Key Guy Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 From the MD Gazzette.net http://www.gazette.net/stories/04292009/takonew183650_32520.shtml Quote: Politicians may be accused of bending the truth from time to time, but state Sen. Jamie Raskin swears by his latest vow. And halfway through the self-proclaimed "passionate carnivore's" vow to eat vegetarian for a whole week as part of the first ever Takoma Park Veg Week, Raskin appeared to be holding onto his promise Monday night as he dug into vegetable stew at Middle Eastern Cuisine on Carroll Avenue. "If I can be a carnivore for 51 weeks, I figure I can be a vegetarian for one week," Raskin (D-Dist. 20) said. Starting last Friday and running through Thursday, Raskin will at least temporarily join a large number of Takoma Park residents in their vegetarianism, a lifestyle that has deep roots in the city. The Takoma Park-based nonprofit organization Compassion Over Killing initiated the Veg Week, and Mayor Bruce Williams proclaimed the week at a City Council meeting April 20. The group hosted a kickoff party Friday catered by Middle Eastern Cuisine and the Takoma Park Co-op, where residents could join Raskin in his vow. Mark's Kitchen on Carroll Avenue, Summer Delights ice cream shop on Laurel Avenue and the Organic Falafel Stand are also participating, with discounts and new menu items. "In this area, it's very popular to be vegetarian," said Sonia Hishmeh, co-owner of Middle Eastern Cuisine, which has offered its popular falafel and hummus for seven years. Hishmeh said many of her customers come from the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which has been prevalent in Takoma Park for more than 100 years. The church was established in the United States in the early 1800s and its founders wanted to purify its members through diet, prohibition of alcohol and chemical-free medical practices. They reverted to the "original diet" as laid out in the Bible, including fruits, grains, nuts and herbs, said Trevor Delafield, a former pastor at the Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church at 6951 Carroll Ave. The Seventh-day Adventist Church relocated its headquarters from Michigan to Takoma Park in 1904, Delafield said, after the city's founder, Benjamin Franklin Gilbert, became interested in the church's philosophy. Behind the establishment of the Washington Sanitarium, an institution that promoted healthy living for its patients and is now part of Washington Adventist Hospital on Carroll Avenue, the church grew from 41 members in 1904 to about 200 in 1908. In the years since, Takoma Park has embraced vegetarianism and other more liberal views such as commune living and gay rights, said Sabrina Baron, president of Historic Takoma. "There's always been that kind of outlook," she said. "There are lots of vegetarians here, veggie caterers, Mark's Kitchen, veggie cheeseburgers; it's a pretty amazing kind of place." (more online) Quote
olger Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 Quote: "In the years since, Takoma Park has embraced vegetarianism and other more liberal views such as commune living and gay rights, said Sabrina Baron, president of Historic Takoma." Wow. That is a double black eye on the Bride of Christ. God is not pleased or honored with this. og Quote "Please don't feed the drama queens.."
Key Guy Posted April 29, 2009 Author Posted April 29, 2009 I know the article says, "Takoma Park has embraced....", but how many will actually read that. I had to read it twice myself. Quote
Administrators Tom Wetmore Posted April 29, 2009 Administrators Posted April 29, 2009 Even though the Adventist roots run deep in Takoma Park, the vast majority of the population has not been Adventist for many years. Of all the distinctive aspects of Adventism as a Christian denomination, it is a sad irony that vegetarianism is the only thing that seems to have seriously stuck in the community the Adventist Church dominated for so long. We are often more associated with being healthy vegetarians that being Jesus followers... Quote "Absurdity reigns and confusion makes it look good." "Sinless perfection is such a shallow goal." "I love God only as much as the person I love the least." *Forgiveness is always good news. And that is the gospel truth. (And finally, the ideas expressed above are solely my person views and not that of any organization with which I am associated.)
Taylor Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Quote: "In the years since, Takoma Park has embraced vegetarianism and other more liberal views such as commune living and gay rights, said Sabrina Baron, president of Historic Takoma." Wow. That is a double black eye on the Bride of Christ. God is not pleased or honored with this. og No, it doesnt' say that SDA's have embraced comune living and gay rights, it says Takoma Park Residents.There is no connection with the SDA church except that vegetarianism is popular because there are so many SDA's in the area thus warrenting Vegetarian restaurants. It was not inferred that SDA's are into comune living and gay rights. Quote
Administrators Tom Wetmore Posted April 30, 2009 Administrators Posted April 30, 2009 Maybe Ger actually thinks Takoma Park is the Bride of Christ... The rush of conservative political myopia can do strange things to a person's thinking... Tom Quote "Absurdity reigns and confusion makes it look good." "Sinless perfection is such a shallow goal." "I love God only as much as the person I love the least." *Forgiveness is always good news. And that is the gospel truth. (And finally, the ideas expressed above are solely my person views and not that of any organization with which I am associated.)
olger Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Good ! Well done, gcw Quote "Please don't feed the drama queens.."
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