1.
Animal
Kinship Ministry
2.
Memorials
3.
CVA Activism
4.
Editorial in
the Boston Globe (re: Michael Vick)
1. Animal
Kinship Ministry
The CVA is considering
spearheading Animal Kinship Ministries. One or more people would
approach their church leaders and request permission to have information
tables on compassion for animals. They would then table before or after
church services, offering literature on pet care, animal issues in
general, and veg. recipes.
If interested,
please contact me at
cva@christianveg.org. - Steve Kaufman, CVA chair
2. Memorials
The CVA will publish memorials up to 100 words in our e-newsletter. We
request, but do not require, a $25 donation in memory of the deceased
human or animal companion.
To donate to the CVA, go to the bottom of
www.christianveg.org/materials.htm. You will be able to write in
the memorial when you pay by PayPal or by check.
3. CVA Activism
Leafleting at
Women of Faith in Dallas, Carol writes: There was a huge crowd and my
friend and I were able to pass out almost 2 boxes after the conference
ended. People were very receptive and things went well overall, but
security mandated that we stand in the median area of a road rather than
the sidewalk area of the exits. We complied, but I am quite sure that we
would have emptied our second box if we could have stayed on the
sidewalk area. I plan to take the last few leaflets and distribute them
when I go to the "Women of Faith" conference in
Houston
next month. Thanks again for all the work that you do and take care.
Some Featured
Upcoming Events
9/10 MI
Allegan Toby Mac Christian Rock
9/12 TN
Nashville Natalie Grant Christian Concert
9/14 OH
Columbus The Revolve Tour Christian Music Fest
9/14 PA
Philadelphia Women of Faith Conference
9/14 TX
El Paso The Katina’s Christian Rock
9/20 OH
Toledo The Katina’s Christian Rock
9/20 WA
Spokane Disciple – Scars Remain Tour
9/21 CO
Denver Women of Faith
9/21 MI
Lansing An Evening with Jeremy Camp
9/22 OR
Salem Disciple – Scars Remain Tour
9/27 NV
Nevada Disciple – Scars Remain Tour
9/28 TX
Houston Women of Faith
9/28 CA
San Jose
Disciple – Scars Remain Tour
9/30 CA
Vacaville Disciple – Scars Remain Tour
10/2 AZ
Tempe Disciple – Scars Remain Tour
10/5 NM
Albuquerque Disciple – Scars Remain Tour
10/5 CA
San Jose
Women of Faith
10/10 TX
San Antonio
Disciple – Scars Remain Tour
To find out about all
upcoming leafleting and tabling opportunities in your area, join the CVA
Calendar Group at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group.christian_vegetarian/.
Read the home page, and then join. You will then be able to log in
anytime to identify upcoming events in your region.
Contact Paris at
christian_vegetarian@yahoo.com
if you might be able to help.
4. Editorial in
the Boston Globe
The rock mogul
Russell Simmons, who is a spiritual person, thinks Vick will become
enlightened because of this experience. Others who advise and guide Vick
say that he is a person who has shown love for animals but who somehow
compartmentalized his feelings for animals into those he cares for at
home and those he uses and abuses in his gambling enterprise. Before we
cast the first stone of skepticism, we should remember that all of us
are capable of compartmentalizing our thinking in order to excuse bad
behavior.
If we truly acted as if we believed what we are now shouting from the
rooftops – that cruelty to animals is just plain wrong – we would all
think of what goes on in slaughterhouses and become vegetarians. We
would race home at lunchtime or pay someone to be there for us to make
sure our dogs didn't have to sit with their legs crossed, waiting to
relieve themselves. We would turn away in disgust from animal circuses
because in our hearts we know that elephants want to be with their
families in the wild, not forced, through the use of bullhooks, to stand
on their hind legs while wearing a silly costume. We would refuse to
spend another dime on a rodeo, or horse racing.
But Vick's failure to recognize animals as sentient individuals who were
harmed needlessly is the issue now in the spotlight. Now that he has
admitted his guilt, he needs to speak out against dogfighting, if only
to stop youngsters from thinking that their football hero's only “crime”
was that he got caught.