A few quick thoughts:
It is OK to eat meat -- in moderation.
It is OK to use leather and drink milk.
Jesus ate fish. John the Baptizer wore a leather belt. God explicitly
allows us to eat meat (see Genesis, Acts). Sometimes we should limit our
diet for the sake of someone with a weak conscience (i. e. meat offered to
idols, pork when witnessing to Jews or Muslims, etc.).
Worry is bad for your health and is, in fact, a sin -- same for gluttony.
People who are overweight or worried need help, not condemnation. The best
help is in meditating on Scriptures about self-control, casting your cares
on the Lord, prayer, etc.
At 14:30 4/19/2000 -0700, Duane Wheeler wrote:
>Howard Lyman spoke at noon today at the NW School of Law
>
>He's known as the "Cattle Rancher who refuses to eat Meat" and was
>sued with Oprah in Texas for comments that were made on her national TV
>show.
>...
>Howard adopted a complete "Veggie" diet and now preaches against the
>killing and eating of any animal.. he refuses dairy and uses no
>leather...
Is he Hindu?
I once found a lost backpack along a creek, near hear. While looking inside
for a clue as to whose it was, I saw both anti-meat, pro-animal literature
and anti-human life, pro-abortion literature. Do you see a problem, here?
(I couldn't locate the owner, so I gave it to the CU Campus Police in case
someone reported a lost or stolen backpack.)
>His facts were startling, about the amounts of needless fat and animal
>product in the American diet and what it does to us.. He claims the
>damage is
>far greater than smoking and one day the people will sue for damages
>in excess of what the tobacco industry has paid.
Morbid obesity is indeed more dangerous than smoking. To sue someone else
for your own eating habits, however, is bizarre. Nobody needs to smoke. We
all need to eat, or we die. Sure, we can fast a few meals with no great
damage, but you can't just stop eating for a couple of months and expect to
survive. We need self-control. Sure, some people may have medical problems
that lead to obesity, but mostly, we are capable of enjoying a healthy body
and temple of the Holy Spirit if we take proper care of it.
>Howard says that one pound of beef requires 12 lb. of grain or corn and
>the added chemicals to keep the beef healthy are being passed on in the
>food
>chain to Humans.. for no good reason.
But you can get "organically grown" and grass-fed beef...
I'm partial to lean organic bison meat, myself.
>The people of the Earth cannot all eat as Americans do.. and a better
>way is for us to
>eat grain and corn and vegetables... improve our health and lose weight.
There is some truth to that. The flip side is that some people don't get
enough protein and other essential nutrients, and they would do well to add
some meat to their diet. There IS a balance, here, between gluttony and
starvation.
>Should the Christian and the Royal Ranger be concerned about what we
>feed ourselves
>for moral and health reasons?
Yes.
Michael Paul Johnson
aka Soaring Golden Eagle
PO Box 1151, Longmont CO 80502-1151, USA
Rocky Mountain outpost 207, New Creation Church
Jesus Christ is Lord!
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