhill Ont!)friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17807716028415688202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-80067510532671259282020-11-23T17:41:27.798-05:002020-11-23T17:41:27.798-05:00I definitely agree. (Why do we eat one animal and ...I definitely agree. (Why do we eat one animal and make others pets!?) I don't know all the details of other religions, so I can only speak for my own. Actually my family also has recently given up eating meat! So much happier. The first chief rabbi of the State of Israel was vegetarian,and many feel that vegetarianism is the higher level one should try to attain.<br />You should read the book "Eating Animals" recommended to me, not read yet. ��friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17807716028415688202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-68264444696213558482020-11-23T15:18:11.353-05:002020-11-23T15:18:11.353-05:00I see your point, but I do feel that religious pri...I see your point, but I do feel that religious principles often outweigh other considerations in many cases, not only this particular one, or only in Judaism. This is my own opinion from my own experiences. <br /><br />I certainly do not mean to imply that ethics are not a key part of religious systems, but that sometimes viewpoints are in conflict around areas like this. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing your views and the information on animal ethics throughout Judaism. I feel strongly about this as I've been a vegetarian and animal rights supporter for nearly 30 years, so perhaps can be a little reactive in this area.Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-31957091037309365202020-11-23T11:33:06.230-05:002020-11-23T11:33:06.230-05:00Hi Melanie! I love your book reviews and have read...Hi Melanie! I love your book reviews and have read some you suggested. Regarding this one, I would like to comment on your opinion that " when it comes to religion, other things (implying ethics) get tossed...." I must beg to strongly differ with you in this case. First,snails die quickly out of water, so they were not being mutilated alive as you state. Judaisn has a very strong sense of ethics and morality towards animal life as well as human life. There are many examples of this in the bible (five books of Moses) as well as the Talmud, which functions as both a legal and ethica/moral guide for life.. The laws of kosher slaughter exist specifically so the animal will not suffer, as opposed to non kosher slaughter. Many of the guidelines and situations described in the Torah (5 books of Moses +Talmud) discuss many situations involving animals and how to behave appropriately and ethically. Eating oysters, which are actually ALIVE, and boiling lobsters alive, are definitely not part of judaism! Nothing in Judaism 'gets tossed' for the religion's sake.On the contrary, routine acts of daily living and interaction with other people both personal and business are guided by a strict sense of ethics and morals. They are not arbitrary rules, but guided by moral principles, always. friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17807716028415688202noreply@blogger.com