The news said yesterday that the cause of the SARS virus is
suspected to be from a wild game animal(s) which a chef in China
has been in contact with.
Now what can be learnt from this incident?
What God has not given us for food (in the Jewish dietary law), we
better not eat. One of the reasons why the animals forbidden to the
Jews were forbidden was that they are not suitable for human
consumption.
Eg: the pig. The pig eats whatever kind of food it can eat
(including shit, refuse or whatever filthy stuff). And do you think
this kind of food will make it a healthy animal? Do you know that
the average pig has many diseases? Do you know that the pig has
excretion outlets for the toxins it accumulates in its body, namely
greenish discharges on its feet? Do you know that the pig is a host
of numerous parasites? Do you know that farm animals that were
given pork products instead of some other food they are usually fed
on can die from food poisoning? Do you know that the pig is
FAT?
Other stuff that we should not eat include:
-Organs and offal. I havent found scientific basis for this, but
to be safe, dont eat them.
-Fat, especially "fat that covereth the inwards" (Chinese: ban(3)
you(2), literally "board fat"). Used for some types of Tim Sum.
Some research show that this kind of fat is different biochemically
from subcutaneous fat.
-Blood. Blood carries diseases and other harmful substances. When
you are suspected of a serious disease, which part of the body do
you check? Its the blood!
Creatures that are Clean and may be eaten
-Animals that part the hoof, cloven footed and chews the cud
namely:
-Cow, Deer, Lamb, Caribou, Buffalo, Elk, Goat, Moose.
-Fish that have fins and scales namely:
-Bass, Bluefish, Crappie, Perch, Pike, Salmon, Sunfish,
Trout.
-Birds that are clean namely: Chicken, Turkey, Pheasant, Grouse,
Quail
-Clean creeping animals namely: Locusts, Cricket, Grasshopper
Creatures that are not clean and may not be eaten
-Animals that do not do all of these: part the hoof, cloven footed
and chews cud namely: Pig (pork), Rabbit, Raccoon, Squirrel,
Monkey, Dog, Coyote, Fox, Wolf, Lion, Tiger, Horse, Mule, Zebra,
Bear, Camel, Elephant, Llama, Hippo, Kangaroo
-Water creatures that do not have fins and scales: Catfish, Eel,
Marlin, Shark, Abalone, Clam, Crab, Crayfish, Lobster, Oyster,
Shrimp, Jellyfish, Squid, Dolphin, Seal, Whale
-Unclean Birds: Bat, Eagle, Osprey, Raven, Duck, Swan,
Vulture
-Unclean creeping animals: Frog, Toad, Crocodile, Lizard, Snake,
Turtle, Salamander, Newt, Snail
The point is that some animals were given for man to be eaten, some
were not. Those that are not meant to be eaten have some other
purpose in the ecosystem, like cleaning up the environment for the
pig. If we try to defy nature by eating whatever we like, we are
going to ruin our health. To preserve our health, follow the
natural way, eat whatever God has given man to eat and be content.
Do you know that Jews who follow strictly the Jewish dietary law
have one of the lowest incidence of cancer and other dreaded
diseases?
Note that I am not trying to instill anger or hatred to
non-Christians or non-Jews or whoever eats the unclean foods
defined by the Jewish dietary law, I am just concerned about the
health of the general public. I am stating this not from a
religious point of view, but from a scientific point of view.
Cheers.
Herman
References:
http://www.giveshare.org/Health/porkeatdanger.html
http://www.ellenwhite.org/contra2.htm
http://www.zoomnet.net/~bbratt/udonteat.html
http://www.geocities.com/porkfatal/
http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/homestead/Countryside/Wc5e0734120a82.htm
God's Key to Health & Happiness, ELMER A JOSEPHSON
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0800750187/heartofwisdompub/102-9041211-5763318
