How do we protect our kids from cults such as veganism?

Question

I am concerned about cult influence that my kids may be exposed to at public schools. I have heard horror stories about other vegans convincing kids to throw away their meat out of their lunch boxes. I work very hard to make sure my kids have lunch boxes that include good wholesome meats. I don't want my kids to get sick from not eating meat.

I have also heard rumors that some vegan students have talked about poisoning the meat at school. Vegan cult activity like this really makes me worry for the safety of my kids.

Nakita21, meat should be included with every meal of the day for optimum health.

Answer 1

Yeah, you should probably keep your kids locked in the house so they are never exposed to other cultures, religions, or philosophies.

I mean, why would you want to let them decide for themselves when you could choose their path and make them be the person you want them to be?

It is always better to feed children lies and misconceptions about people that do not think like you, that way they fail to adjust to society and refuse to live with an open mind.

Good job! Thanks for living up to everything we knew a meat-eater should be!

Answer 2

Well, I'm a Vegan, and let me comment...A cult is defined as "a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious" or "a system of religious beliefs and ritual" and has connotations mainly along spiritual or religious lines. Veganism is a way of life and a diet plan only. Vegans are only concerned about total overall health. Western medicine today treats the effect and not the cause. What nutritionists and dieticians do is work with the cause of health maladies. I'm convinced that most health maladies today are as a result of diet.

I was a meat eater most of my life. And I was not totally healthy. It was recommended to me to get a colonoscopy once a year after my 50th birthday. What was the reason for this? It is because I ate meat - beef. If I were a Vegan then, I would not have been told to see if I had cancer of the colon. Now what does that tell you? A diet without meat is healthier than a diet with meat.

Now, you might be wondering, "What about protein? Don't people especially kids need their protein? And isn't meat the only source of protein?" Let me answer this question. No, meat is not the only source of protein. Beans and legumes are excellent sources of protein. A diet rich in beans, legumes, whole grains, and fruits and vegetables will provide all the basic nutrients a growing child needs. Add to this foundation nuts and seeds which have polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, this provides more nutrients and energy. A solid diet should have 15% of this category. Then, there are other things such as plant oils and fish oil. I take a capsule of fish oil with every meal. This assures that my brain will have the seratonin requried to ward off anxieties and depression.

In short, I am a caring father of three myself. And if you are going to subject your children to the risks of eating beef, then I say that you should at least do some research on the subject. After not eating beef for nearly 4 months, I am repulsed by it when I (on rare occasion) cook a burger or steak for my children. There is a holocaust of grease on nearly every surface, and some very skanky icky stuff in the sink, and my broiler plate requires oven cleaner and an afternoon to get all this crap out of my house that apparently is being ingested whenever my boys eat beef. Needless to say, I stir fry vegetables or prepare veggie pasta and whole grain breads.

You decide. Am I a cultist? Or am I on to something?

Answer 3

YOUR NUTS TO CALL VEGANISM A CULT!
There is nothing wrong with veganism if it's done properly. I however am not a vegan but
I am a vegetarian. I have been much healther since not consuming any dead flesh. Meat is dead. If you eat something dead you make yourself someone dead. Don't fight your kids
read up on veganism.. make sure you have all the healthy alternative.. soya milk, soya cheese, soya beans. You might luck out and they get sick if soya stuff and go back to meat eating. However if they like soya stuff lots at least you helped them to do it rightly. Also it's a no no to go cold turkey from meat eating to vegetarian or vegan ways.. it should be done gradually.. cause the body has to adjust. The body is in manner like a vehicle.. if it's use to one kind of fuel and you suddenly change it there'll be problems! Food is Fuel for the body.
Your car or truck would have problems too if you suddenly changed it's fuel from what you normally use in it! You could change things there too but it should be done gradually.
All vegetarians and vegans should eat at least 2 fruits and 1 vegetable daily. The difference between vegans and vegetarians
is the vegans won't even drink dairy products
and won't eat eggs either.. In my opinion that's
a bit extremist cause no animal dies because of
consuming such items. Vegetarians.. most become vegetarian because they would never kill an animal so they feel they don't have the right to eat them. I agree with that thinking. Leave the meat eating to the animal killers! Although I'm a vegetarian and IF there was nothing around not even an edible plant and I was truly starving then I probably would eat
animal luckily that will never happen cause there's all kinds of edible plants in the bush.
Sure some aren't tasty.. example pine needle soup is edible but not good tasting! But if it was mixed with rosehips or wild strawberries
that be different! Meat eating is wasn't ment
for a regular diet. Meat is only ment for if one is
starving and there's nothing else to eat! I know Hunters disagree on this point. They are the ones that push the meat eating thing. If there's any cult to do with Food.. it's You Hunters and your meat eating!.. However in reality cults don't have anything to do with Vegetarianism or Meat eating! Unless you are thinking culture not occult!

