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> Catholic, but visit a synagogue every Saturday

Many people do that. You can be Jewish (by origin) but also Catholic (by faith). Nobody is going to throw you out, for not being religious enough! Not many people go to church nowadays, they are happy for every paying visitor.

I am an agnostic though, I do not care.

> and it's not 'vegan

Not everyone is going to live up to, your strict "1869" version of veganism. I am 85% vegan, and I like rounding up.

> Vegan doesn't mean 'can't own pets

Person can select an animal by laundry list of criteria (sex, breed, color, size, temperament, age...). Put into cage regularly whenever convenient. Keep it alone in tiny apartment for 12 hours. Even castrate it to make their life easier... And somehow it is equatiable relationship, with no exploitation!

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"My" "strict" "1869" definition? Find me the definition of veganism that lets you eat meat every week. I'll wait.

I can respect your commitment to the bit, I guess. It's getting old though.

Here's your diet, in words the rest of the world uses (as has already been pointed out to you): https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flexitarian

Call it what you like, I guess, and keep getting upset when people correct you if you insist. Seems like an awful strange hill to commit to, but you do you. Maybe lay off the transphobic shit though.

Look how this thread started. Just the way we have this argument proves my point. Normal community would be like "cool bro, one day you will get there all the way"

Anyway, here is "official definition" from wikipedia:

> Since 1988, The Vegan Society gives two definitions of veganism:

> Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, humans and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals.

> — The Vegan Society, Definition of veganism, https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism

> The first definition by The Vegan Society is accepted among ethical and environmental vegans and the second definition by The Vegan Society is accepted among dietary vegans.[88]

So I am not "dietary vegan", I am "ethical" and "environmental vegan". I only agree with the first definition.

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