C. James Strutz wrote:
> "Jonathan Ball" > wrote in message
> hlink.net...
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>>C. James Strutz wrote:
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>>>Technically speaking, eggs are "suitable for vegetarians" whether they
>
> are
>
>>>range free or not.
>>
>>No, that's absolutely false.
>>
>>1. Eggs are not vegetable matter; they are 100%
>> animal, including a "healthy" (huh) dose of
>> cholesterol. NO vegetable matter contains
>> cholesterol.
>>
>>2. If your vegetarianism is politically motivated, i.e.
>> based on notions of "animal rights", then eggs
>> are ABSOLUTELY forbidden. On that view, they are
>> a product "stolen" from animals that "aras"/"vegans"
>> believe should not exist in the first place.
>>
>>Eggs are not vegetarian - full stop.
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>
> If you're implying that all vegetarians don't consume anything that contains
> cholesterol then you are wrong.

IF they consume cholesterol, they are consuming animal
parts. Cholesterol only occurs in animals.

> Vegans, ovo-vegetarians, and
> lacto-vegetarians are all subsets of 'vegetarians'.

"Ovo-" and "lacto-" are disgusting bits of sophistry.
They are excuse-making by people who want to claim
(what they stupidly imagine to be) cachet of
"vegetarian", but who don't have the discipline or
imagination to be vegetarians. They are not
vegetarian. If you eat parts of animals or products
that directly come from animals, you are not
vegetarian. Period.

> Some vegetarians eat eggs.

No vegetarians eat eggs. If you eat eggs, you aren't
vegetarian. It's that simple.