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INTRODUCTION The various faiths of Christianity include: Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant.

Most Christians: Omnivores and Demi-vegetarians(refuse animal products).

Some Christians: Vegetarian.

Some faith orders did not serve any meat at all, while many observed one or moremeatless days each week.

In the Middle Ages, people required abstain from eating meat on Fridays (remembranceof Jesus died).

Fish (dried and cured): Supply protein on meatless days.

Since 1966, Catholics have not been required to observe meatless Fridays.

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Eggs also have symbolic value: represent renewed life

Christians eat bread and drink wine to

remember Jesus. They believe Jesus died

on the cross to save people from hell

This meal is called The Last Supper



Diet perspective

Diet lifestyle

of Christianity:

Most Christians are omnivores (have no moral or

religious objection to eating meat of any kind )

Some Christians are vegan (exclude fish, flesh

and fowl and all dairy product).

Some Christians are vegetarian (exclude fish, flesh and

fowl, but not necessarily all dairy produce and eggs).

Some Christians are Demi-vegetarians (refuse animal

products that have been intensively reared ,eat only free-

range meat and fish)



Two main biblical insights influence Christian dietary practices:

Genesis 9.1-4: Allows meat eating under certain conditions. They believe thatGod had granted humans permission to eat flesh as part of the Noah covenant.Some Catholic and Orthodox Christians fast on Fridays or during Lent or otherpenitential seasons of the Church’s year for spiritual rather than ethical reasons.

Genesis 1.29: Depicts vegetarianism as God’s original will. Some Christians are

demi-vegetarian, vegetarian or vegan for ethical or religious reasons.

Will they eat the food or drink that does not conform to beliefs?

Christian omnivores will eat anywhere.

Vegetarian Christians object to food that has been in contact with

meat products. Ex: Vegetables fried in meat or fish oil.



3.0 SELECTED FOOD: THE CHRISTIANPERSPECTIVE

Vegetarianism concept

Christians actually forbids the eating of flesh entirely, because it’s impossible to getblood totally out of meat.

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Meat eating is unjustifiable because they know that they can

live healthy lives without recourse to flesh foods.

Opposed animal cruelty. All animals are creatures beloved byGod and that God created them with a capacity for pain and

suffering( should adopt a vegetarian diet).

Christian vegetarians

believe:

Laying hen:

•Spend their entire lives crammed into wire-mesh cages and stacked inwarehouses with 10000 of other birds.

• One egg = 34 hours of suffering for a hen.

Chickens, pigs (prohibited in Islam), cows:

•Genetically bred and fed drugs to make them grow faster

•Separated from their families at birth, and mutilated without any painkillers.

•They are killed by being hung upside down and bled to death from a slit throat.

Example

animal

cruelty:



Genetic modified food(GMO)

Christian theologians reject the use of GMOs entirely because:

The unknown risks with GMOs with respect to health and the environment, The corporate ownership and control of the GM seeds that will enslave poor farmers to the GM companies.

Surprisely, scientists have their blessing to genetically modified crop as a possible

to world hunger and poverty with the Precaution principle:

When one is embarking on something new, one should think very carefully

about whether it is safe or not, and should not go ahead until reasonably

convinced it is.

The current approval of GMOs, however cause many implication such as:The use of pesticides has increased.

Soil fertility has been reduced.

Soil erosion has increased.

Land ownership has become more unequal.



Clean and unclean meats

'Clean' animals were suitable for both sacrifice, and for food.

The 'unclean' were prohibited for both. From the Flood until Moses, they eating

and sacrificing only the clean animals

ABRIDGED LIST OF SCRIPTURALLY "CLEAN" FOODS:

[see Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14] MEAT:

They chew the cud &

have a divided hoof

Beef

Antelope

Elk

BuffaloLamb

Deer

Goat

FISH:

They must have both fins and

scales

Cod

Haddock

Mackerel

SalmonBream

Tuna

FOWL:

Chicken

Turkey

Quail

Pheasant

Goose

GrouseDuck

Dove (and related) Insects: Those listed in Scripture are not easily identified with our familiar insects. But you

could, with John the Baptist, try locusts. [see Leviticus 11:20-23.] Modern outdoorsmen

warn, however, to carefully inspect the locusts for parasites before ingesting!

