Hi folks,

I am a new Adventist and I do take the Bible's suggestion that we not eat unclean meats such as pork.

But how do I defend this belief logically? What evidence can I give to other Christians and non who think that pork is the other white meat and is good for you?

Some help please.

Thanks

Ren.

For starters, have a look at Dr. J.H. Kellogg's thoughts on pigs, at

http://www.giveshare.org/Health/porkeatdanger.html

While it's true that trichinosis isn't as prevalent in the U.S. now as it was then, it still occurs fairly regularly in other countries. (I'm not sure about the Bahamas.) And some health professionals think it occurs in the U.S. more than authorities admit, since trichinosis can imitate a raft of other diseases and so sometimes goes undiagnosed. Those little worms are hard to kill, and hardly anyone cooks their pork at the high temperatures needed to eliminate them completely.

It's a fact that a pig's body is chock full of poisons. Every pig has a duct on each foreleg to allow liquid waste to pass out of the pig's body; urination isn't enough to get rid of it all. If a venomous rattlesnake bites a pig, most times it won't affect the pig at all, since there's already so much poison in the pig's system. The pig is liable to turn around and eat the rattlesnake.

Pigs were intended by God as 'cleanup crew', the same as buzzards and catfish.

There are two articles at Amazing Facts that include information on pork:

"Death in the Kitchen" --
http://www.amazingfacts.org/items/Read_Media.asp?ID=618&x=22&y=30

"Hogs and Other Hazards" --
http://www.amazingfacts.org/items/Read_Media.asp?ID=619&x=19&y=35

For those Christians who claim that Jesus did away with the laws regarding clean and unclean meat, ask them why Peter said, "I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean." Acts 10:14. This was years after Calvary. Didn't he know?

Also, this passage that describes events connected with the Second Coming of Christ:

"For by fire and by His sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many.
They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord."
-- Isaiah 66:16,17.

Gob bless you in your new walk with Him!

Thanks John.

I'm not a normal listener of Paul Harvey News but many years ago I happened to hear his noon news program. He was warning people to be very careful about cooking pork. He said there is a "trichinosis worm" in pork and explained why we wouldn't want this in our bodies alive. So his conclusion was to be sure to cook your pork well and then went on to explain how to cook it thoroughly.

My thoughts were like what? Sure, cook the worms good so when we eat them, they won't hurt us!! I will never forget this news program and often wondered if he ever realized what he was actually saying to people!