The Christian Vegetarian Association (CVA)
Weekly Newsletter - February 17, 2016
From Christian Vegetarian Association (CVA)
- Activist Feedback
- Essay: Advocating for Animals, part 5
- This Week’s Sermon from Rev. Frank and Mary Hoffman
1. Activist Feedback
Rick Hershey writes: I handed out 600 booklets at the Sprint Center to a largely unreceptive crowd attending Women of Faith.
Upcoming Activist Opportunities
02/21/2016 OH, Cleveland
Winter Jam 2016
02/25/2016 NC, Raleigh
Third Day
02/25/2016 CA, Sacramento
Jeremy Camp
02/26/2016 TN, Chattanooga
Third Day
02/26/2016 AZ, Phoenix
Toby Mac Hits Deep Tour
02/27/2016 OH, Canton
Third Day
02/28/2016 CA, San Diego
Toby Mac Hits Deep Tour
03/18/2016 CO, Denver
Toby Mac Hits Deep Tour
03/18/2016 IN, Indianapolis
Winter Jam 2016
03/20/2016 IL, Peoria
Winter Jam 2016
04/01/2016 LA, New Orleans
Winter Jam 2016
04/02/2016 AR, Little Rock
Winter Jam 2016
04/07/2016 IL, Naperville
Mercy Me Live in Concert
04/09/2016 IN, Indianapolis
Outcry 2016 (Hillsong, Kari Jobe and more)
04/12/2016 MN, St. Paul
Outcry 2016 (Hillsong, Kari Jobe and more)
04/14/2016 OK, Tulsa
Outcry 2016 (Hillsong, Kari Jobe and more)
04/17/2016 MO, Springfield
Third Day and Steven Curtis Champman
04/19/2016 MI, Grand Rapids
Outcry 2016 (Hillsong, Kari Jobe and more)
04/21/2016 AL, Birmingham
Third Day and Steven Curtis Champman
04/22/2016 NC, Charlotte
Third Day and Steven Curtis Champman
04/22/2016 PA, Philadelphia
Outcry 2016 (Hillsong, Kari Jobe and more)
04/24/2016 NY, NYC
Third Day and Steven Curtis Champman
04/28/2016 GA, Atlanta
Third Day and Steven Curtis Champman
05/07/2015 OH, Cincinnati
Third Day and Steven Curtis Champman
6/16-18/16 GA, Locust Grove
Atlanta Fest 2016
07/19/2016 FL, Miami
Chris Tomlin Worship Night in America
07/23/2016 NY, NYC
Chris Tomlin Worship Night in America
8/19-20/16 OH, Columbus
Belong Tour 2016
9/16-17/16 PA, Philadelphia
Belong Tour 2016
9/23-24-16 CO, Denver
Belong Tour 2016 (Loveland, CO)
09/30/2016 TX, Dallas
Belong Tour 2016
10/01/206 TX, Dallas
Belong Tour 2016
Tabling
03/20/2016 FL, Tallahassee
North Florida Vegfest
04/02/2016 TX, Austin
Vegfest
04/9-10/16 WA, Seattle
VegFest
04/23/2016 CA, San Francisco
Earth Day 2016
04/26/2016 MI, Novi
VegFest
05/01/2016 CA, Los Angeles
VegFest L.A.
05/07/2016 OH, Cleveland
Vegfest
05/7-8/16 NY, New York
NY Vegetarian Food Festival
05/7/2016 LA, New Orleans
NOLA Veggiefest
06/4/2016 NY, Albany
Vegfest 2016
06/18/2016 WI, Madison
Mad City VeganFest
07/6-10/16 PA, Johnstown
Vegetarian Summerfest 2016
07/23-24/16 CO, Denver
VegFest Colorado 2016
07/23-24/16 IL, Naperville
Veggie Fest 2016
10/22-23/16 OR, Portland
Portland VegFest
2. Essay: Advocating for Animals, part 5
Abolitionists – who reject animal welfare reforms, advocating only the abolition of animal exploitation – often argue that animal rightists and animal liberationists should not promote animal welfare reforms. The abolitionists argue that such programs confuse the public about what animal rights and animal liberation mean.
I think this is a valid concern. Welfare reforms can reduce animal abuse, but if the result is still abusive and involves killing young, healthy animals, it is neither consistent with animal rights and liberation, nor is it “humane.” Further, animal exploitation industries can effectively undermine animal rights and animal liberation if they can quote animal rights groups saying that reducing animal ill-fare is tantamount to animal rights or animal liberation. But, no matter how unlikely animal liberation might be, as God’s stewards we should never abandon the goal of seeing a time when people find it as unconscionable to enslave nonhumans as they currently regard the enslavement of humans.
A challenge is that, in our political system, legislation generally arises from compromise. Those unwilling to compromise, in general, don’t get laws passed. Some abolitionists have tried to avoid this conundrum by favoring laws that abolish certain kinds of animal abuse, even if such laws leave other kinds of abuse intact. There are difficulties with this approach, as I will discuss next week.
Stephen R. Kaufman, MD
3. This Week’s Sermon from Rev. Frank and Mary Hoffman
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