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DESTRUCTION AT THE HAND OF MAN
The damp, cold and grey days of December herald the mass slaughter of countless millions of animals for food or furs. in the affluent Western World. At this time we celebrate Christmas. A time of peace on Earth, and good will to mankind (but not apparently for the rest of God's creation which we selfishly plunder).
This time of feasting originates from the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia and yet in memory of the birth of the Christ who brought a teaching of love. We celebrate Christmas with such cruelty.
There are those who hold the view that Jesus himself may have been a vegetarian, coming from an Essene family. Surely he would not have condoned the terrible cruelty to animals by the growing use of factory farm methods and the horrors of the slaughterhouse.
