Anonymous
04/29/2025 07:41
Subject: Why not eat pork?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:People even now get sick every year eating shellfish and undercooked pork. People have died.Anonymous wrote:What is it about this animal that makes it to the forbidden fruit list?
What was the reasoning back in the day?
Back in biblical times, there were no microwaves to nuke the parasites and harmful bacteria in creatures which eat filth, feces, or feast on the dead. These animals God declared unclean to eat.
Similarly, God said not to wear mixed fabrics. Back in those days, there were no powerful detergents, no hot water rinse or steam cycles to destroy fleas and lice which hide and lay eggs in the gap between the two fabrics.
Note that there was no death sentence for eating unclean foods or wearing mixed fabrics but there was a death sentence for rape of a betrothed woman, homosexuality, and adultery.
And slavery! That was endorsed also! Don’t forget slavery!
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.—Exodus 21:16
Those people who stole Africans to sell into slavery —mostly Arabs and other Africans, would have received the death penalty.
There is a big difference between becoming a slave out of economic necessity and being kidnapped.
Most people in biblical times were farmers and herdsmen. If your crops failed or were destroyed by war or drought, it was either become a slave or starve to death.
You should thank God every day for the blessed life you have.
Are you saying that it was OK to be a slave in Biblical times and people should thank god because they are not slaves now?
I don't believe that.
Anonymous
04/28/2025 20:35
Subject: Why not eat pork?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:People even now get sick every year eating shellfish and undercooked pork. People have died.Anonymous wrote:What is it about this animal that makes it to the forbidden fruit list?
What was the reasoning back in the day?
Back in biblical times, there were no microwaves to nuke the parasites and harmful bacteria in creatures which eat filth, feces, or feast on the dead. These animals God declared unclean to eat.
Similarly, God said not to wear mixed fabrics. Back in those days, there were no powerful detergents, no hot water rinse or steam cycles to destroy fleas and lice which hide and lay eggs in the gap between the two fabrics.
Note that there was no death sentence for eating unclean foods or wearing mixed fabrics but there was a death sentence for rape of a betrothed woman, homosexuality, and adultery.
And slavery! That was endorsed also! Don’t forget slavery!
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.—Exodus 21:16
Those people who stole Africans to sell into slavery —mostly Arabs and other Africans, would have received the death penalty.
There is a big difference between becoming a slave out of economic necessity and being kidnapped.
Most people in biblical times were farmers and herdsmen. If your crops failed or were destroyed by war or drought, it was either become a slave or starve to death.
You should thank God every day for the blessed life you have.
Anonymous
04/28/2025 20:11
Subject: Why not eat pork?
Anonymous wrote:People even now get sick every year eating shellfish and undercooked pork. People have died.Anonymous wrote:What is it about this animal that makes it to the forbidden fruit list?
What was the reasoning back in the day?
Back in biblical times, there were no microwaves to nuke the parasites and harmful bacteria in creatures which eat filth, feces, or feast on the dead. These animals God declared unclean to eat.
Similarly, God said not to wear mixed fabrics. Back in those days, there were no powerful detergents, no hot water rinse or steam cycles to destroy fleas and lice which hide and lay eggs in the gap between the two fabrics.
Note that there was no death sentence for eating unclean foods or wearing mixed fabrics but there was a death sentence for rape of a betrothed woman, homosexuality, and adultery.
And slavery! That was endorsed also! Don’t forget slavery!
Anonymous
04/28/2025 20:05
Subject: Why not eat pork?
People even now get sick every year eating shellfish and undercooked pork. People have died.Anonymous wrote:What is it about this animal that makes it to the forbidden fruit list?
What was the reasoning back in the day?
Back in biblical times, there were no microwaves to nuke the parasites and harmful bacteria in creatures which eat filth, feces, or feast on the dead. These animals God declared unclean to eat.
Similarly, God said not to wear mixed fabrics. Back in those days, there were no powerful detergents, no hot water rinse or steam cycles to destroy fleas and lice which hide and lay eggs in the gap between the two fabrics.
Note that there was no death sentence for eating unclean foods or wearing mixed fabrics but there was a death sentence for rape of a betrothed woman, homosexuality, and adultery.
Anonymous
04/28/2025 19:30
Subject: Why not eat pork?
Anonymous wrote:It was hot in Israel and Egypt. And no refrigeration. Pigs have a lot of parasites which are hard to kill. Granted the Spanish camr up with hot smoking to get jamon etc etc. Pigs were a staple food in the north as you could have one pregnant sow in winter to feeed, she's give you 5-6 piglets and they would eat all spring and summer and you can kill them and process meat to last you the winter. But pretty sure that all came later than the Old Testament dietary laws.
Ummmm no. They didn't invent that. Smoking meat including pig goes back thousands of years before Spain ever even existed.
Paleolithic people worldwide smoked cured meats including swine.
Anonymous
04/28/2025 19:25
Subject: Why not eat pork?
