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He mentions the meat free Fridays that the school he went to had, but God forbid, he suggest that day..Europe wants no part of its Christian heritage.

Paul McCartney takes Meat-Free Mondays to EU

.. AP – Musician and founder of Meat-Free Monday Sir Paul McCartney addresses the European Parliament in Brussels, …

.By ROBERT WIELAARD, Associated Press Writer Robert Wielaard, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 54 mins ago

BRUSSELS – Paul McCartney took his "Meat-Free Mondays" campaign to the European Parliament on Thursday, saying the power to halt global warming lies as much with individuals as with their governments.

McCartney met in Brussels with Rajendra K. Pachauri, head of the U.N.'s global climate change panel, and praised the virtue of skipping meat one day a week for the sake of the environment.

"I grew up as a kid not eating meat on Fridays," McCartney told reporters. "It was part of the rules of the school I went to.

At a time of concerns over global warming, McCartney added, there are "even more crucial reason" to skip meat.

The former Beatle and well-known vegetarian said the production of food — from farm to fork — accounts for 20 to 30 percent of global green house gas emissions. Livestock production is responsible for around half of these emissions.

Still, he admitted that his flight from London to Brussels — and on to Berlin for a concert later Thursday — had contributed to global warming.

"They haven't invented microphones that work on candle power," he said. "I do everything I can. If I go for a car, I go for hybrid. I recycle."

Pachauri lauded McCartney's initiative, saying it "certainly makes the tasks of governments so much easier."

Earlier, Pachauri met with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, who said even if the global climate conference opening in Copenhagen next week does not yield a final accord it must "light the pathway to a legal agreement" on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Barroso said he was heartened that "around 90" government leaders are coming to Copenhagen for the Dec. 7-18 U.N. climate meeting.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091203/ap_on_en_mu/eu_climate_mccartney

OH, microphones! I thought he meant the fuels his jets and trucks used to get him there. Pretty sure too, he didn't get to the concerts, to go onstage in a volkswagon.

More sanctimonious hot air from a celeb seeking the imposing unreasonable requirements in a specifically anti-religious way.

Someone oughta tell the cute Beatle that he should stick to songwriting and that we've been doing this twice per week for 2000 years.

Although Paul McCartney's intention may be secular it presents a good opportunity for Christian teaching.
That is, though fasting is of spiritual benefit, it also has a good moral benefit....as we are charged with co-creating, that is, respecting the good things that God has given us. God's will is that we are modest in our needs and provide for the welfare of others in whatever way we can.

By calling attention to our traditional fasting periods, and not just from meat but from all foods for short periods, those who may not be Christian can respect the extended food supply which it provides.

A teaching moment.....

As was said recently in another post in another context, "Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." and not to "hide our light under a bushel basket."
Fr Deacon Paul