Originally Posted by johnself

I think the point of the original post was to help (not bash) vegetarians who might not know that the cheese they eat contains animal byproducts. I remember being horrified when I found out about that, and I was glad that someone passed the knowledge on to me, since product labeling had obviously not been sufficient.

The poster did give very helpful, specific info about how to identify which cheeses are made with animal vs. vegetable/microbial rennet, and even made recommendations about brands and stores -- an *informative* post, rather than just an opinion or a flame.

It's true that there are a lot of holier-than-thou vege/vegans, but not everyone who mentions rennet is one of them.