Do you like a delicious hamburger now and then?
How about a pulled-pork sandwich?
Grilled chicken breast, anyone?
How about eggs for breakfast?
Does the process of how these food items make it to your table matter to you?
Should the process matter to you?
A related passage of Scripture…
1 After the ordination ceremony, on the eighth day, Moses called together Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. 2 He said to Aaron, “Take a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defects, and present them to the Lord. 3 Then tell the Israelites, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, and take a calf and a lamb, both a year old and without defects, for a burnt offering. 4 Also take a bull and a ram for a peace offering and flour moistened with olive oil for a grain offering. Present all these offerings to the Lord because the Lord will appear to you today.’ – Leviticus 9:1-4
How do you get a defect-free animal?
If animals are food, does their treatment matter?
Does a cow care if they can’t move?
Are pigs smart enough to know if they are abused?
Does a chicken care if they are cage free?
Do we embrace Darwinian logic when it comes to wild animals – that only the strong survive? What if we are responsible for their hardship? Is that just an example of natural selection? Find out why California Condors almost got wiped out…
The Oxytocin Reality Check: Animals Emote Like Us
Changes need to be made, and change is difficult.
Every area requiring change has a complex backstory.
Oftentimes, our demand for inexpensive food drives industry to focus on the bottom line first. Consumers are happy. Stockholders are happy. Everybody is happy except the ones paying the highest price.
Could it be that sacrifices had to be blemish-free to teach us a lesson about proper stewardship and honor about the animals offered? Perhaps it was way more than simply trying to win God’s favor?
My agenda: get you thinking and asking questions.
How much more are you willing to pay to eat humanely produced food? Would you be willing to spend a little more for an egg?
How much effort are you willing to give to finding out where your food comes from?
You have choices to make that are related to the stewardship God has entrusted you.
How will you move forward in wisdom?
Check out The Bond, by Wayne Pacelle. As the President of the Humane Society, his bias is obvious, but it will provide a framework from which to go deeper, even if you disagree.
1 comment:
Hi! Do you have an mp3 you can post for the August 14th teaching regarding creation and animals? It would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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