Meat Eaters

Dear Victorious,

The Europeans eat horse meat. The Chinese eat cats. The Koreans eat dogs. Some cultures even eat insects. Somehow this just seems wrong on so many levels. How can Christianity take root in such cultures when they have such barbaric practices?

Doreen - Round Rock, TX

Dear Doreen,

The Bible is the authoritative word on the purpose of animals. All animals, including pets and insects, are to serve at our pleasure. They were put here to serve mankind. So eating horse, cat, dog or even insects is no more wrong than eating beef, pork or chicken. Our culture embraces food practices that other cultures would find repulsive. But the issue here is culture ... and not morals.