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To: HarleyD; Dr. Eckleburg; kosta50; annalex; Full Court; D-fendr; fortheDeclaration

I don't think we have to be kind to bugs, although I think we have to be kind to higher minded creatures, even the ones we eat. That after all was the beginning of kosher killing in the old days. Kindness is a chief trait that Abraham possessed, and when Jesus said "Blessed are the merciful", he was referencing kindness.


6,471 posted on 05/12/2006 5:30:22 PM PDT by 1000 silverlings
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To: 1000 silverlings
I don't think we have to be kind to bugs, although I think we have to be kind to higher minded creatures, even the ones we eat. That after all was the beginning of kosher killing in the old days. Kindness is a chief trait that Abraham possessed, and when Jesus said "Blessed are the merciful", he was referencing kindness.

Without question we should be kind to animals.(pr.12:10)

6,475 posted on 05/12/2006 5:34:57 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: 1000 silverlings; HarleyD; Dr. Eckleburg; annalex; Full Court; D-fendr; fortheDeclaration
I don't think we have to be kind to bugs, although I think we have to be kind to higher minded creatures, even the ones we eat. That after all was the beginning of kosher killing in the old days. Kindness is a chief trait that Abraham possessed, and when Jesus said "Blessed are the merciful", he was referencing kindness

You are getting warm. Killing animals for food is also a sign of our corruption. God gave man plants as "meat." It is only after the Fall that we begin to eat animals, and animals each other.

And yes, "Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy" sasy our Lord Jesus Christ.

6,478 posted on 05/12/2006 5:37:59 PM PDT by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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