Vegetarianism is not what a Christian needs to do.
Jesus said anything can be eaten, if you thank God for it, before hand.
Of course, if you eat meat, there can't be uncooked blood in it.
9: Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
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Wasn't there a verse somewhere in the NT that hinted that Jesus was at least a pescovegetarian?
While I'm at it, why the hell isn't fish meat, Roman Catholic Church?
So, you can't covet your neighbors wife, but you can eat her? How do you get past the "thou shalt not kill" part so you can?
But what about crustaceans, which are prohibited by your bible. All fish that don't have scales?
Uh, actually Jesus said all the old laws were still in effect and always would be. Paul said you can eat anything. Hmm. Paul, Jesus... Paul, Jesus? Who is a good Christian to believe?
So rotten meat, sour milk, and moldy bread are okay then? As long as I thank Teh Jeez?
Oh, kids! Dinner's ready...
"While I'm at it, why the hell isn't fish meat, Roman Catholic Church?"
I read somewhere that medieval scholars believed that fish reproduced asexually, or something.
They also believed that bleeding a sick person and/or making them puke made them healthier.
No, but it's good for the environment and a good choice economically.
Plus if you're a Good Christian and you respect God's creations, you know how much the animals suffer when they die, and that eating meat is really inhumane.
Plus it tastes funny.
Upon reviewing the comments, I guess you're allowed to people as long as you remove all their blood, cook them, don't strangle them, and don't fuck them.
Interesting.
@ Mollyz
In 1st Corinthians, Paul addresses a problem of his time. For most city dwellers, the only way to get meat was to buy meat from pagan temples after it had been offered as a sacrifice to their gods. Some of the Corinthians felt that it was wrong for Christians to buy meat that had been used in this way. Others said that it didn't make a difference because the pagan gods were not real anyway.
Paul replied by affirming that the pagan gods were not real. However, he said that buying meat from pagan temples lent them credibility, and that Christians should not be doing so. His conclusion was that it was better to be a vegetarian than to support pagan temples.
It doesn't really apply in this case, since the poster is saying that vegetarianism is not necessary for Christians. It is, however, a big problem for blowhards like Bro. Randy who insist that vegetarianism is incompatible with Christianity. One gets the impression that Bro. Randy hasn't bothered to read the bible very closely (are you surprised?).
Leviticus 11:4-8
ayou are not to eat of these, among those which chew the cud, or among those which divide the hoof: the camel, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you.
5 Likewise, the 1shaphan, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you;
6 the 1rabbit also, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you;
7 and the pig, for though it divides the hoof, thus making a split hoof, it does not chew cud, it is unclean to you.
8 You shall not eat of their flesh nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.
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