Anonymous wrote:What is it about this animal that makes it to the forbidden fruit list?
What was the reasoning back in the day?
Back in the day, because of parasites to put it simply.
Anonymous
04/27/2025 22:10
Subject: Why not eat pork?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:One theory is that pigs reminded people long, long ago of humans. We rummaged for food, so did pigs. They ate everything they had, so did we.
+1
Humans are sometimes called long pig. And animal testing used to test products on pigs because it was so close to humans
I've been told that the smell of pork cooking is very similar to the smell of human flesh burning.
Anonymous
04/27/2025 22:06
Subject: Why not eat pork?
The reason is simple, G-d gave the dietary laws, kosher animals need to have split hooves and chew the cud. No reasons given, just follow.
Fish, need scales and fins,
etc etc .
Not difficult to follow if you follow your faith .
Fish, need scales and fins,
etc etc .
Not difficult to follow if you follow your faith .
Anonymous
04/27/2025 22:05
Subject: Why not eat pork?
The reason is simple, G-d gave the dietary laws, kosher animals need to have split hooves and chew the cud. No reasons given, just follow.
Fish, need scales and fins,
etc etc .
Not difficult to follow if you follow your faith .
Fish, need scales and fins,
etc etc .
Not difficult to follow if you follow your faith .
Anonymous
04/27/2025 22:02
Subject: Why not eat pork?
I am do glad i have up meat 34 years ago. I barely ate it anyway.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 16:46
Subject: Why not eat pork?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There’s nothing forbidden about pork. Jesus saved you from that nonsense!
That's just some made up nonsense created centuries after Jesus's life
No, Jesus himself said, "it doesn't matter what goes into your mouth, what matters is what comes out of your mouth." Then Paul, if you accept his letters, made sure the new churches didn't go back to dietary rules.
He never said that. The author of the gospels is an anonymous person who probably never met Jesus. Why would he practice one thing and preach another?
The book of Mark is the oldest and was written about 30 years after Christs death.
He had been one of the disciples
The authorship of Mark is inconclusive.
What is known is that it was written about 70 ad, Christ was born around 2 or 3 ad. Died about the age of 35
Mark the evangelist or mark the disciple.
The most common theory by biblical scholars is that the actual writing process may have involved multiple people and a compilation of traditions.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 08:51
Subject: Why not eat pork?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There’s nothing forbidden about pork. Jesus saved you from that nonsense!
That's just some made up nonsense created centuries after Jesus's life
No, Jesus himself said, "it doesn't matter what goes into your mouth, what matters is what comes out of your mouth." Then Paul, if you accept his letters, made sure the new churches didn't go back to dietary rules.
He never said that. The author of the gospels is an anonymous person who probably never met Jesus. Why would he practice one thing and preach another?
The book of Mark is the oldest and was written about 30 years after Christs death.
He had been one of the disciples
The authorship of Mark is inconclusive.
What is known is that it was written about 70 ad, Christ was born around 2 or 3 ad. Died about the age of 35
Mark the evangelist or mark the disciple.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 02:38
Subject: Why not eat pork?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There’s nothing forbidden about pork. Jesus saved you from that nonsense!
That's just some made up nonsense created centuries after Jesus's life
No, Jesus himself said, "it doesn't matter what goes into your mouth, what matters is what comes out of your mouth." Then Paul, if you accept his letters, made sure the new churches didn't go back to dietary rules.
He never said that. The author of the gospels is an anonymous person who probably never met Jesus. Why would he practice one thing and preach another?
The book of Mark is the oldest and was written about 30 years after Christs death.
He had been one of the disciples
The authorship of Mark is inconclusive.
Anonymous
04/20/2025 21:59
Subject: Why not eat pork?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There’s nothing forbidden about pork. Jesus saved you from that nonsense!
That's just some made up nonsense created centuries after Jesus's life
No, Jesus himself said, "it doesn't matter what goes into your mouth, what matters is what comes out of your mouth." Then Paul, if you accept his letters, made sure the new churches didn't go back to dietary rules.
He never said that. The author of the gospels is an anonymous person who probably never met Jesus. Why would he practice one thing and preach another?
The book of Mark is the oldest and was written about 30 years after Christs death.
He had been one of the disciples
Mark was a disciple, but who knows, really, who wrote the book of Mark?
Anonymous
04/20/2025 20:15
Subject: Why not eat pork?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There’s nothing forbidden about pork. Jesus saved you from that nonsense!
That's just some made up nonsense created centuries after Jesus's life
No, Jesus himself said, "it doesn't matter what goes into your mouth, what matters is what comes out of your mouth." Then Paul, if you accept his letters, made sure the new churches didn't go back to dietary rules.
He never said that. The author of the gospels is an anonymous person who probably never met Jesus. Why would he practice one thing and preach another?
The book of Mark is the oldest and was written about 30 years after Christs death.
He had been one of the disciples