audio recording, very interesting...
http://www.petatv.com/downloads/podcast/Podcast011_Religion_and_Vegetarianism.mp3
or find it here...
http://www.peta.org/actioncenter/podcast.asp?c=weekly_enews
Hi Debbie,
This was was enlightening and informative. Thanks for sending it over. There was a book years back where the writer studied the Bible and all the good things presented for consumption. The author put together a sort of recipe guide based on this and it favored what is today most like a Mediterranean diet.
I have to say for as much as we don't eat meat the thought of giving it up totally is still difficult. Most of our meat consumption happens at other peoples houses yet we still partake of fish every week. And in the Winter months the meat dishes are tied to traditions.
When John Colberg, was visiting with us after the tree planting, explained that the reason he became a vegetarian was the exact reason mentioned in the talk—violence toward animals. He's been a straight vegetarian for many years.
The podcast left me with one question and perhaps you've heard a response about this. Acts 10:9+ where God speaks to Peter that it's ok to eat reptiles, birds etc and even tells him to kill and eat them? I think he was just trying to loosen Peter up and sort of eat what company had for him. But there might be more to those scriptures.
I'm looking forward to having you talk about Raw foods at our potluck. I hope it will inspire people to think about the food they eat. I still need to view the other trailers for that movie and see if I can get in to see the whole thing before passing it along to the elders for consideration. We are passing everything through them before showing it.
I'm also starting to collect our Nutrition Action newsletters and will probably put them out on a table for anyone who wants to grab one. Lots of info on why junk food is plain bad for you....it's a fun read. And articles on general health in an easy to read format.
Cheers,
K-
K-,
Yeah, I agree. I think, Peter was hungry, and God used it as a way to get him to except the non-Jews that were about to visit him, as clean. Also, I don't think it's a sin to eat "unclean" meat anymore, because of Jesus, we don't have to follow the letter of the law, but the spirit. For some, that might mean being a vegetarian, for others it might mean eating "unclean" animals.
But it comes down to us today. The meat most of us have available are not healthy happy animals, like in Bible times. And they have discovered good reasons why God called some animals unclean. So I believe that once we have this knowledge, we are called to act on it. Like cutting back, as you and Z- do.
I don't believe everyone has to be a vegetarian. But I believe that everyone should "Know Your Meat".
Thanks,
Debbie
PETA - "Meet your Meat" Video (Caution: Disturbing Images of animal suffering)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-513747926833909134
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Hello, this has been an enlightening blog! Love this discussion as this is always brought to my attention, one as a Christian and two as an aspiring raw foodist. My eating convictions have grown from kosher to more raw as the years have passed and yet I find no conflict in my faith. Gentiles often did eat strange things compared to Jews. But God isn't concerned with what we eat when it comes to our salvation. I look to Genesis for my conviction. First that God created Adam and Eve to live FOREVER on fruits, vegetables and grains! Eve even had children on this diet! It wasn't until after the flood that animals were allowed for consumption. I admit I didn't watch the video as I am not an animal activist. But I am pregnant and currently researching raw pregnancy and therefore limiting meat in my diet. Mainly because I don't believe my body is able to process it efficiently and it is actually draining my system.
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