On 8/3/2017 3:36 PM, Bruce wrote:

>>> They were not expecting them to handle meat. They did not want them to
>>> cook meat on their BBQ. Accommodation is supposed to be mutual.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> So if a Rabi came to your house and you made him borscht would you
>> expect a Rabi to make you a pork chop?
>
> If meat eaters wanted to cook meat on our BBQ, I'd say no. I also
> wouldn't ask a rabi or a muslim if I can cook pork on their BBQ.
>

I had a friend that is vegetarian. When he came to our house we had
fish or other non meat dishes. We don't have meat every day so it was
not a burden at all, just another meal with seafood or otherwise meatless.

If we had a meal at his house, it was, of course, meatless. Again, not
a big deal, he was an excellent cook. We respected his lifestyle
without hurting ours.

Vegan can be tougher, but I see no reason to worry/complain/fret or make
a big deal of it.

I was brought up Catholic and Fridays were meatless. I could never
understand why it was OK to eat lobster but not a hot dog. Twisted
symbolism, IMO.