Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: James.Quilty@comp.vuw.ac.nz (James William Quilty) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Food Laws (was Biblical Sexual Morality) Message-ID: Date: 2 Apr 91 08:49:33 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Computer Science, Victoria University, Wellington, NewZealand Lines: 24 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu [In article , drew@anucsd.anu.edu.au (Drew Corrigan) referred to an article probably in the Lancet claiming that OT laws could be justified on medical grounds. --clh] I'm interesed, very much so... [you know that recent studies have shown that sleep gives you cancer ?! :-) ] > > There are three approaches to dealing with these Laws: a) they were simply > rituals given to Israel; b) they "evolved" through tradition; c) they > are Laws given by God because he created us and knows best what should and > should not be eaten in order for humans to function well and live healthily. > I maintain approach c) is the correct one. If approach (c) is correct, then why has God given these things for us to eat now ? I won't bore everyone with a myriad of Bible references (yet :-). And anyway, How do you know what God knows or what God thought when She (deliberate provocation, there !!!) set down the laws of the old testament ? How can you claim to know the purposes of God ? You got some direct line to God we don't know about ? :-) Jim.