Help me find this tumblr post!
May 12, 2011 10:04 AM Subscribe
I saw a post yesterday or the day before on tumblr about the bible and how it basically endorses plant-based diets and sort of says not to eat meat - help me find it?
I've searched on tumblr and googled to no avail. My initial description is basically as much as I remember about it. If you saw it too, and you remember where, please help me out!
I've searched on tumblr and googled to no avail. My initial description is basically as much as I remember about it. If you saw it too, and you remember where, please help me out!
I know exactly which one you're looking for.. Gimme a min...
posted by patronuscharms at 10:07 AM on May 12, 2011
posted by patronuscharms at 10:07 AM on May 12, 2011
You also may be interested in Seventh-Day Adventists' diets if you're looking for Bible-based veganism.
posted by phunniemee at 10:09 AM on May 12, 2011
posted by phunniemee at 10:09 AM on May 12, 2011
Best answer: This was linked at one point...
There this, but this wasn't the full post... The original had excerpts from all religious texts...
This Wikipedia entry seems to be the source that the original post used...
But I can't find the original post at all. I even had it fav'd. :(
posted by patronuscharms at 10:16 AM on May 12, 2011
There this, but this wasn't the full post... The original had excerpts from all religious texts...
This Wikipedia entry seems to be the source that the original post used...
But I can't find the original post at all. I even had it fav'd. :(
posted by patronuscharms at 10:16 AM on May 12, 2011
Best answer: HOLLA I FOUND IT: http://thallydraper.tumblr.com/post/5236128336
Original text reproduced here:
Religious Emphasis on Vegetarianism ›
Christianity:
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the Earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” — Genesis 1:29-30
“Animals are God’s creatures, not human property, nor utilities, nor resources, nor commodities, but precious beings in God’s sight…Christians whose eyes are fixed on the awfulness of crucifixion are in a special position to understand the awfulness of innocent suffering. The Cross of Christ is God’s absolute identification with the weak, the powerless, and the vulnerable, but most of all with unprotected, undefended, innocent suffering.” — Reverend Andrew Linzey
“And the flesh of the slain beasts in his body will become his own tomb. For I tell you truly, he who kills, kills himself and he who eats the flesh of slain beasts, eats the body of death.” — The Essene Gospel of Peace
“The people in the desert are tired of manna, and so ask for meat. Quails are sent, but as soon as they eat the quails, they are struck with a deadly plague.” — Numbers 11:4-34
Hinduism:
“Having well considered the origin of flesh foods. And the cruelty of fettering and slaying corporeal beings let man entirely abstain from eating flesh.” — Manusmriti 5.49
“He is closest to God who harms no living creature.” — Bhagavad Gita
“Meat can never be obtained without injury to living creatures, and injury to sentient beings is detrimental to the attainment of heavenly bliss; let him therefore shun the use of meat.” — Manusmriti
“The purchaser of flesh performs himsa (violence) by his wealth; he who eats flesh does so by enjoying its taste; the killer does himsa by actually tying and killing the animal. Thus, there are three forms of killing. He who brings flesh or sends for it, he who cuts of the limbs of an animal, and he who purchases, sells, or cooks flesh and eats it-all of these are to be considered meat-eaters.” —Manusmriti
Islam:
“A good deed done to an animal is as meritorious as a good deed done to a human being, while an act of cruelty to an animal is a bad as an act of cruelty to a human being.” — Prophet Mohammed
“All creatures on earth are sentient beings. “There is not an animal on earth, nor a bird that flies on its wings - but they are communities like you.” — The Quran, 6:38
Judaism:
“For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people. And ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.” — Leviticus 7:23-27
“For that which befalleth the sons of men, befalleth beasts…As one dieth so dieth the other. Yet they have all one breath. So that a man hath no pre-eminence over a beast.” — Ecclesiastes 3:19
“For the Lord your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths, springing forth in valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of olive trees and honey; a land wherein you shall eat bread without scarceness, you shall not lack anything in it… And you shall eat and be satisfied, and bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.” — Deuteronomy 8: 7-10
“I shall return my people from captivity, and they shall build up the waste cities and inhabit them, and they shall plant vineyards and drink the wine from them, and they shall make gardens and eat the fruit from them, and I shall plant them upon their land.”— Amos 9:14-15
“Build houses and dwell in them, and plant gardens and eat the fruit of them.” — Jeremiah 29:5
“He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man.” — Isaiah 66:3
posted by patronuscharms at 10:21 AM on May 12, 2011 [8 favorites]
Original text reproduced here:
Religious Emphasis on Vegetarianism ›
Christianity:
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the Earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” — Genesis 1:29-30
“Animals are God’s creatures, not human property, nor utilities, nor resources, nor commodities, but precious beings in God’s sight…Christians whose eyes are fixed on the awfulness of crucifixion are in a special position to understand the awfulness of innocent suffering. The Cross of Christ is God’s absolute identification with the weak, the powerless, and the vulnerable, but most of all with unprotected, undefended, innocent suffering.” — Reverend Andrew Linzey
