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What does the Bible say about vegetarianism?
There's been something that's been bothering me for a while. Almost my whole life I've wanted to be a vegetarian, but come from a family of big meat eaters. I guess this is kinda my conviction. I know what animals go through in those slaughter houses and feel it's animal abuse. Hunting is one thing but I feel slaughter houses are too cruel. I don't want to support something like that. I know the bible says you can eat meat and that's why my parents make me eat meat. But it doesn't order you to eat meat. In Romans 14 it says not to judge those who choose to eat meat and don't those who choose to eat vegetables. But it also says that those who are weak in the faith eat vegetables. I'm wondering if that means I'm spiritually weak or its referring to a certain group of people? I don't know I'm so confused! I don't like to see myself as spiritually weak, but to try to eat meat I told myself I just woldnt care anymore, and I feel it made me be a monster. I would constantly get mad at animals for acting on instinct and it's something I don't want to be again. When I do care on the other hand, I feel sick for eating an animal, but I'm also much kinder. The bible also says not to put a stumbling block in your brothers path, and that's what meat is for me. Is there any more scripture to back me up? And can anyone tell me what the clean and unclean animals are in the bible? Any advice would be very much appreciated. I can't tell you how much time I've spent researching these subjects:(
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THere are natural vegetarians like myself like that as a little child, never able to get used to the texture and taste of meat even tho forced to eat. I believe the meat vs veggie eater story is an analogy to point out that those with more spiritual growth and maturity should not look down on those who don't have it yet, the vegetarians. It was not meant to be taken literally.
As for clean and unclean animals, God was simply sharing basic info to keep people healthier in a time when there was no such thing as refrigeration. Some meats preserve well with salt or dried and others don't last even a day before harmful germs in it can make you really sick. He had no way to explain germs and micro organisms in a time of little medical advancment and no microscopes.
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