How do I cancell this conference. As much as I enjoy it I don't have time
to read through all the messages everyday. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Sep 27 16:26:14 1996
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 18:08:55 -0400
From: Charlotte Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: just a little comment
References: <Pine.OSF.3.95.960924164910.4153D-100000@bay>
Candi --
People speak about hunting so blatantly because they are "allowed" to...
there is nothing illegal about it. However, many people fail to realize
the moral stand others take regarding such an activity. If you have
a problem with what "preacher" said, then you need to speak out, for
several reasons:
1. The only valid reason (I see) for hunting is survival...
"preacher" was obviously not hunting for this reason;
2. Given reason #1 above, killing more than you can eat is
a terrible waste of animal life (even for a carnivore/omnivore);
4. Listening to a preacher spread the word about killing, as
opposed to many other characteristics about the birds, is
hardly Christian;
3. Knowing that a preacher would enjoy talking about killing
is actually rather scary!!
Just my opinion.
--
- Charlotte Sullivan
Executive Director
Protect Animal Life
"PEACE AND FREEDOM FOR ALL WHO LIVE"
candi churchill wrote:
>
> a couple weeks ago i had to endure a rather unpleasant weekned with my
> boyfriends southern babtist inlaws. i do not at all mean to generalize
> southerns or babtists, but i think it helps to set up the scene.
>
> my friend and i, to say the least had to bite our tongues on several
> occasions, but this comments in particular could not be ignored.
> on eof the men in the family is a preacher, so we'll call him preacher.
> anyway preacher was saying how amazing and respectable an event it is when
> birds migrate all the way from canada to right over him in northern
> georgia. he even said, "if we could only be so strong." then, in the
> very next sentence said how much more amazing the feeling is of when he
> shots 'em down. sometimes killing so many he couldn't even find their
> little bodies.
>
> ironic? hypocritical? i still cannot describe what i think of this knid
> of attitude about nature. is the "respect" justifiably displayed when he
> shoots them. or is it when he tells the story about shooting them at
> dinner? there i was at the table passing up the chicken and the green
> beans with bits of pork lard listening to this. any comments on how
> others deal in these types of situations? getting into a discussion would
> be far from successfully, but i am tired of the "they'll never change"
> attitude.
>
> i appreciate any thoughts on the matter.
>
> candi
