I'm not an Activist, but...

I am no activist. I don't rally, I don't protest, I don't hold signs or skip work to gather with large groups of people outside the state capitol. I don't hand out flyers or stand downtown with a clipboard. I am no activist. But I have a right to believe what I believe.

I really am able to laugh off most of the teasing I get at work or elsewhere regarding my "weird" beliefs about vegetarianism, animal rights, avoiding plastic when possible, recycling, and the foods humans were made to consume and definitely not made to consume.

It just makes me sad that most people choose to have no clue what they are really putting into their bodies, or how their meat was treated. or would rather change the subject or tell me that I am the cruel and unusual one if I invite them to watch some videos on factory farming.

I am not an activist, but I wish we would open our eyes to what is going on behind the curtain. I do believe the Bible commands us to turn away from animal abuse, which includes factory farming first and foremost in these times. God put all of the creatures of the world in our care. Abuse of this trust shows disrespect for God, in my opinion. Refusing to open your eyes to the welfare of the way animals are treated in factory farms is blatant disregard and I truly believe- a sin. God even commanded a day of rest for animals when he commanded a day of rest for us.

"but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns." ~Exodus 20:10

There are commands to treat animals with care throughout the Bible. One day, we will all have to answer for our sins, and I believe this will be on the list.

Worship of animals is strictly forbidden in scripture. But, we are to respect them as part of God's creation.

Apart from what the Bible says about it, I just don't have the heart not to give a darn about how meat got to the table. My father in law is a hunter, and he eats all of his meat. While I still choose not to eat meat, I respect this form of carnivorism.

"Were the walls of our meat industry to become transparent, literally or even figuratively, we would not continue to raise, kill and eat animals the way we do." ~Michael Pollan

Off my soapbox for today.