Well, on Good friday my family eats fish to keep up the tradition of not eating meat but still have something worth eating on our plates. Whether or not this is considered red meat...No idea. Come to think of it, my family are fucking Atheists =/
As for an answer to your question...No I don't eat raw meat. Why risk illness? Pretty pointless if you ask me, just cook it like it's meant to be and replenish the lost flavour with something else. A lot of people think they're cool for eating something that's different to everyone else, and this type of thing comes under that category. "Hey look guys, I eat my meat the same as a lion does!". Cooking instructions are there for a reason.
To me it seems sushi is becoming the latest ipod ( fashion ). I sell about 60 boxes a day at the store i work at. I'm bias because i hate the stuff, but i just don't see the attraction.
~ $t3v0