Ah, well, I seem to be having a debate about foods listed as clean and unclean in the bible. My bible, after stating that God forbids the consumption of scavengers and carrion eaters, who feed on other animals as a part of their diet. Animals such asfish with fnis and scales, deer, antelope, bison, caribou, cattle, gazelle, elk, ox, reindeer, sheep,goats, harts and ibexs as okay, and insects including locusts and crickets. Many birds that eat seeds and such are also listed as okay. I was reading through a list in a religious magazine called "Good News" and it listed the Rabbit and Squirrel as meat eaters, who, therefore, shouldn't be eaten. However, I've never seen a rabbit or a squirrel eat meat, therefore, I believe it would be okay to eat. What do you guys think?

The Bible also says that hares chew their cud, which they don't, so I wouldn't trust the bible for my dietary needs (or anything else for that matter).

Hmm... speaking of bible food... mine tastes delicious! They make a good fondue. And go well with red wine. Yum. That's real soul food!

I use to have a reoccuring dream about a rabbit eating me. Does that help?

Stressed populations of some types of squirrel and rabbit have been known to be carnivores. Any animal, including humans, are capable of eating anything to survive.

Clean foods? Anything Kosher! Read how to keep kosher here!

I think that the whole clean/kosher vs. unclean thing was originally quite literal, and practical.
In the desert a few thousand years ago, there were certain animals you DIDN'T want to eat, because of the risk of disease, etc.
Hence the distinction between 'clean' and 'unclean.' - simple social hygiene.

Society and Religion were more or less the same thing back then, so it's not surprising these rules of dietary hygiene (and circumcision - the desert is not the best place to clean smegma), became religious laws as well.


By the way, wasn't there some thing in the New Testament that abolished that?
Or was that just a metaphor for accepting gentiles?