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Adventistische Schriften über: "Where does Ellen G. White mention an encounter with a nun after which she decided to become a vegetarian?"
Answer
In a letter dated August 30, 1896, Ellen G. White describes an encounter with a Catholic woman who knelt at her feet and brought home to her the selfishness of eating meat. This encounter moved her to give up meat and stop supporting butchers. However, the woman is not explicitly described as a “nun” in the text, but merely as a “Catholic woman.” The passage documents her decision to adopt a vegetarian diet.
Encounter with a Catholic woman that led her to give up meat
»But when a Catholic woman, kneeling at my feet, brought before me the selfishness of killing animals to gratify a perverted taste, I felt ashamed and distressed. I saw it in a new light, and I say: I will no longer support butchers. I will not have the flesh of dead bodies on my table.«
Original Sources (English)
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