Back to the Fold

I did it.  I broke the habit of eating meat, and I am back on the vegetarian track.  Usually, it would of been just another vegetarian day; however, lately, I have been struggling.  However, I read through an article that gave me one more reason to be a vegetarian.

The article, "Children Who Choose Not to Eat Meat:  A Study of Early Moral Decision-making", written by Karen M. Hussar and Paul L. Harris, researchers at Harvard University, came to interesting conclusions.  They found that committed vegetarians from the ages of 6-10 condemn committed vegetarians but they do not pass judgment against uncommitted vegetarians when they eat meat.  I should probably be upset, but I am actually quite pleased.  It shows that vegetarian children truly do care about commitments and uphold them with great sincerity.  The research shows that these children do not judge people outside of the vegetarian circle for eating meat, but they do judge those who are in it.  I think this relates exactly with adults and the church, not to run off on a tangent.

The vegetarians I have come across are very open minded towards non-vegetarians.  However, when two vegetarians meet, situations can become heated.  Do you consume milk?  Do you eat fish?  How long have you been a vegetarian?  These questions almost show a sort of competitive nature.

However, I think that this competitive nature is an awesome characteristic about vegetarianism.  We, vegetarians, are always growing, shaping, climbing, and falling because we want to be the best vegetarians that we can be so we can uphold our personal and spiritual commitments.

What good competition is there among omnivores?   Who can eat the most hamburgers in a minute?  However, here I am counter arguing my entire point on judgment, so this post will end now.