INTRODUCTION

The various faiths of Christianity include: Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant.

Most Christians: Omnivores and Demi-vegetarians(refuse animal products). Some Christians: Vegetarian. Some faith orders did not serve any meat at all, while many observed one or more

meatless days each week. In the Middle Ages, people required abstain from eating meat on Fridays (remembrance of Jesus died). Fish (dried and cured): Supply protein on meatless days. Since 1966, Catholics have not been required to observe meatless Fridays. . Christians eat bread and drink wine to remember Jesus. They believe Jesus died on the cross to save people from hell This meal is called The Last Supper Eggs also have symbolic value: represent renewed life

Diet perspective
Most Christians are omnivores (have no moral or religious objection to eating meat of any kind )

Diet lifestyle of Christianity:

Some Christians are Demi-vegetarians (refuse animal products that have been intensively reared ,eat only freerange meat and fish)

Some Christians are vegetarian (exclude fish, flesh and fowl, but not necessarily all dairy produce and eggs).

Some Christians are vegan (exclude fish, flesh and fowl and all dairy product).

Two main biblical insights influence Christian dietary practices:

Genesis 9.1-4: Allows meat eating under certain conditions. They believe that God had granted humans permission to eat flesh as part of the Noah covenant. Some Catholic and Orthodox Christians fast on Fridays or during Lent or other penitential seasons of the Churchs year for spiritual rather than ethical reasons. Genesis 1.29: Depicts vegetarianism as Gods original will. Some Christians are demi-vegetarian, vegetarian or vegan for ethical or religious reasons.

Will they eat the food or drink that does not conform to beliefs? Christian omnivores will eat anywhere. Vegetarian Christians object to food that has been in contact with meat products. Ex: Vegetables fried in meat or fish oil.

Vegetarianism concept
Christians actually forbids the eating of flesh entirely, because its impossible to get blood totally out of meat. Meat eating is unjustifiable because they know that they can live healthy lives without recourse to flesh foods. Opposed animal cruelty. All animals are creatures beloved by God and that God created them with a capacity for pain and suffering( should adopt a vegetarian diet).

Christian vegetarians believe:

Example Laying hen: animal 3.0 SELECTED FOOD: THE CHRISTIAN Spend their entire lives crammed into wire-mesh cages and stacked in cruelty:
with 10000 of other birds. One egg = 34 hours of suffering for a hen. Chickens, pigs (prohibited in Islam), cows: Genetically bred and fed drugs to make them grow faster Separated from their families at birth, and mutilated without any painkillers. They are killed by being hung upside down and bled to death from a slit throat.
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PERSPECTIVE

Genetic modified food(GMO) Christian theologians reject the use of GMOs entirely because: The unknown risks with GMOs with respect to health and the environment, The corporate ownership and control of the GM seeds that will enslave poor farmers to the GM companies. Surprisely, scientists have their blessing to genetically modified crop as a possible to world hunger and poverty with the Precaution principle:

When one is embarking on something new, one should think very carefully about whether it is safe or not, and should not go ahead until reasonably convinced it is. The current approval of GMOs, however cause many implication such as: The use of pesticides has increased. Soil fertility has been reduced. Soil erosion has increased. Land ownership has become more unequal.

Clean and unclean meats

'Clean' animals were suitable for both sacrifice, and for food. The 'unclean' were prohibited for both. From the Flood until Moses, they eating and sacrificing only the clean animals

ABRIDGED LIST OF SCRIPTURALLY "CLEAN" FOODS: [see Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14] MEAT: FISH: FOWL: They chew the cud & They must have both fins and Chicken have a divided hoof scales Turkey Beef Cod Quail Antelope Haddock Pheasant Elk Mackerel Goose Buffalo Salmon Grouse Lamb Bream Duck Deer Tuna Dove (and related) Goat Insects: Those listed in Scripture are not easily identified with our familiar insects. But you could, with John the Baptist, try locusts. [see Leviticus 11:20-23.] Modern outdoorsmen warn, however, to carefully inspect the locusts for parasites before ingesting!

