Originally posted by Dasa
For a person defending Christianity and theism you comments are very immature and foolish.
Animals slaughtered suffer very much and are very fearful of the slaughterers house.
This is why Christianity is a false religion - because it produces insensitive and ignorant followers.
I hope you do not evaluate Christianity by what I say or do. My maturity
level has nothing to do with Christianity for a little child can be a Christian.
Unlike Judism and your religion, what I eat or drink also has nothing to do
with Christianity. I don't know what false information you have received
that you think Christianity produces insensitive and ignorant followers. Can
you give an example of the teachings of Christ that would produce ignorant
or insensitive followers? Most who call themselves Christian, like myself, are
still learning and striving to fully follow the teachings of Christ. But we do
realize we do not have to be perfect to be accepted by Christ. We can come
to Him as we are and He will change us because we can not do it by ourselves.
All Christians believe it is wrong to be cruel to animals but there may be some
division on what that means. There are some Christians, who like yourself,
will not eat the flesh of animals. They are in the minority, I must admit. I
know of no saying of Christ that indicates eating flesh is wrong because He
is reported to have eaten fish himself. When speaking of unwashed hands
He said the following:
"It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds
out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
"Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into
the stomach, and is eliminated? But the things that proceed out of the mouth
come from the heart, and those defile the man. For out of the heart come evil
thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands
does not defile the man.”
(Matthew 15:11,17-20 New American Standard Bible)
As Christians we are free. We are not restricted to adhere to some strick
man-made rules that some consider necessary for salvation. We are only
required to believe and put our trust in Christ for He has paid the price of
our sins with His blood. This is regardless of how foolish you or anybody
may think it is. We are not required to be serious at all times, we are free
to joke and have fun.