To: fruitarian108
Then why were we given laws concerning clean and unclean animals?
The disciples were told to eat what was set before the with out questioning where it came from.
If you can't eat meat then fish on friday doesn't make sense.
6 posted on
07/23/2006 7:59:07 PM PDT by
ThomasThomas
(Red is good)
To: ThomasThomas
If you can't eat meat then fish on Friday doesn't make sense. Church tradition that started in order to help fishermen. Way back centuries ago in Italy, fish fell out of favor as a dietary staple. Some pope or cardinal made fish an exemption for Fridays.
8 posted on
07/23/2006 8:20:11 PM PDT by
oyez
(The way to punish a providence is to allow it to be governed by philosophers. --Frederick the Great)
To: ThomasThomas
Fish on Friday was the final vestige of early Christian
vegetarianism in following Christ's example.
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