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Vegetarianism in the Bible

OPINION Vegetarianism in the Bible By Denis Giron. 29 Mar 2013 Introduction When I first began to study the bible, the people I studied with told me that it was wrong for me to be a vegetarian. I have found a common attack by Christians, and even Muslims on vegetarianism goes along the lines of "God said we could eat meat. Are you trying to say you are more merciful than God?" The answer to that question is "surely not", God should be the most merciful being. To help faith-based vegetarians, this article will discuss how vegetarianism relates to the bible, animals, and God. I will be quoting from the NIV translation of the bible, unless otherwise noted. In The Beginning According to the bible, the first people were vegetarians. The first two chapters of Genesis tell a story of man and animal being companions, and trees being the source of food. In Genesis chapter 1, verse 29, God commands man to only eat fruits and vegetables..... Genesis 1:2...

News reporting in Bhutan’s context

My report forms the part of the book  'Becoming Journalist in Exile' . It is like a hnadbook for the aspiring journalist as well as giving insight into various practices in journalism and media ethics in Bhutan in particular. It is written by a group of authors including myself. News reporting in Bhutan’s context When editors and reporters make choices about what stories to cover, and how to cover them, the decision comes out mostly from the media strategy and the national culture. The national culture emphasizes what is considered proper in their own definition, how to act towards strangers and what to express, no matter whatever the truth is. Culture is truly a mind programming. The media strategy generally bases its values and rituals on their national culture. This character is distinctive in Bhutan’s information production and delivery system today. The sense of public insecurity began in Bhutan after the fourth hereditary monarch turned to bitter politics that w...