Breaking the

cleanness laws

is not

automatically a

sin, but there are

penalties (notallowed to enter

the Temple that

day).



Observe several feast and

fast days during the year

include:

• Christmas

• Easter

• The Annunciation

• Palm Sunday

• The Ascension

• Pentecost Sunday

Some fast only during

Lent (at the beginning of

the seasons) and Ash

Wednesday and Good

Friday (memory of theday Christ died on the

cross).

Abstains from food, drink or sex

in order to focus on spiritual growth.

The denial of the needs of flesh.

The act of sacrifice as fast and

experience hunger reminded of God

and His sacrifice for them.

Are voluntary part of religious

tradition or done in obedience to

God.

When decide to fast, must clearwith God about:

•Why they are fasting?

•How long they will fast?

Biblical fasting

concept

The only feast

days common to

most are Christmas

and Easter.

Fasting is not a

major part of

tradition.



ISLAM CHRISTIANTIn term of food cleanliness concept

Quran mention 2 words to consider

by muslim: Halal & thayyib –

meansmust be lawful and pure/wholesome

to be consume. (An-Nahl :14)

Bible mention clean & unclean food to

be consume by their people.(Bible – Genesis 7 :1-5)

COMPARISION OF FOOD CONCEPT & RULES

BETWEEN ISLAM & CHRISTIANITY

In term of consuming food

Quran stated that any food can beconsumed except which are haram to

muslim.

Depends on thinking & cnfident levelof christiant either there are

orthodox, protestan 0r khatolik



ISLAM CHRISTIANTIn term of prohibited food

Quran already stated in surah An-

Nahl 115 & Al-maidah 3 that Allah

prohibited muslim to consume blood,

carrion, flesh of swine & animal

which is not slaughtered in the name

of Allah Azzawajal.

The divine revelation of bible at first

prohibit their people to consume pork

(old testament, Leviticus 11 and

Deuteronomy 14),

but then in new

testament pork is lawful to eat (Isaiah

66:15-18 Moffatt).

In term of food intake concept

Quran already stated in surah Al-

A’raf 31 to take food in moderate.Also a hadith from Rasulullah saw.

Bible also stated that their people

must eat to live not vice versa. Thesame concept with islam.



ISLAM CHRISTIANTIn term of fasting concept

Quran stated that muslim WAJIB to

fast during ramadhan

Never stated the MUST fast during

any month

In term of when to fast

During ramadhan & other days whichis sunat to fast

Feast days include Christmas, Easter,the Annunciation (March 25th), Palm

Sunday (the Sunday before Easter),

the Ascension (40 days after Easter),

and Pentecost Sunday (50 days after

Easter). The only feast days common

to most Protestant and Reformedtraditions are Christmas and Easter.



Christian have adopted

food taboos from other

religions, to make

themselves more

exclusive evengenerally they allowed

to eat all kinds of food.

• The lack of accurate

information on the food

and nutrition situation

affecting mostly thechildren, pregnant

women and mothers

because of irrational

behavior and harmful

practices.

• Alcohol

in the body

cause the

liver deals

with riddingThe body of the toxin,

result fatty acids build

in liver.

• Damage the liver by

destroying or

altering its cells.• Chronic liver

disease is a serious

complication of

inflammatory bowel

disease.

• Most Christian eat pork

even

it is forbidden (bible).

• Contain many toxins,

worms and latent diseases.

•

cause influenza (flu)illnesses

• Contains excessive

quantities of histamine and

imidazole compounds (lead

to itching and inflammation

cause swelling and depositsof mucus in tendons,

resulting in arthritis,

rheumatism)

• Lead to gallstones and

obesity, due to its high

cholesterol and saturated fat.

Taboos food PorkLiquor and beer



Food is an important part of religious observance for many different faiths, including Christianity.

Role of food in cultural practices and religious beliefs is complex and varies among individuals andcommunities.

Some religious are forbidden from consuming certain foods and drinks.

others restrict foods and drinks during their holy days.

others associate dietary and food preparation practices with rituals of the faith.

Many religious customs and laws may also be traced to early concerns for health and safety inconsuming foods or liquids.

Christianity perspective in food also related to concept of spiritual, healthy and clean food like otherreligion.

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