2006-08-12 10:36:23 · 48 answers · asked by hope_floats95 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
no, because they are pests; and they do not have a soul
2006-08-19 23:30:36 · answer #1 · answered by Calvin of China, PhD 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Is it wrong for a frog to eat a fly? For a bird to eat a worm? For a shark to eat a fish?
P.s No one has ever been more spiritual and holy than Jesus and in John 21 he is part of a fish meal. Even telling His followers how to (gasp..) catch more fish.
re vintage_davinci
Wrong and right is all in your mind. Not someone Else's.
Just like Bill Gates created Microsoft and can therefore write the rules for how it works. God as the creator of the the universe, He decides and has revealed what is right and wrong. Please tell me how you live with the idea that Hitler (who by the way was sure he was right) was doing good.
kerilynn
Level 2
we'll find out on Judgment Day
God is not some trickster waiting to pull out the rule book on Judgment day, saying Ha-HA ! You go to hell. The Bible is a a collection of books where with the common theme is God revealing himself to people. And Him revealing what the rules are.
2006-08-20 09:08:34 · answer #2 · answered by danhowell_diana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Albert Schweitzer, famed doctor, humanitarian and Unitarian Universalist, was known to have proclaimed respect for all life, even down to the micro-organisms he had to destroy to cure disease. Did this stop him from curing disease? No.
Frogs kill flies and other insects to eat them, so do spiders. Certain things are part of the natural order of living. We kill flys and other insects for various reasons, elimination of annoyance, sanitation, public health, to prevent damage to buildings, etc.
In my opinion, it's not wrong. It's just part of nature. That does not however mean I think it acceptable to torture these creatures by dismembering them slowly, or burning them piece by piece. I think anyone who purposely tortures another creature without provocation has some serious emotional and psychological issues and needs help.
2006-08-20 10:42:40 · answer #3 · answered by Magic One 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on your belief system. Some religions hold ALL life sacred, including insects, so they would find it wrong. Others believe in only killiing for food or self-defense. Many native tribes live in this way, in balance with nature. They would also be offended by killing a bug just because it was in your house or in your garden.
2006-08-12 10:40:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I hope not. If so, the LORDS gonna have to take lots of special time when He pulls me aside upstairs. Because I will crush a bug, with my HAND if necessary in a minute. Of course I scrub and antibacterialize it (new word!!). I started to ask this the other day, when I killed a wasp, three days after killing a bee and this is all INSIDE my home. Thumbs up for you! What's that crawling on your keyboard?
2006-08-12 10:45:12 · answer #5 · answered by Sleek 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that we should try not to kill them, if possible. Sometimes, if they are presenting a potential danger to humans or other animals, I think it is ok to kill them. But I have a little device called a "Bug Buddy" where you can catch the bug in it, and then release them that I use to take bugs outside. So I try not to kill them. All living beings have a mother, and can feel pain, so when you realize that, you tend to want to cause the least amount of violence to them as possible. Or at least I do.
2006-08-12 10:43:10 · answer #6 · answered by Heron By The Sea 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No flies carry diseases, and insects, just put hem outside, where they want to be in the first place.
2006-08-19 21:25:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh jeez, I hope not, I've killed eleven flies already today because my co-workers insist on leaving the office door wide open despite the perfectly adequate air-conditioning. I don't think it's a sin.
2006-08-12 10:53:03 · answer #8 · answered by Discotheque 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them: "Be fertile and multiply and fill the earth. Dread fear of you shall come upon all the animals of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon all the creatures that move about on the ground and all the fishes of the sea; into your power they are delivered. Every creature that is alive shall be yours to eat; I give them all to you as I did the green plants. (Genesis 9:1-3)
It is a sin to cause animals to suffer or die needlessly.
It is not a sin to kill animals with as little suffering as possible for food, clothing, and the health and safety of humans.
With love in Christ.
2006-08-19 17:40:10 · answer #9 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. John the baptist lived on locusts and honey and is generally regarded as one of the great saints of the bible. You can't eat a locust without killing it.
PS. Obviously, if you are a bug worshiping Buddhist, this answer might not apply.
2006-08-20 09:20:42 · answer #10 · answered by Jimee77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No .. It is only "wrong" to kill another human being out of hate, jealousy, envy,...... ect.
Don't think insects & humans are on the same level..
God Bless.
2006-08-20 09:01:35 · answer #11 · answered by Joeysol'lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