I've had many people tell me that my vegetarianism is wrong because God put animals on the earth to be eaten. First of all, I'm not even Christian. Second, there's no Biblical passage stating that vegetarianism is wrong or sinful.
2006-10-26 08:16:33 · 15 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Cain and Abel say it actually. Cain sacrificed his crops, the vegetables he had toiled for the whole year over and God didn't care. Abel sacrificed an animal and that was ok. So either God is jsut blood-thirsty in which case he should have accepted Cain's offering of what he had spent his life tending and was most dear to him in his brother, OR this is a subliminal message that meat is holier than vegetables.
And that was one of the more ambiguous messages, it's the blatant ones that have me not agreeing with this book being a guideline for people.
2006-10-26 08:27:54 · answer #1 · answered by jleslie4585 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, biblically Adam and Eve all the way to Noah were vegetarians.
Meat from animals was not allowed to be eaten until Noah and his family were allowed to leave the ark.
At that point, Man was told that from now on animals would fear man and that man was to eat the meat of the "clean" animals.
It was not until the new testament in the book of Acts that the next stage was made known and now all meat was "clean" to eat.
There is one more stage yet to come and that is the new heaven and the new earth. At that time, we will all once again be vegetarians and the lion will lay down with the lamb.
Just because we are allowed to do something,does not mean that we HAVE to do it. The same with drinkng wine, it is allowed, but no one has to drink it.
My daughter went through a phase of not wanting to eat meat. She loved the taste, but felt that she was harming animals in order to taste something good. Her reasoning was wrong, and we had to show her how during the cutting of the fields of wheat and corn and beans, how the small creatures are caught up in the equiptment and die while we are harvesting these crops.
With her reasoning, she would no longer be able to eat vegetation either.
Basically if you choose your diet with your own tastes in mind and not anothers, you are just fine.
2006-10-26 15:27:14 · answer #2 · answered by cindy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's because of the whole group-thinking stupid people thing. In this country you're either a Republican, Christian, homophobic, anti-science, Hummer-driving, war-mongering meat eater, or a Democrat, atheist, vegan, flaming, pro-science, tree-hugging, pacifist vegan. I've even seen people try to turn the Chevy-Ford thing into a political debate.
Of course most people really don't fall into these ridiculous, self-contradictory categories; but it's definitely true that our political and religious allegiances tend to force us into all sorts of extreme positions on issues without ever actually thinking about them.
2006-10-26 15:22:22 · answer #3 · answered by jonjon418 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you're right - I am christian and have NO problems with if people choose to be vegetarian. My religion does teach to "eat meat sparingly" in the sense that it was put there for us for back up. Not to eat every day - not as our main staple, but as a survival mechanism. I am not a vegetarian, but I don't disagree with it.
2006-10-26 15:19:55 · answer #4 · answered by Mrs. Lucky 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ester was a vegetarian. See "One Night With The King." Vegetarianism isn't un-Christian. I just see myself as an omnivore. Your choice.
2006-10-26 15:21:25 · answer #5 · answered by Spirit Walker 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are correct that being a veggi person is not against Bible teaching... There is no "command" in the Bible that we are to eat meat... there is no command in the Bible that we are to eat only veggies... We are to eat of the bounty that God provides... Though why God created beets I will never understand... and I did not particularly like eating monky when I went through survival school... but some of the bugs wer'nt too bad...
2006-10-26 15:22:41 · answer #6 · answered by IdahoMike 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree. Eat what you wish. Just don't condemn one for eating meat. You're ok.
Not eating unclean meats was mentioned in the Old Testament ... it was removed when Jesus came and stated under the New Covenant that it's not what goes into the mouth the defiles man but what comes out the mouth.
2006-10-26 15:18:01 · answer #7 · answered by CuriousGirl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, this is interesting! This is the first time I hear this. The Quran states that the meat of animals, chicken and fish is halal. But you are not sinning if you choose not to eat it since you are not saying it is haram (forbidden) as you cannot decide what is halal and haram when it has already be dictated by Allah.
Peace
2006-10-26 15:19:12 · answer #8 · answered by daliaadel 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, Christians should know that we started off as vegetarians. I don't think there is anything wrong with it and it definitely isn't anti-Christian. I happen to like meat with my veggies and that's o.k. too!
2006-10-26 15:23:47 · answer #9 · answered by JohnC 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vegetarism is definitely not anti-christian. Healthy vegetarianism is good for for health and mind. That makes your mind clear too.
2006-10-26 15:20:12 · answer #10 · answered by Bright 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