“And the flesh of the slain beasts in his body will become his own tomb. For I tell you truly, he who kills, kills himself and he who eats the flesh of slain beasts, eats the body of death.” — The Essene Gospel of Peace
“The people in the desert are tired of manna, and so ask for meat. Quails are sent, but as soon as they eat the quails, they are struck with a deadly plague.” — Numbers 11:4-34
Hinduism:
“Having well considered the origin of flesh foods. And the cruelty of fettering and slaying corporeal beings let man entirely abstain from eating flesh.” — Manusmriti 5.49
“He is closest to God who harms no living creature.” — Bhagavad Gita
“Meat can never be obtained without injury to living creatures, and injury to sentient beings is detrimental to the attainment of heavenly bliss; let him therefore shun the use of meat.” — Manusmriti
“The purchaser of flesh performs himsa (violence) by his wealth; he who eats flesh does so by enjoying its taste; the killer does himsa by actually tying and killing the animal. Thus, there are three forms of killing. He who brings flesh or sends for it, he who cuts of the limbs of an animal, and he who purchases, sells, or cooks flesh and eats it-all of these are to be considered meat-eaters.” —Manusmriti
Islam:
“A good deed done to an animal is as meritorious as a good deed done to a human being, while an act of cruelty to an animal is a bad as an act of cruelty to a human being.” — Prophet Mohammed
“All creatures on earth are sentient beings. “There is not an animal on earth, nor a bird that flies on its wings - but they are communities like you.” — The Quran, 6:38
Judaism:
“For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people. And ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.” — Leviticus 7:23-27
“For that which befalleth the sons of men, befalleth beasts…As one dieth so dieth the other. Yet they have all one breath. So that a man hath no pre-eminence over a beast.” — Ecclesiastes 3:19
“For the Lord your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths, springing forth in valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of olive trees and honey; a land wherein you shall eat bread without scarceness, you shall not lack anything in it… And you shall eat and be satisfied, and bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.” — Deuteronomy 8: 7-10
“I shall return my people from captivity, and they shall build up the waste cities and inhabit them, and they shall plant vineyards and drink the wine from them, and they shall make gardens and eat the fruit from them, and I shall plant them upon their land.”— Amos 9:14-15
“Build houses and dwell in them, and plant gardens and eat the fruit of them.” — Jeremiah 29:5
“He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man.” — Isaiah 66:3
posted by patronuscharms at 10:21 AM on May 12, 2011 [8 favorites]
Response by poster: Andrhia - Yes, believe it or not I did go through my history quite thoroughly, I'm just that incompetent at computers that I couldn't find it. :)
patronuscharms - It was actually the second link in your second post! But I love your 3rd post on its own accord, so thanks for that too! Holla indeed.
posted by jitterbug perfume at 10:38 AM on May 12, 2011
patronuscharms - It was actually the second link in your second post! But I love your 3rd post on its own accord, so thanks for that too! Holla indeed.
posted by jitterbug perfume at 10:38 AM on May 12, 2011
Genesis 1:29-30 specifies a plant diet; but the bookend passage of Genesis 9:1-3 provides an etiology of how humans came to eat an omnivorous diet:
1 God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. 2The fear and dread of you shall rest on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the air, on everything that creeps on the ground, and on all the fish of the sea; into your hand they are delivered. 3Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; and just as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.
posted by apartment dweller at 10:57 AM on May 12, 2011
1 God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. 2The fear and dread of you shall rest on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the air, on everything that creeps on the ground, and on all the fish of the sea; into your hand they are delivered. 3Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; and just as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.
posted by apartment dweller at 10:57 AM on May 12, 2011
Best answer: Re “And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the Earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” — Genesis 1:29-30
"Meat" in the days of the King James bible was pretty much generic for "food" (e.g. nutmeats, mincemeat pies, etc.) so that quotation is in no sense saying "you should eat seeds instead of meat."
posted by zadcat at 11:39 AM on May 12, 2011
"Meat" in the days of the King James bible was pretty much generic for "food" (e.g. nutmeats, mincemeat pies, etc.) so that quotation is in no sense saying "you should eat seeds instead of meat."
posted by zadcat at 11:39 AM on May 12, 2011
From Genesis 9:
1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands. 3 Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
posted by tylerkaraszewski at 8:38 PM on May 12, 2011
1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands. 3 Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
posted by tylerkaraszewski at 8:38 PM on May 12, 2011
Oops, I missed the previous post that also included that same passage.
posted by tylerkaraszewski at 8:39 PM on May 12, 2011
posted by tylerkaraszewski at 8:39 PM on May 12, 2011
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posted by Andrhia at 10:06 AM on May 12, 2011