Religions
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What do the major religions say about veg*ism?
Buddhist - Buddhism
Christian - Christianity
Christian Vegetarian Association, USA
Christian Vegetarian Association UK
Hindu / Hare Krishna / Sikh / Jain
Food for Life Global
Others - General
What do the major religions say about veg*ism?
Buddhist - Buddhism
- A Buddhist Perspective on Vegetarianism
- A Buddhist View of Vegetarianism
- Buddha (?563-483 BC) - vegetarian?
- Buddhism and Vegetarianism (TVS)
- Buddha and Vegetarianism - the path to non-violence (World Congress 1957)
- Did Lord Buddha Countenance Meat-Eating? (World Congress 1957)
- Jon Wynne-Tyson on Buddha/Buddhism
- Message from Buddhist Archbishop of Latvia (World Congress 1957)
- Vegetarianism and Vegetarians in Japan (IVU News, 1998)
Christian - Christianity
Christian Vegetarian Association, USA
Christian Vegetarian Association UK
- The Essenes (IVU News, 1996)
- St.Clement of Alexandria (c.150-215)
- St.Basil (Bishop of Caesarea) (330-379)
- St. Jerome (340-320)
- St.John Chrysostom (c.347-407)
- St. Augustine (354-430)
- Christian and Western Literature C5th-C16th - Howard Williams 1883
- The Cathars (11th - 13th Centuries)
- St.Francis of Assisi (1181-1226)
- Monasteries in the Middle Ages
- Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772)
- John Wesley (1703-1791) - Howard Williams 1883
- Rev. William Cowherd (1763-1816)
- Rev.William Metcalfe (17??-1862)
- The Bible Christian Church - Julia Twigg 1981
- The Bible Christian Church (1809-1930) - Derek Antrobus
- Transatlantic Vegetarians (1817) - Derek Antrobus, 2000
- Rev. Henry S. Clubb (1827-1922)
- Ellen G. White (1827 - 1915) - Co-Founder of Seventh Day Adventism
- General William Booth (1829-1912)
- 1847-1997 Vegetariansm - A Cause for Celebration- religious origins of the Vegetarian Society UK (EVU News, 1997)
- Rev. John Todd Ferrier (1855-1943)
- Animal Minds and Human Morals (book review) Comments on early Christian philosophy.
- Christianity and Vegetarianism (TVS)
- Christianity : Jesus was a Vegetarian (World Congress 1957)
- Does meat consumption corrupt the Eucharist?
- Ethics, Christianity and Vegetarianism(European Congress 1997)
- God Does Not Eat Meat - read this book for free online
- Honoring God’s Creation -FAQ (CVA)
- Quakers - Julia Twigg 1981
- Peace and Goodwill to Men! (World Congress 1957)
- Religion & Vegetarianism / Are Christians Vegetarians? (IVU News, 1996)
- Serbian Orthodox Church - some observations
- Seventh Day Adventism - Julia Twigg 1981
- The Cruelty and Wastefulness of Meat Eating - a Quaker view (IVU News, 1998)
- The Golden Age Must Return - A Catholic's Views on Vegetarianism (World Congress 1965)
- The Mass of Christ (World Congress 1957)
- The Misrepresentation of Jesus's Directives
- The Order of the Cross - Julia Twigg 1981
- The Way of Jesus the Nazirene or "The Way vs. The Church" - Essenes (World Congress 1996)
- The Word of Wisdom: the forgotten verses - Vegetarianism and the Mormon Church (VegSource)
- Was Christ a Vegetarian?
