{"id":16290,"date":"2008-09-06T21:18:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-07T02:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=16290"},"modified":"2019-11-30T21:20:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T03:20:35","slug":"so-the-bible-says-its-okay-to-kill-animals-eat-them-wear-their-skins-and-even-abuse-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/so-the-bible-says-its-okay-to-kill-animals-eat-them-wear-their-skins-and-even-abuse-them\/","title":{"rendered":"So the Bible says it&#8217;s okay to kill animals, eat them, wear their skins, and even abuse them?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>i waz reading the &#8220;animalz rights and christianity&#8221; page ,so the bible is saying that killing all animal&#8217;s ,eating them ,wearing there skin ,and even if had abused 1 ,its okay?<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>Typically I edit people&#8217;s poor grammar and spelling so that their question comes across more clearly. However, I decided that this question needed to come across at the intelligence level it was expressed.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that you did not read the article since it&#8217;s title is &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/animal-rights-and-the-bible\/\">Animal Rights and the Bible<\/a>.&#8221; In addition, the last four paragraphs of the article are spent detailing why abusing animals is wrong. It is clear that you had no argument with this article, you could not disprove its logic and scriptural references, so you stooped to mockery and lying. But you only manage to make a mockery of your own movement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: i waz reading the &#8220;animalz rights and christianity&#8221; page ,so the bible is saying that killing all animal&#8217;s ,eating them ,wearing there skin ,and even if had abused 1 ,its okay? Answer: Typically I edit people&#8217;s poor grammar and spelling so that their question comes across more clearly. However, I decided that this question&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[242],"class_list":["post-16290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-animal-rights"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21790,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/dont-big-companies-mistreat-animals\/","url_meta":{"origin":16290,"position":0},"title":"Don&#8217;t big companies mistreat animals?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 27, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I read your article about\u00a0the Bible and animal rights, and I see that it is right on. Anyone with biblical knowledge knows it is. My problem is not with the use of animals for food or leather, etc, but with the unbiblical practices of big agriculture, which unduly confines,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":23221,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-dont-you-quote-noted-animal-rights-activists\/","url_meta":{"origin":16290,"position":1},"title":"Why don&#8217;t you quote noted animal rights activists?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 4, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Upon reading some of the content on your website (admittedly, not the majority, as it's quite voluminous), I focused primarily on the animal rights\u00a0content and the\u00a0Roman Catholic Church\u00a0Demonination\u00a0section. I am curious because, upon doing a search, I couldn't find any listings for Dr. Albert Schweitzer. His \"Reverence for Life\"\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19170,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-change-in-food-laws-was-an-act-of-the-roman-catholic-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":16290,"position":2},"title":"The change in food laws was an act of the Roman Catholic church","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 17, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I was reading your article you had done concerning\u00a0Animal Rights and the Bible, and upon reading it you stated that the Most High had given Israel food laws, and then stated the Most High changed the food laws in the book of Acts. Sir, that teaching is totally false\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16024,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/im-not-against-eating-meat-i-oppose-the-cruel-treatment-of-animals\/","url_meta":{"origin":16290,"position":3},"title":"I&#8217;m not against eating meat, I oppose the cruel treatment of animals","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 10, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have read your article on\u00a0Animal Rights and the Bible and it was enlightening.\u00a0 I am a Vegan and animal rights activist.\u00a0 I am not against people eating meat, I wish they wouldn't, but that is their choice.\u00a0 What I and all activists are opposed to here is the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19487,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/peta-exists-because-people-kill-animals-sinfully\/","url_meta":{"origin":16290,"position":4},"title":"PETA exists because people kill animals sinfully","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 18, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Your story was filled with half-truths. PETA exists, not because people eat animals, but because people kill animals sinfully. Do you think God wanted our meat packaging companies to use a .45 to shoot a cow in the head before hanging them upside down, slicing their necks and letting\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9473,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-does-god-say-about-respect-for-life-and-his-creation\/","url_meta":{"origin":16290,"position":5},"title":"What does God say about respect for life and His creation?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 17, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I just read your article, \"Did Jesus Eat Meat?\", and I have a question that I know I could find an answer to, but an educated perspective will be even better, in addition to my own research. 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