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How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food?

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RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food?

November 30, 2017 at 7:22 am

Well, since lab-grown meat is on the horizon, we can abolish factory farming altogether some time in the future when it becomes sustainable enough. Will take a few years for it to take off, but it will certainly be more ethical than factory farming animals that suffer needlessly.

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How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Alexmahone - November 29, 2017 at 4:47 am

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RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Industrial Atheist - November 30, 2017 at 9:33 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Angrboda - November 30, 2017 at 11:24 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by The Industrial Atheist - November 30, 2017 at 12:10 pm

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 29, 2017 at 5:18 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by vorlon13 - November 29, 2017 at 5:32 am

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RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Catholic_Lady - November 29, 2017 at 6:21 am

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RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Alexmahone - November 29, 2017 at 6:45 am

RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Catholic_Lady - November 29, 2017 at 7:36 am

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RE: How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food? - by Catholic_Lady - November 29, 2017 at 3:01 pm

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