Sir Paul McCartney now, but to those of us who grew up in the ’60s, he’ll always be a Beatle. I’ve always liked the music and I think Sir Paul seems to be a pretty good guy himself. (Yeah, I’ve read some about the nasty divorce deal, but I’m not going to hold that against him or her — none of us know them personally, do we? So who are we to judge either one of them?)

I mention Paul McCartney because I just saw an interesting story on the Internet about him and a new PETA campaign pushing vegetarianism. McCartney’s statement about how and why be became a vegetarian as the result of a fishing trip is very interesting to me:

“Many years ago, I was fishing, and as I was reeling in the poor fish, I realised, ‘I am killing him — all for the passing pleasure it brings me’,” he said.

“Something inside me clicked. I realised as I watched him fight for breath that his life was as important to him as mine is to me.”

So how could you not at least consider vegetarianism based on that alone? I’ve always objected to people who try to put the issue in terms like, “That little crawdad is alive and just as important as a human, too.” Personal note here: As a Christian, I fully believe that humans are created in the image of God and inherently “different” than animals. So I would never approve of a choice that says human life should be devalued to the same level as animal life.

But I can accept the fact that all life is precious. The lowliest animal life is to be treated with respect and the sort of “stewardship” God intends all of us to exercise.

Simply put, I believe eating animals is not a major moral/ethical issue in most cases — but it also USUALLY isn’t necessary. The cow, pig, or lamb we call “meat” only becomes “meat” and “food” because we find pleasure and convenience in that — much as McCartney said about the “passing pleasure” the fish brought him.

So perhaps I’ll put aside that occasional fried chicken craving I mentioned in an earlier post today, and get back to my wife’s form of vegetarianism after all. I’ll probably be a healthier person for it.

PLEASE NOTE: This blog and these recent posts are NOT intended as a rant in favor of vegetarianism. I will not turn this into a major issue, though I will probably mention various vegetarian and animal rights issues as time goes by. After all, it’s MY blog and I’ll pretty much blog about what I please. (LOL!)

What about it? Does Sir Paul get your attention and persuade you? Are you on the road to vegetarianism now? Tell us your thoughts about it all, please.

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