Meat Eating

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Right -- this is a teaching that was done to illustrate that the Jewish dietary law is no longer applicable at all, so much so that even a devout Jew was told to abandon this.

St. Paul goes on to say this.

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Dive, do you think it is Christian to DEMEAN the status of Saint?

@philokalia said
Right -- this is a teaching that was done to illustrate that the Jewish dietary law is no longer applicable at all, so much so that even a devout Jew was told to abandon this.

St. Paul goes on to say this.

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Dive, do you think it is Christian to DEMEAN the status of Saint?

You mean like when a church calls a man a saint, and that man [saint] proceeds to have sex with little boys, people / Christians are wrong to 'demean' the status of the saint by pointing out that he is a sick bastard? Is that what you mean ?

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I wonder what else he went up on the roof for. Whatever he was smoking, I want some of it....

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Nobody would ever suggest that someone who does that is a Saint.

The number of people who become recognized saints is exceedingly small compared to even the number of clergy -- which itself is quite small.

This is just a pivot away from any meaningful discussion.

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I had asked for evidence suggesting that it is proper and encouraged to eat meat as opposed to remaining vegetarian.

@philokalia said
The number of people who become recognized saints is exceedingly small

And probably undeserving like that wicked bitch Saint Teresa of Calcutta!

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I don't think she is held in high regard by many who know what she did or what her philosophy was.

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Correct.

The intention of the dream is actually to do away with Jewish dietary law, not to encourage meat eating.

Also, when to capitalize the word saint is interesting and I think highly personal.