How do Christians justify eating pork and other "Unclean Foods"?

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Boycotting meat to protest the poor treatment of animals is something I can understand. Many farm animals in the US are treated pretty badly. At a lot of chicken farms, many chickens starve to death because they're too fat to walk. I used to drive a chicken truck in Mississippi, so I've seen it first hand.

I've never understood that stance, actually. 😬

I just don't see that it does anything. The meat is going to get produced whether you eat it or not. The only way that would have an impact on the food is if everyone started boycotting it. Which just isn't going to happen. The meat companies likely aren't even aware that you're doing it.

I did with the MAD COW scare. yeppers.

Would you like your brain to have holes like a sponge. You're eating those sickly cows. I like my brain just the way it is. Mmmm hmmmm.

i only eat free-range meat.

me too when at all possible.

I once read the words of the Honorable Elijah Mohammad. He explained that non black people were impure humans. He said we were inferior hybrids. He further stated that the impure hybrids can eat pork because we can digest it where as purebreds (blacks) couldn't digest pork even though they were genetically and physically superior to the lesser hybrids. Now I have watched many a black man tear up many a chop and rib but how can I argue with the Honorable Elijah Mohammad's logic. It does make perfect sense doesn't it.

Don't remember the title of the book this crap was in but it is one of the books given to new recruits of the Black American Muslim Cult to indoctrinate the political agenda under the guise of religion. It would be just as easy for you to research it as for me to find it and link it.

Anyway, that is my reason. Because I am inferior to the good guys.

Originally posted by King Kandy
He also said the complete opposite, that absolutely no laws would be changed...

Jesus said that what comes out of your mouth defiles you, not what goes into it. I imagine that is the justification.

Originally posted by you get thorns
I once read the words of the Honorable Elijah Mohammad. He explained that non black people were impure humans. He said we were inferior hybrids. He further stated that the impure hybrids can eat pork because we can digest it where as purebreds (blacks) couldn't digest pork even though they were genetically and physically superior to the lesser hybrids. Now I have watched many a black man tear up many a chop and rib but how can I argue with the Honorable Elijah Mohammad's logic. It does make perfect sense doesn't it.

Don't remember the title of the book this crap was in but it is one of the books given to new recruits of the Black American Muslim Cult to indoctrinate the political agenda under the guise of religion. It would be just as easy for you to research it as for me to find it and link it.

Anyway, that is my reason. Because I am inferior to the good guys.

Great post.

I ran an informal test on myself just a few months ago. I wanted to control exactly how much of each mineral, vitamin, and bio-molecule I consumed. To simplify the process, I reduced my previously diverse diet to four sources: oatmeal for carbohydrates, protein powder for proteins (I know it's not a food - shut up), carrots for fiber (never use protein powder without fiber haha) and peanuts for lipids. I took pills for vitamins and minerals. I actually felt wonderful on that diet, but the lack of diversity was killer so I returned to normalcy.

I used that same diet a few weeks ago, adding fruits and vegetables for the sake of diversity. It's not hard to keep track of the carbohydrate, lipid and protein content of fruits and vegetables. I was only gonna go for a week, but it's been two and a half weeks and I haven't switched my diet yet because WOW it feels good.

I eat enough meat to be polite when I have dinner with my family, but reading what's been said on this thread about vegetarians.... you'd think they were a cult. It's just a lifestyle preference, guys.

Originally posted by Grate the Vraya
So that makes homosexuality ok? 🙂

oh, god.. imagine if all religions followed their sacred writings strictly.. people would starve and go crazy, all hell will break loose, and people will start killing each other blindly for their respective religion..

oh, wait..

maybe back in the day Christians didnt want to make the "Cow" owners rich?

Originally posted by long pig
Something I've never understood is these christians somehow reading over the hundreds of references the bible has condemning the eating of pork. Old and new testament say don't do it. It goes as far as saying anyone with swine between his teeth can never enter the kingdom of God. Yet, just across the street from me there is a church having a pig picking. WTF? Sure, people say bacon is great or whatever, I wouldn't know. But is it that great? Anyway, if you're a christian and believe it's ok to eat that crap, tell me where you get it from. And don't try to pass off the vision peter had on the roof in which God told him to eat unclean foods. That was clearly stated later to have meant nothing about food and only about gentiles not being unclean.

This law was for the Jews, and those types of food like pork, shellfish, etc at that time had to cook properly, and second these foods like pork, shellfish was main food that they used in human sacrifice and worshiping pagan Gods. Any born again Christian or Christian Jew can eat these things for he are under grace not the Law.

The theory is if you are pure in spirit you body will flush out all the impurities so go ahead and eat whatever.

It's the ultimate in denial insanity.

Does not matter who you are, if your lifestyle slows down your metabolism, very difficult to stay near average weight for you body frame. Can't blame soley on commercial tv and radio though, sometimes junk food is real tasty and almost like heroin to kick that habit.

Originally posted by the Darkone
This law was for the Jews, and those types of food like pork, shellfish, etc at that time had to cook properly, and second these foods like pork, shellfish was main food that they used in human sacrifice and worshiping pagan Gods. Any born again Christian or Christian Jew can eat these things for he are under grace not the Law.

According to Jesus, we should obey all the Jewish laws.

The only difference between Jews and Christians is that if you act like a douchebag you get excised from the community permanently.

With Christians, if you act like a douchebag, stop and do no more injustice and others will forgive you once they see you mean it. Of course there is the relapse from time to time, forgive 7 times 70.

Lindsay Lohan is getting close to that number. lulz.

However in the secular materialist world, not getting irrational things right with others beliefs will get you to the curb a whole lot faster.

You know looksism, moneyism, academia elitesim, and personalityism.

Sometimes people don't look good, lack money, dont' do well in school and are not an energietic, exciting personality, aw heck throw them out in trash Brutal but happens.

The food industry spends millions each year touting their products and conduct focus groups for people on who the demographics they want to sell to.
You do have the power to say no, but darn, the bells and whistles they use to draw you in, its hard to say no and turn away AND avoid it and eat right. That and eating right day in and day out is not very glamourous, but is advantageous to your health.

Originally posted by YankeeWhaler
According to Jesus, we should obey all the Jewish laws.

The only difference between Jews and Christians is that if you act like a douchebag you get excised from the community permanently.

With Christians, if you act like a douchebag, stop and do no more injustice and others will forgive you once they see you mean it. Of course there is the relapse from time to time, forgive 7 times 70.

Lindsay Lohan is getting close to that number. lulz.

However in the secular materialist world, not getting irrational things right with others beliefs will get you to the curb a whole lot faster.

You know looksism, moneyism, academia elitesim, and personalityism.

Sometimes people don't look good, lack money, dont' do well in school and are not an energietic, exciting personality, aw heck throw them out in trash Brutal but happens.

Has it occurred to you that you have a very idealized view of Christianity, and a very demonized view of, apparently, everything else in the world?

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Has it occurred to you that you have a very idealized view of Christianity, and a very demonized view of, apparently, everything else in the world?

We all have choices to make and if not made in the right perspective for the right reasons, they become vices.

Originally posted by long pig
Something I've never understood is these christians somehow reading over the hundreds of references the bible has condemning the eating of pork. Old and new testament say don't do it.......

The Bible says a lot of things and people tend to pick'n'choose which of those they want to believe or follow.

I am not as familiar with other religions, but my guess is the same goes for any religion and its followers.

Originally posted by Grate the Vraya
So that makes homosexuality ok? 🙂

hmm

Only if the guy swallows.