Animal Rights Concerns

Are We Good Stewards of God’s Creation?

We Are What We Eat. A 16 pages pamphlet from The Christian Vegetarian Association about Christianity and vegetarianism.

Are We Good Stewards of God’s Creation?
Modern animal-based diets tend to significantly harm our health, the environment, the world’s poor and hungry, and God’s animals.In order to promote better stewardship of God’s Creation, this Q&A booklet encourages moving toward a plant-based diet and includes recipes and resources for healthful, convenient, and tasty eating.
Content

• How is vegetarianism consistent with good stewardship?
• Does the Bible support vegetarianism?
• Did God put animals here for our use?
• Why did God give Noah permission to eat meat (Gen. 9:2–4)?
• Does God care for animals?
• Does vegetarianism equate human and animal life?
• What about animal sacrifices?
• Didn’t Jesus eat meat?
• Are meat eaters sinners?
• What does the Bible say about eating meat?
• Have there been many vegetarian Christians?
• Don’t laws ensure the welfare of farmed animals?
• What would happen to those whose livelihoods depend on animal agriculture?
• Since animals eat each other, what’s wrong with humans eating animals?
• Are we natural meat eaters?
• What if I don’t think vegetarianism should be my priority?
• What can I do?
• Vegetarian Nutrition
• Protein, Calcium, Iron, Zink, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Fats, Iodine, Poor Nutrition: The Atkins Diet
• What To Eat?
• Substitution Guide
• Vegetarian Recipes
• Vegetarian Resources
• Recommended Cookbooks
• Recommended Reading