Author Archives: Keith Akers

Is the Gospel of Thomas Vegetarian?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Blessed is a lion that a man eats, because that lion will become human. Cursed is a man that a lion eats, because that lion will become human. (Gospel of Thomas 7) The Gospel of Thomas, discovered at Nag Hammadi, … Continue reading →

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Slaughter as Art

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

“The Story of Chickens — a Revolution” is an art project sponsored by the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence, Kansas.  The stated purpose of the project is “to transform the contemporary view of chickens as merely ‘livestock’ to the … Continue reading →

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Increased Support for the “Livestock and Climate Change” hypothesis

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Livestock is not just an important factor, but the key factor driving climate change.  Robert Goodland and Jeff Anhang put forward this idea in their 2009 WorldWatch article “Livestock and Climate Change,” and it is now receiving increased support and … Continue reading →

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The Fish Stories in the New Testament

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

One of the big problems that people have with the idea that Jesus was a vegetarian is the “fish stories” in the New Testament — stories in which Jesus distributes fish as food to people, or in one case actually … Continue reading →

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I am working on converting my web site over so that the blog works under WordPress.  In the meantime, all of my blogs are still being installed as static pages.  You can visit them by going here.  When fully converted, … Continue reading →

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

The Commoditization of Paula Deen

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Photo: Bev Sykes Doubtless you have already heard the latest news story, so thick with irony that it is its own satire. Paula Deen, the “queen of butter,” not only announces that she has Type 2 Diabetes, but — wait! … Continue reading →

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The Abolition of Slavery and Veganism

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

Can we compare the abolitionists in the animal rights movement, who will settle for nothing less than the abolition of all animal exploitation, with the abolitionists in the anti-slavery movement of the 18th and 19th centuries?  Absolutely!  But I would … Continue reading →

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EcoMind Thought Trap #3

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

EcoMind: changing the way we think, to create the world we want. Frances Moore Lappé. New York: Nation Books, 2011. In EcoMind, Frances Moore Lappé sets out seven “thought traps” which she seeks to defeat and replace with better ways … Continue reading →

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EcoMind Thought Trap #1

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

EcoMind: changing the way we think, to create the world we want. Frances Moore Lappé. New York: Nation Books, 2011. In EcoMind, Frances Moore Lappé (most notably of Diet for a Small Planet fame, written in 1971) sets out seven … Continue reading →

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The Economy and the Environment — Can We Have Both?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

Can we have both economic progress and save the environment?Yes, we can have a sustainable economy and keep people employed, feed the hungry, and keep everyone warm during the winter. But the country as a whole will be poorer — … Continue reading →

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