http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/ Christian Vegetarian Association Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:06:59 GMT Dana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12578 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12578 it is important to remember that the Bible teaches that God loves everyone. even the worst of the worst. it is the sinful behavior of every single person that Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:05:15 GMT Steve Kaufman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12577 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12577 Bob raises a difficult and important question. For example, the Hebrew conquest of the Canaan is not a children's bedtime story. The Hebrews claimed that God Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:35:25 GMT purinheart http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12576 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12576 Before I found this site, I tried to get together with other vegetarians for support though the online site called MeetUp, but there was only one raw food Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:34:48 GMT Sterno http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12575 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12575 In addition to the excellent responses, I would like to add that God doesn't smite good, caring, loving, selfless souls. Most people complain that there's no Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:42:38 GMT Fred Vibur http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12574 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12574 Dana, that was a very good and clear answer. I would also add that it seems sometimes that what can often be neglected, specifically in these sorts of Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:45:56 GMT ccowley002@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12573 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12573 I would be in favor of the CVA having chapters that meet together on a regular basis. They could be grouped by city or geographical areas. Craig Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:55:21 GMT ling gao http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12572 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12572 Exactly, a vegetarian church was the early real Church as like.  Ling ================================== Be Veg. Go Green. Save Our Planet! Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:52:21 GMT Christian Vegetarian: Paris http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12571 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12571 For me the term "warrior" is a metaphor for overpowering satan's sins against humanity. This does not mean violence to me at all...(however, I would defend my Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:59:11 GMT Regenerator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12570 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12570 Great analogies! ... [snip] Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:57:55 GMT Dana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12569 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12569 good questions, bob. when discerning Biblical truths it is important to always ascertain the context, setting, etc, even the meaning in the original language. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:18:51 GMT Pamela Banduric http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12568 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12568 RE: I think what possibly many here want, reflected in the discussion on a vegetarian Christian church, is to have available to them a fellowship with Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:18:50 GMT Pamela Banduric http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12567 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12567 Hi Bob A great question. I am sure that my personal interpretation of the term warrior will not be everyone's but it is the one that I use. It helps me not Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:15:22 GMT ling gao http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12566 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12566 Bob, I think people can be a "warrior" in spirit. A true warrior is someone with courage and fight for truth and justice, not necessarily in a voilent Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:15:03 GMT Dana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12565 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12565 yes, and our Lord has promised that 'where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them'! - matthew 18:20 ... Fred ... Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:30:12 GMT Fred Vibur http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12564 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianveg/message/12564 I think what possibly many here want, reflected in the discussion on a vegetarian Christian church, is to have available to them a fellowship with vegetarian