Came across this article today:
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I found it interesting as I have been veggie for about 22 years now.
Although there is no explicit commandment to abstain from meat, do christians not have a duty to ensure there is no suffering of animals which are God's creation,
David Grumett, lecturer in Christian Ethics at the University of Edinburgh writes:
The animal should be raised well. It should be acknowledged in how they are treated - they are gifts from God. And when they are killed, that should be done with the absolute minimum pain and suffering possible.
but another view held is
Dr. Corinne Painter from Washtenaw Community College writes:
Christians have a moral duty to eat food that is not the result of the undue suffering, unjust treatment, or human-induced premature death of sentient beings, who are clearly interested in avoiding suffering and in preserving their lives, which God explicitly stated are valuable and good
I would agree with the point made that as per genesis, the original creation was a vegetarian society (as there was no death).
Prof Linzey writes:
The important point is that the original diet given by the Creator is vegetarian. Although we live in a world that is fallen and alienated, we should try to at least approximate God's will by going veggie
So shouldn't Xians at least try to achieve God's original plan?
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