Why Must Religionists Forbid Tasty Foods

I can't help but notice that many religions limit adherents' diets. They think that they're holy if they don't eat certain things or consume specific foods. Nothing could be further from the truth.

We know that the descendents of Israel were forbidden to eat certain kinds of animals. This was done for health reasons as well as to separate them from their pagan neighbours.

One example of this was the prohibition  of eating pork. We read in Leviticus 11:7 (BBE), "And the pig is unclean to you, because though the horn of its foot is parted, its food does not come back." That means it doesn't chew the cud like a cow does.

We have refrigeration and better inspection regulations now. Because of this, we needn't worry about Trichinosis. Sadly, Muslims and orthodox Jews still refuse to eat pork.

Then there are religions like Hinduism which worship cows as well as other creatures. It's a serious offense in India for anybody to eat beef. I've read many accounts where Christians were attacked for doing so.

And of course we know about vegetarians and vegans. They don't realize that our bodies require  animal protein. We also have canine teeth, something herbivores don't have. As I found out with my rabbits, they have a gap between their incisors and their molars.

Since we obey Christ, we can eat pretty much whatever we want. As he said in Matthew 15:10 and 11 (BBE), "And he got the people together and said to them, 'Give ear, and let my words be clear to you: Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.'"

This foolish idea of spiritually-defiling food clung to the first-century churches. That's why Paul wrote what he wrote in Colossians 2:20-22 (BBE). "If you were made free, by your death with Christ, from the rules of the world, why do you put yourselves under the authority of orders Which say there may be no touching, tasting, or taking in your hands, (Rules which are all to come to an end with their use) after the orders and teaching of men?"

If our Lord tarries until Saturday, I hope to post about a song regarding one journey no one should take.