http://www.humanist.veggroup.org Humanist Vegetarian Group Promoting secular vegetarianism en Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:54:39 GMT 012345678910121314151617181920212223 1 daily 1970-01-01T11:00+00:00 1440 admin@makessense.co.uk http://www.interglacial.com/rss/about.html 'Allah meat' astounds Nigerians http://www.humanist.veggroup.org/news/2256.html Diners have been flocking to a restaurant in northern Nigeria to see pieces of meat which the owner says are inscribed with the name of Allah. Grunting fish have helped scientists to date the origins of vocal sounds to about 400 million years ago. http://www.humanist.veggroup.org/news/2247.html Grunting fish have helped scientists to date the origins of vocal sounds to about 400 million years ago. India: Scientists go under social microscope http://www.humanist.veggroup.org/news/2174.html Most scientists in India are likely to believe in evolution and have no ethical qualms about stem cell research. Yet, about half of those same scientists are also likely to believe that prayer is effective and nearly all of them approve of university degree courses in Ayurvedic medicine. The Blood Type Diet: Fact or Fiction? http://www.humanist.veggroup.org/news/2139.html Created by naturopath Dr. Peter D'Adamo, the Blood Type Diet has received rave reviews from big-name celebrities like Liz Hurley, Courtney Cox-Arquette and Martine McCutcheon – and D'Adamo’s New York Times bestselling book on the subject, Eat Right 4 Your Type, has been translated into over 50 languages, making the Blood Type Diet one of the most talked about weightloss trends on the planet for years. But does it actually work? Priest attacks "occult" PETA http://www.humanist.veggroup.org/news/2082.html Describing animal rights campaigner group PETA as "occult", Bombala priest Fr Mick McAndrew has given his blessing to the act of sheep mulesing. Speciesism: Vivisection and Factory Farming http://www.humanist.veggroup.org/news/1936.html New writer for HVG Julian Bennett examines 'Specisim'. UK minister opposed to religiously slaughtered meat http://www.humanist.veggroup.org/news/1900.html Food and Farming Minister Lord Rooker provoked controversy Monday by expressing his opposition to halal and kosher meat, which he said should not be allowed to slip into the country's food chain. Revealed: the vegetarian Eden that was home to Adam, Eve and T Re http://www.humanist.veggroup.org/news/1872.html "What do you think Adam was doing while T rex was considering lunch?" asked one sceptic in the audience. "Read the book," said Ham patiently. In Genesis, God decreed that eating flesh was not allowed. So humans, T rex and everything else in the Garden of Eden munched on foliage and fruit. Parents win a meaty victory http://www.humanist.veggroup.org/news/1692.html The school has now decided to offer youngsters a choice of normal meat, a halal option or a vegetarian dish, and will use a wristband system to make sure pupils get the correct meal. Vegetarian bias worries meat eaters in Mumbai http://www.humanist.veggroup.org/news/1677.html