Bad Science & Bad Theology (Re: Sarah Therese, Why I Am Not Vegan)

My response to "Honest Opinion On The Vegan Community & Why I Am Not Vegan" by Sarah Therese
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References
Sarah's video
• Honest Opinion On The ...
Is Feedlot Beef Better for the Environment?
thebreakthrough.org/index.php...
Thinking chickens: a review of cognition, emotion, and behavior in the domestic chicken
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness
fcmconference.org/img/Cambridg...
Acts 10:13 (Christian Veg Association)
christianveg.org/th-20130425-...
Romans 14:1-12 Are Vegetarians “Weak in Faith”?
www.all-creatures.org/article...
Meat After the Flood
www.aish.com/atr/Meat-After-th...
The Bible and Human ‘Dominion’ Over Animals: Superiority or Responsibility?
www.huffingtonpost.com/kristi...
Who Eats Lamb at Passover?
www.foodandwine.com/holidays-...
When did the animal sacrifices stop and why?
bible.org/question/when-did-a...
Definition of veganism
www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan...
Religious & secular vegans
www.evangelicalsforsocialacti...
veganmuslims.com/
www.jewishveg.org/
thehumanist.com/commentary/wh...
ea-foundation.org/blog/the-st...
www.todayschristianwoman.com/...
The ethical case for eating oysters and mussels
sentientist.org/2013/05/20/th...
Are flatulent shellfish really contributing to climate change?
www.theguardian.com/environme...
How Freegans Work
money.howstuffworks.com/freeg...
Eat the Invaders (invasivore)
eattheinvaders.org/
Food-miles and the relative climate impacts of food choices in the United States
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...
The Inefficiency of Local Food
freakonomics.com/2011/11/14/th...
US poultry workers wear diapers on job over lack of bathroom breaks - report
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...
PLANT-BASED FOOD SALES GROW 20 PERCENT
plantbasedfoods.org/wp-conten...
Child Labor Deterrence Act (Bangladesh)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_L...
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[@UnnaturalVegan]

Apologies for the audio-only during some of Sarah's clips. Something failed during rendering.

[@sfusz8809]

As a Christian Vegan, thank you!!! One of my favorite videos by far! I appreciate your thorough analysis of why her "cherry-picking" of the Bible is bs and dangerous.

[@TheBubLLegumGirl]

I'm sad you didn't see her previous videos. she literally said she doesn't feel anything when animals are tortured and laughed about throwing her goldfish into a toilet. then she turned it into a pro life propaganda and it was a mess. funny she deleted everything and posted this

[@valentinlehner7897]

I can't take people seriously who justify causing harm with their religious beliefs. It's 2018.

[@CoffeeCupsTarot]

I'm a Christian Vegan. I found her video obnoxious and uninformed. Thank you for your more well-reasoned response.

[@KnowingBetter]

Her strawmanning of vegans is interesting, seeing this as a non-vegan. She's talking about about ultra-vegans. Which is similar to people talking about Christianity while only recognizing Young Earth Creationists and the hardline literal interpreters. Sure, those people exist and they're worth talking about, but they aren't the majority.

[@laurakuurne1965]

I'm a vegan Christian. I believe that God wouldn't be happy the way we treat our animals today, so I prefer not to contribute to that. If God gave us all the animals, I believe he ment us to take CARE of them, not the opposite...

[@PixieRosewood]

I really like how, instead of saying "religion is bullshit, that's not an excuse" (like i did at first), she went IN on the Bible and explained why it is perfectly christain to be vegan, this is why I love you, using her own faith against her!

[@cameronalexis4665]

I can not believe she brought up abortion..

[@Riley095]

I’m a Christian and I personally think the Bible clearly states that veganism is the way.

[@saltoftheegg]

The second she starts talking about the bible I’m checked out.

[@farrarchannel7227]

As a Christian vegan myself, you have thoroughly debunked Sarah’s poor understanding of God’s word and veganism. Thank you. I am grateful that you were able to point out her hypocrisy without throwing Christianity under the bus as other atheist vegans do.

[@loana5886]

You should do a TED talk...

[@Mara-kz7md]

I don’t believe people when they say “I’m not vegan because some vegans suck.” I just don’t think someone can be that stupid. Dishonesty seems more likely.

[@rynthorn1551]

Sarah: "I really hate this gotcha vegan internet culture"

[@odysseus2551]

Why do "ex-vegans" go back to eating meat instead of "just" being vegetarian? Never understood that

[@Kaleysia]

The thumbnail is the best

[@RorioOreo]

I've watched your videos for a while and this one in particular really points out how understanding and reasonable you are. Probably one of the (if not the) most compassionate vegans on youtube. You do an amazing job of bringing light to the flaws in a person's reasoning without out coming across high and mighty or like they are bad people. And even though I am not Christian I am incredibly impressed with how you handled the religious aspects of her video without demonizing Christianity or undermining her faith. Which I think is the easier way to respond as an atheist. It's more impactful and likely to create change to come from a place of gentleness and reason. I really hope she sees this video.

[@LeenyRose7]

I love that you did your research on the Bible. I know you're an atheist but you recognize that within religions we must use our reason to interpret texts and teachings and that it matters how we do that. Thanks from a Catholic theologian and aspiring reducetarian!

[@afroallura3791]

Thank you for your measured response. I’m a Christian vegan as well, and the Bible does not say veganism is against Bible standards. It’s true that after the Flood God allowed mankind to consume meat, but He clearly did not agree with the industrialisation and overall inhumane treatment of animals we see today. He doesn’t agree with hunting for sport or mass killing.