Should animals be killed for food?
By Hope
@1hopefulman (45111)
Canada
February 6, 2016 12:44pm CST
This post is not to tell others what they should do or not do or whether they should eat meat or refrain. It is to express what I feel about it and to express what I feel the Bible has to say on the subject.
* Originally, we were to be vegetarians. We were not meat eaters.
* After the Noachian flood, God allows killing animals for food but they should not eat the blood. They can also be killed if they threaten our life.
* However animals should not be abused. So, I am not in favor of the way most animals are raised and killed.
* In God's New World, it seems that we will go back to being vegetarians.
We have a mind and the power to reason and we should exercise it intelligently and with love.
I will not put any videos with this post as there are plenty that show animal abuse and one can look them up.
What do you think?
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@topffer (42155)
• France
6 Feb 16
Muslims are discussing if they can eat meat killed by a Christian or a Jew. It is probably important for a Muslim, but I eat meat and I do not care who killed the meat. However I would not like that the animal suffered unnecessarily in a slaughterhouse. As a Catholic I do not eat meat on Fridays, but I eat meat the rest of the week. The Acts of the Apostles are clear "Rise, Peter, kill and eat".
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
6 Feb 16
Some people eat the blood, what are your views on that?
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@topffer (42155)
• France
6 Feb 16
@1hopefulman All I can tell is that I eat blood sausages times to times like many people here, but that I and many would not lack them if they were no more available : you get them in any canteen since school twice a month
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
6 Feb 16
I don't see a problem. Is there a problem? 
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
8 Feb 16
@Missmwngi The bible allows for meat-eating if we want. However we should not abuse animals.
Proverbs 12:10 "A righteous man has kind regard for the life of his animal"
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
8 Feb 16
Yes, God allows us to eat meat at this time if we desire but many have not that desire. It is up to us. However we should not mistreat animals.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
7 Feb 16
They were delicious so i wont stop eating those cute critters. I tried Veganism for 3 years, It got me hospitalized for malnutrition even if I ate tons of salads a day.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
8 Feb 16
We do not sin if we eat meat at this time.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
11 Feb 16
I'm with @JolietJake here - we clearly have the teeth of carnivores - I would not go by the Bible in general though at no point does it promote outright vegetarianism just a prohibition on certain kinds of animal - the last supper itself is clearly a meat feast
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
12 Feb 16
I'm not promoting vegetarianism. Though, I do think it is a healthier way. In the Bible, we started as vegetarians and in Revelation we seem to end the same way. Right now, we can eat as we choose.
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@softbabe44 (5815)
• Vancouver, Washington
7 Feb 16
What kinda things come along the lines of vegetarian food.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
@softbabe44 You could eat any grain like rice, or oats. You have the legumes like chick peas or kidney beans. Endless vegetables and greens and tons of fruitd and then you have the seeds like pumpkin and the nuts like almonds and the spices and the tubers like potatoes.
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@softbabe44 (5815)
• Vancouver, Washington
9 Feb 16
@1hopefulman I guess that could be variety in every sense of the word.
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@softbabe44 (5815)
• Vancouver, Washington
25 Feb 16
I agree animals should not be abused under no circumstances.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
8 Feb 16
Im not for animal abuse but I dont mind animals killed for food purposes and not game, its in our nature as bigger animals hunt smaller ones in order to survive
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
8 Feb 16
Exactly, at this time, animals can be used for food but we should care for them properly as they are sacrificing their lives for us. We have no right to abuse them. It seems that in the next world we will again be vegetarians. Let God's will be done!
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