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Growing up as an Adventist we had a predominantly vegetarian diet, but would maybe have some chicken on Christmas or at my grandparents' place. I'd moved away from that and was pretty omnivorous for a lot of years. My two daughters and their partners are both vegetarian, and a fair way toward veganism, and have been for some years. For one of them it is mostly about the environmental impact of animal agriculture, for the other it is mostly about animal welfare and avoiding cruelty. I'd been reducing the amount of meat I ate for a while, and decided this year to be vegetarian for January and vegan for February. It's going well so far and I'm enjoying it: there are a lot more options than there used to be, but it's also about getting past simply substituting 'shmeat' for meat and just cooking entirely plant-based dishes. I think I'll find veganism harder, because I do enjoy an omelette and milk in my coffee and a cheese platter. So, after February, I'll probably go back to being vegetarian, but also minimise use of other animal products like milk and eggs, and choose things like free-range eggs to make that as ethical as possible. I realise there can also be issues with various plant-based foods too, and would work to minimise those. I don't think perfection is possible in this imperfect world. One of the trickiest things of course is that my beloved wife is less keen on vegetarianism, which will be fine: we can eat different things sometimes. Anyway, no big announcements, really, more an interest in discussion and in sharing experiences. One of the things that's been really interesting is that our daughters led us by example, but never judged, preached or scolded. Just stayed in relationship with us and ate what they chose. If asked they'd tell us why, but there was no active evangelism.

?✒️ Ye are sealed ? Eph 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Roe v. Wade On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down its famous Roe v. Wade decision, which protected a woman’s ability to choose whether or not to give birth. Here are 5 things you should know about Roe v. Wade on its anniversary... Jane Roe’s Real Name Was Norma Leah McCorvey Jane Roe, the 21-year-old represented in the Supreme Court decision was actually Norma McCorvey, a woman who had already given up two children for adoption. She originally tried to say she had been raped, which was the only way to get a legal abortion in Texas, but the evidence was lacking, so she contacted two lawyers and took the case to court. McCorvey Never Actually Had An Abortion It took over three years before a decision came from Roe v. Wade. During that time, McCorvey, despite being the woman in the case, never once attended a trial and ended up having the baby. Again, McCorvey put the baby up for adoption. The Court Ruled in Favor of McCorvey in a 7-2 Decision On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down the watershed ruling that a woman's right to make her own medical decisions, including the choice to have an abortion, is protected under the 14th Amendment. After the decision, SCOTUS had to work on consent issues, both parental and spousal, as well as struggling with appropriate waiting periods for women hoping to get an abortion. McCorvey Has Tried To Have Roe v. Wade Overturned In 2003, after converting to Christianity, McCorvey filed a motion to have Roe v. Wade overturned, citing that "abortion hurts women." The following year, the motion was dismissed. Norma McCorvey eventually became a Christian, left her job at an abortion clinic, and would go on to become a powerful pro-life voice. McCorvey died in an assisted living home in Texas at age 69, in February 2017. Most Americans Support Legal Abortion Public opinion on legalized abortions has changed little since the time Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973. According to Gallup polls in 1975, 21 percent of respondents supported abortion for any reason, 54 percent supported it under certain conditions and 22 percent were against it. In the latest poll taken in 2019, 25 percent of respondents supported abortion for any reason, 53 percent under certain circumstances and 21 percent opposed it.