Guest guest Posted January 10, 2001 Report Share Posted January 10, 2001 Oops....this probably would have been more appropriate to have sent to Shiva privately. I apologize to the List :-) In Him, Rev. Fern Chronic Illness Support EatingFromGodsGarden TheRefinersFire Fern's Homestead http://therefinersfire.tripod.com Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 , RFPsalm23@a... wrote: > Hello! > > I'm not Catholic, but teaching folks to not eat meat, egg and all animal > food, is not Biblical. I agree with you, as I'm a vegan, that eating animal > products is not the best for our health or body, and that the way animals are > treated today is an abomination in God's eyes and mine. However, the 6th > Commandment is " You shall not MURDER " , not " kill " . There is a huge > difference. :-) If there's a spider in my bed, it's dead! LOL Also, God > gave man permission to eat certain animals ~ He labeled them as *edible* > (inedible flesh foods inlcude pork, and no scavengers ex: certain fish, > birds, etc,) As well, God originally created mankind to be vegans ... (Gen. > 1:29). Man wasn't even given permission to eat edible meats until after the > Flood. Until then, man had been vegans.... Today's meats (the ones that we > are permitted to eat) are nowhere near what they were thousands of years > ago.....even a couple hundred years ago in fact, and are very unhealthy for > us to eat today..in fact, eating animal products can be quite dangerous, if > not fatal. I have a dear friend who ate fish in an upscale restaraunt and > was rushed to emergency and almost died because the fish was so contaminated. > This was unheard of a couple hundred years ago, much less a few thousand > years ago in Jesus' day. Going vegetarian or vegan is a personal choice but > not a Biblical mandate. I hope this helps clarify this for you Shiva :-)) > > In Him, > Rev. Fern > > In a message dated 1/10/01 12:52:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, > writes: > > Vatican should set example of the teachings of Christ 'Thou Shall not Kill " > > and tell members of its church to shun meat, egg and all animal food > > products. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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