Answer 4

Read first and then make statements about having meat at every meal. What a crock!
Some of the healthiest people in the world are vegans.and vegetarians.
You know what? We all die; some of us just take longer and are in less pain along the way.
Vegan is not a CULT. It is a legitimately healthy and morally strict way of eating--that's it.
There may be cultish behavior going on in your school, and fanatics come in all eating habits.
I bet Saddam Hussein is a meat-eater. I know Hitler was!
If you want to help your children be healthy, give them a multi-vitamin every day, and keep them out of high fat (meat)and high sugar foods. Encourage them to eat a wide variety of foods.
Anybody will tell you that fruits and veggies and grains are very healthy.Watch their portions.
There are certainly more poweful and dangerous cult-like influences in public school, and one is having illiterate and fear-mongering parents running for cover at anything they don't understand!

Answer 5

How do I protect my kids from ignorant barbarian murderers like you? Sick from not eating meat? Hmmmmm..considering that mad cow disease, heart disease, possibly certain cancers, and antibiotic resistant organisms have been attributed to meat eating you may want to rethink your position. I'm more worried that my kid is going to get sick from e.coli contamination at the salad bar than a vegan "poisoning" the food. You are a propagandist and if anything you should consider that church you belong to as being more of a cult than veganism. Have fun listening to your Ted Nugent.

Answer 6

Vegans a cult first Ive heard of it. Your kids wont get sick by not eating meat, more likely to get sick eating it.

Chill out, just give them a sandwich and give them meat when they get home. Lets face it you dont really need to work that hard to provide food.

You seem a bit odd!

Answer 7

Don't you have anything better to do with your life than than sit around asking stupid and fatuous questions in this section? Do you actually know any vegans or vegetarians? I don't really think you have any serious points to make and are just asking ill-informed questions under a provocative name out of aggression.
Here's some fact's for you:
1. Not all veggies are evangelical about their life style choice.
2. It is possible to eat a balanced vegetarian diet with all the right nutrients.
3. It's not bad for your skin.
4. Veggies aren't weaklings. I could kick your butt any day of the week, pal.

Answer 8

Oh my dear, if you consider veganism a cult you badly need to get some research done!!!
And just for the record (from a meat eater!) vegans can be very healthy and well nourished with the diet they eat.
What is wrong with your children discovering other ways of living/eating? They may grow up with a broader mind that you appear to have!

Answer 9

I don't think you can refer to vegans as a cult. They have a set of views about not eating meat or using any animal products.

You should educate your children on the benefits of what you consider a balanced diet and leave them to make up their own minds.

Given the state of public schools today, I would imagine that rabid vegans are the least of your worries!

Answer 10

Veagan cult? what the hell is that? you need to do more research before open your mouth so wide. theres no such thing.
so whats so wrong about becoming a Vegetarian? just because you aren't one doesn't mean your kids can't become one. your kids would benifit from eating less meat. heart desiase, high cholesterol, clogged arteries, excess body fat come from eating too much meat. kids need to eat more fruits and veggies anyway.
you might benfit as well eating less meat.

your kids will become sicker eating meat then not eating meat!

Answer 11

first off, kids won't get sick from not eating meat. secondly, veganism as a cult? what about protecting your kids from the cult of obesity pushed on your children by the fast food and soda companies? i am not a vegan or even a vegetarian but not eating meat isn't going to kill anyone although people need to pay special attention to their diet if the choose to eschew meat. the best advice: good kids from good parents make good choices. if you educate your children and don't terrify them with words like "cult" they will make good choices and make you proud.