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Many early Christians were vegetarian such as Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Basil the Great, and others. [82] Some early church writings suggest that Matthew, Peter, and James were vegetarian. [citation needed] The historian Eusebius writes that the Apostle "Matthew partook of seeds, nuts and vegetables, without flesh."
A small majority of Adventists, 54%, were conventional meat-eaters. Of the remaining 46% it was found that 28% were Ovo/Lacto-vegetarians, 10% were Pesco-vegetarians and 8% were vegans. It is common for Adventists who choose to eat meat to also eat plant-based foods; 6% of the "meat-eaters" group restricted their intake of meat/fish to no more ...
Historically, the early vegetarian movement had many Quaker promoters. Some Ranter groups – non-conformist Christian groups that existed in seventeenth-century England – were vegetarian. Roman Catholic monastic orders such as the Carthusians and Cistercians follow a pescatarian diet.
The incorporation of meat into the diet was a milestone for the human evolutionary lineage, a potential catalyst for advances such as increased brain size. New research provides the first direct ...
A study by the Israeli Ministry of Health in 2001 found that 7.2% of men and 9.8% of women were vegetarian. Although vegetarianism is quite common, the actual percentage of vegetarians in Israel may be lower—the Israeli food industry estimated it at 5%. [113] In 2010, one study found that 2.6% of Israelis were vegetarians or vegans. [114]
The vegetarian movement has a beginning during The Enlightenment when a shift in European attitudes towards justice, liberty, freedom, and brotherhood appears. [4] The adoption of these new attitudes not only were applied to humans but were extended to all of god's creatures.
He offers arguments against ritual sacrifice and demonstrates that vegetarian diets do not contravene religious practices. [6] He asserts that even if a sacrifice were required by the Gods, there would be no obligation to consume the flesh of the sacrificed animal. [8] Porphyry explicates the Pythagorean argument of abstention from meat-eating.
In Ontario, a province of Canada, there were reports [365] that ethical veganism became protected under the Ontario Human Rights Code, following a 2015 update to legal guidance by the Ontario Human Rights Commission. However, said body later issued a statement that this question is for a judge or tribunal to decide on a case-by-case basis.