tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345160.post112644984507167320..comments2023-05-09T05:46:32.197-04:00Comments on New Jersey Faith Forum: PETA Campaigns Anger Religious GroupsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345160.post-1126623583245724442005-09-13T10:59:00.000-04:002005-09-13T10:59:00.000-04:00I've got to say that this is a pretty offensive im...I've got to say that this is a pretty offensive image, the Virgin Mary holding a chicken as if it were Christ. I am not a fan of PETA nor a vegetarian, but I can say that some of their ads work, like Cows are Cool, and some are just vile, like the Got Prostate Cancer? pic of Rudy Guliani.MyManMisterChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841108177444632944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345160.post-1126571685440028622005-09-12T20:34:00.000-04:002005-09-12T20:34:00.000-04:00As author of Judaism and Vegetarianism and a long ...As author of Judaism and Vegetarianism and a long time advocate of better treatment of animals, I agree that PETA’s methods are often insensitive and counterproductive. <BR/><BR/> However, while its methods sometimes deserve criticism, PETA does put a necessary spotlight on animal-based diets and the horrors of factory farming, and these are issues that religious communities should address. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345160.post-1126534105456744182005-09-12T10:08:00.000-04:002005-09-12T10:08:00.000-04:00While PETA gets attention from their media attempt...While PETA gets attention from their media attempts, billboards such as Mary holding a dead chicken with the words "Go Vegetarian. It's an Immaculate conception" only gives PETA another black mark in their promotional tactics and turns many Catholics off to their message of compassion for animals. www.Catholic-animals.org <BR/><BR/>Animals should be shown compassion by all who call themselves Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com