They know that. They have never been able to produce a single verse to support the notion that gentiles were expected to and did, in fact, follow the cultic food laws of Israel.
This gets down to a case of trying to be holier than God. Gentiles eating like Jews, old covenant Jews for that matter. Following the traditions of rabbis rather than the teaching of Christ's apostles.
There is no reason for any Christian to observe food laws unless it is to avoid giving offense (Rom. 14:20,21).
“There is no reason for any Christian to observe food laws unless it is to avoid giving offense.
Hear, hear! You would have enjoyed the pulled pork I made last Saturday. The only offense given was trying to get the people away from the table so others could have their turn at the trough.
I am fully convinced that any logic that would have gentiles required to obey food laws would, of logical necessity, when applied to circumcision, also obligate gentiles to be circumcised.
It is the same logic these folks use when dealing with the sabbath.