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The main reason to becoming a vegan is the ethics of killing animals. Most people feel that it is not fair to kill animals just for their food. The animals didn't do anything to us, so they do not deserve to be killed or harmed.



ISLAMIC BELIEF

In the Koran, it emphasizes many times that humans are equal to animals. In America, many Muslims have become vegans because it is very difficult to find meat that is slaughtered according to Muslim principals.

BUDDHIST BELIEFS

"May all that have life be delivered from suffering" is an ancient Buddhist prayer started by Buddha. Many Buddhists choose a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle because they feel mercy for the animals. Buddhists believe in karma so evil is rewarded with evil. Harming animals would be rewarded with evil.

CHRISTIAN BELIEFS

Corinthians 6:19-20 says, "Or do you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body." This shows that it matters what we eat, and health is one of the three majors reasons for veganism.

JEWISH BELIEFS

The Torah states that we must take care of our environment. Deuteronomy 20:19-20 says “When you besiege a city a long time, to make war against it in order to capture it, you shall not destroy its trees by swinging an axe against them; for you may eat from them, and you shall not cut them down… Only the trees which you know are not fruit trees you shall destroy and cut down…” A vegan lifestyle helps the environment by not killing or harming animals. The Torah indirectly supports veganism.

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