- Was the apostle Paul a vegetarian? (come2jesus.com)
- The OTHER Saint Francis: The Holy Miracle-Worker of Paola
Hindu / Hare Krishna / Sikh / Jain
Food for Life Global
- Ahimsa, animal rights and spirituality (TVA)
- A Report on the World Convention on Reverence for All Life, India, November 1997
- Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Reverence for all Life (1999)
- Bhagavan Sri Ramalia Maharishi's Views on Food (World Congress 1957)
- Currents of Vegetarianism and the Importance of Vegetarian Diet (World Congress 1957)
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)- includes writings on religion
- Thakar Singh on the Karma of Vegetarianism
- The Day I Saw a Meat-Eater - Hinuduism Today 1994
- The Spiritual Approach to Food - Sri Aurobindo (World Congress 1957)
- Vegerarian Food Relief in Orissa! - Hare Krishna (IVU News 2000
- Vegetarianism an Essential Key to Yoga (World Congress 1957)
- World convention on reverence for all life - Pune, India 1997 (EVU)
- A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977)
- Hare Krishnas in War-Torn Russia (EVU 1995)
- Hinduism (World Congress 1957)
- Hinduism and Vegetarianism (IVU News, March 2000)
- Hinduism: Its Essence and Relationship to Vegetarianism (TVS)
- Hinduism (Saivaism) (World Congress 1957)
- Why Hindus Don't Eat Meat (Himalayan Academy 1993)
- How to Win an Argument with a Meat Eater (Himalayan Academy 1993, Hindu)
- The Hindu Attitude Towards Vegetarianism (World Congress 1957)
- A Jain Perspective on Veganism (TVS)
- Glimpse of the Fabulous Jains (World Forum 1956)
- Dietary code of practice amongst Jains (WVC 2000)
- Jainism (World Congress 1957)
- Mahavira (599-527 BC)
- Teaching of Jainism (World Congress 1957)
- A Namdhari Sikh's Testimony (World Congress 1957)
- Message from Spiritual Head of Namdhari Sect of Sikhs (World Congress 1957)
- Sikhism (Namdhari) (World Congress 1957)
Jewish - Judaism
Jewish Vegetarians of North America
- Free Email Course On Judaism And Vegetarianism (EVU News, 1999)
- Hebrew Religion of Israel (World Congress 1957)
- Is there a basis in Jewish Ethics for Mandatory Veganism or a Humane Farm Animal Diet - Phineas E. Leahey 2003
- Jewish philosophy of vegetarianism (EVU News, 1997)
- Jewish Vegetarians Urge Rabbis To Rethink Jewish Diets (EVU News, 1999)
- Judaism and Vegetarianism - Ted Altar 1994
- Maimonedes (Rabbi Moses ben Maimon)(1135-1204)
- The Vision of Eden: Animal Welfare and Vegetarianism in Jewish Law and Mysticism (book review 2003)
Muslim - Islam
- Feasts of the Prophet - Vegetarianism in Islam (TVA 1996)
- Islam (World Congress 1957)
- Islamic duty of compassion towards animals (IVU News, 1996)
- Sufism (World Congress 1957)
Others - General
- Kabir's Call to Compassion (World Congress 1957)
- "Master" (Mazdanan) (World Forum 1947)
- Mazdanan - Julia Twigg 1981
- Native Americans and Vegetarianism 1994
- Orphic Communities(c540 BC - ?)
- Pythagoras(?580-?500 BC) and the Pythagoreans
- Zoroaster / Zarathustra (628?-551?)
- Zoroastrianism (World Congress 1957)
- Food for the Gods: Vegetarianism and the World's Religions by Rynn Berry (book review)
- Food of the Gods- brief summaries of several religions VSUK 1992
- In Indian and Other Religions - a historical survey (World Congress 1957)
- In the Ancient Mysteries (World Congress 1957)
- Judaism/Christianity (Quotations)
- Religion and Vegetarianism 2 some Jewish and Indian perspectives (IVU News, 1996)
- Religious and Spiritual Links in England - 1947-1981 - Julia Twigg 1981
- Religious Connections in England - 1914-1939 - Julia Twigg 1981
- Religious Considerations (World Congress 1957)
- Review of Berry's "Famous Vegetarians"
- The Unity of the Spiritual and the Scientific Values in Vegetarianism (World Congress 1957)
- Vegetarian Blessings (World Congress 1957)
- Vegetarianism Transcendent (World Congress 1957)
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