Breaking the cleanness laws is not automatically a sin, but there are penalties (not allowed to enter the Temple that day).

Biblical fasting concept

Abstains from food, drink or sex in order to focus on spiritual growth. The denial of the needs of flesh. The act of sacrifice as fast and experience hunger reminded of God and His sacrifice for them. Are voluntary part of religious tradition or done in obedience to God. When decide to fast, must clear with God about: Why they are fasting? How long they will fast?

The only feast days common to most are Christmas and Easter. Fasting is not a major part of tradition.

Observe several feast and fast days during the year include: Christmas Easter The Annunciation Palm Sunday The Ascension Pentecost Sunday Some fast only during Lent (at the beginning of the seasons) and Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (memory of the day Christ died on the cross).

COMPARISION OF FOOD CONCEPT & RULES BETWEEN ISLAM & CHRISTIANITY

ISLAM
Quran mention 2 words to consider by muslim: Halal & thayyib means must be lawful and pure/wholesome to be consume. (An-Nahl :14)

CHRISTIANT
Bible mention clean & unclean food to be consume by their people. (Bible Genesis 7 :1-5)

In term of food cleanliness concept

In term of consuming food

Quran stated that any food can be consumed except which are haram to muslim. Depends on thinking & cnfident level of christiant either there are orthodox, protestan 0r khatolik

ISLAM
Quran already stated in surah AnNahl 115 & Al-maidah 3 that Allah prohibited muslim to consume blood, carrion, flesh of swine & animal which is not slaughtered in the name of Allah Azzawajal.

CHRISTIANT
In term of prohibited food
The divine revelation of bible at first prohibit their people to consume pork (old testament, Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 ), but then in new testament pork is lawful to eat (Isaiah 66:15-18 Moffatt).

In term of food intake concept

Quran already stated in surah AlAraf 31 to take food in moderate. Also a hadith from Rasulullah saw. Bible also stated that their people must eat to live not vice versa. The same concept with islam.

ISLAM
Quran stated that muslim WAJIB to fast during ramadhan

CHRISTIANT
In term of fasting concept
Never stated the MUST fast during any month

In term of when to fast

During ramadhan & other days which Feast days include Christmas, Easter, is sunat to fast the Annunciation (March 25th), Palm Sunday (the Sunday before Easter), the Ascension (40 days after Easter), and Pentecost Sunday (50 days after Easter). The only feast days common to most Protestant and Reformed traditions are Christmas and Easter.

Taboos food

Liquor and beer

Pork
Most Christian eat pork even it is forbidden (bible). Contain many toxins, worms and latent diseases. cause influenza (flu) illnesses Contains excessive quantities of histamine and imidazole compounds (lead to itching and inflammation cause swelling and deposits of mucus in tendons, resulting in arthritis, rheumatism) Lead to gallstones and obesity, due to its high cholesterol and saturated fat.

Christian have adopted food taboos from other religions, to make themselves more exclusive even generally they allowed to eat all kinds of food. The lack of accurate information on the food and nutrition situation affecting mostly the children, pregnant women and mothers because of irrational behavior and harmful practices.

Alcohol in the body cause the liver deals with ridding The body of the toxin, result fatty acids build in liver. Damage the liver by destroying or altering its cells. Chronic liver disease is a serious complication of inflammatory bowel disease.

Food is an important part of religious observance for many different faiths, including Christianity. Role of food in cultural practices and religious beliefs is complex and varies among individuals and communities. Some religious are forbidden from consuming certain foods and drinks. others restrict foods and drinks during their holy days. others associate dietary and food preparation practices with rituals of the faith. Many religious customs and laws may also be traced to early concerns for health and safety in consuming foods or liquids. Christianity perspective in food also related to concept of spiritual, healthy and clean food like other religion.