Question asked by Kevin
Halo pastor, I have been a vegetarian for few years now and would like to take the vegetarian vow my whole life but I have some question regarding this, I have to eat meat while working part time because they already bought for me, is it ok that I don't have the intention to eat meat but circumstances arise and I have to? Is egg, milk, cheese consider as meat because I may want to work as Patisserie chef.
Thank you for your kind response.
Dear Kelvin,
When you take the Vegetarian Vow it means consciously making the promise not to eat meat again. So unfortunately, if you eat the meat in the meal which is already bought for you, then you would break the vow as you consciously ate it. However, when taking the vow, if you think to yourself, that your vow is not that strict, and more of a ‘meatless’ vegetarian vow, then it would be permissible to still eat the meal bought for you, but to simply not eat the meat in the meal, even though mixed in with the vegetables. Many people take this type of vow, especially in parts of the world where vegetarianism is not that popular. So you simple pick out the meat and don’t eat it.
Dairy (milk, cheese, etc.) is not considered as meat, so it’s perfectly fine to eat if you take the Vegetarian Vow. Some people can be even stricter with their vow and become vegan, which means no dairy or other animal products. That is up to the individual. I hope this helps.