John Dear, Christianity and Vegetarianism: Pursuing the Nonviolence of Jesus (1990), published by PETA
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Frances Moore Lappé argues rightly that we should all work to eliminate hunger and protect the environment and that one important step we can each take is to become a vegetarian. … Frances Moore Lappé helped me to make the connection between justice, solidarity, and the life of nonviolence, and I quickly became a vegetarian.
— John Dear on Frances Moore Lappé
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About John Dear
John Dear (born 15 August 1959) is an American Catholic priest, pacifist, vegetarianism advocate, author and lecturer.
About John Dear
John Dear (born 15 August 1959) is an American Catholic priest, pacifist, vegetarianism advocate, author and lecturer.
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