I decided to share a personal story with this blog post. I’m going to share why I’m no longer a vegan and how my faith plays a role in that decision.
To be clear, I have absolutely nothing against vegans. I was totally consumed by veganism when I was doing it and I don’t regret it.
All scriptures are from the NKJV unless otherwise noted.
How I Became A Vegan
In 2019, I began reading a lot of nonfiction books. I came across a wonderful book called “Fast Food Nation“. This book is about the fast-food industry and how it changed America. One of the areas in American life that was changed was the meat industry. There was now a high demand for meat which meant meat had to be produced, packaged, and shipped out faster. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone because it was such a great read.
As I was learning a lot about different things in that book, I also researched them to learn more. One of those subjects was ‘animal farming’. I type that keyword into the google search bar and was absolutely horrified at what I saw. I never knew what kind of cruelty was going on in order to create food.
There was a girl that worked with me who was a vegan so I asked her what documentaries she recommended. She gave me a list and I watched many movies about veganism and animal farming. Read more