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Kill and Eat

December 15, 2021

by Terry Wane Benton Peter’s Vision Acts 10:9-12 In Acts 10 Peter was told by God in a vision to kill and eat the animals, and there was a wide assortment, some of which God had forbidden to the Jews under the Old covenant. God explained that those unclean animals (off-limits to the Jews before)…

Was Jesus a Vegetarian?

September 26, 2019

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Genesis 9:1-7 I. Back in 1999, the Omaha World-Herald had a hilarious article on a then new advertising campaign by PETA. [Bill Broadway, “Jesus Used in Latest PETA Ads,” Omaha World-Herald, 17 March 1999] A. They claimed that Jesus was a vegetarian. B. Their “evidence”? 1. A belief that Jesus was an Essene…

Is everything in the Bible applicable today?

April 7, 2019

Question: Would Jesus have advocated the disgusting torture that animals endure throughout their lives in present-day slaughterhouses? While you clearly say eating dead animals is okay by God and the Bible, the Bible also says slavery is fine and selling one’s daughter is okay. So, is absolutely everything in the Bible truly applicable to present-day…

The article on animal rights is pitiable

February 7, 2017

Question: [This note was left unedited since it offers critique of this website.] I’m shaking my head in pity because I feel such sorrow for the author of this sadly poorly unjust literature. Cognitive rehab is available. I just want to let the author know Killing wildlife as a means of cultural survival ( clothing, food,…

You misused verses in “Did Jesus Eat Meat?”

December 17, 2014

Question: I was just reading Was Jesus a Vegetarian? Did Jesus Eat Meat? on your website, and I came across this passage: “It is true that in the beginning, mankind only ate vegetables (Genesis 1:29-30). However, this was changed when Noah departed the ark. “Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I…

Is it wrong to feed my reptiles live insects?

August 3, 2013

Question: I was happy to find your answer: “God used bugs to annoy the Egyptians.” This eased my conscience a bit but, my question is this: I am feeding my reptiles and frogs live crickets and meal worms specifically bred as reptile food. Recently when I watch the crickets run and scramble as if they…

Sustainable Agriculture Opposed

November 12, 2012

Source: “Amid uproar, college euthanizes farm ox,” Omaha World-Herald, 12 November 2012. “Sustainable agriculture is a way of raising food that is healthy for consumers and animals, does not harm the environment, is humane for workers, respects animals, provides a fair wage to the farmer, and supports and enhances rural communities” [“What Is Sustainable Agriculture?”]. Sounds…

Jesus is a vegan!

July 11, 2012

Question: I’M SURE WHEN THE THREE WISE MEN CAME TO THE BIRTH OF JESUS THEY SALUGHTER AND ATE THE ANIMALS IN THE MANGER, JESUS NEVER FED THE NULTITUDES FISH IT WAS A HERB “FISHWEED” JESUS CLEANSED THE TEMPLE WITH A WHIP THEY WERE SELLING HIS CREATION TO EAT, AND HE WILL CLEANSE YOU “OUT” OF…

You can’t claim that men can eat meat because Adam and Eve did not exist!

June 3, 2012

Question: I am not going to spend the time on pointing out the contradictions and major flaws in your ‘bible-based’ theories about why animals may be hunted,slaughtered and consumed at our peril, for the entire article and your reasoning is so deraged that it would probably be a waste of time. Just for the record:…

Do we fail terribly if we consume animals?

March 7, 2012

Question: When we are in heaven all is perfect. Isaiah 65:25 says, “The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.” In heaven, no one will…