Is vegetarianism or veganism against Christianity?

[Padre Pio]

What are your views about it?

 

[electedbyhim]

I believe the answer is no and Jesus declared all foods clean.

Mark 7:19 because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and goes to the sewer?” (Thus He declared all foods clean.)

1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Christainas can eat what they want, but not to excess leading to obesity.

Proverbs 23:20-21 Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat; For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe them with rags.

I have read studies (weather true or not) that veganism and vegetarianism is not healthy. Most vegans and vegetarians I know are obese. As an Executive Chef, I have seen this more times than I would like to admit.

These studies came from much research on the Carnivore diet, which I have been participating in. I mean, who does not like rare meat, butter and water.

Personally I could never live on a vegan/vegetarian diet.

Back to the OP, no it is not against Christianity.

 

[hawkman]

New King James Version
So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths,

 

[Indentured Servant]

What are your views about it?

No, but if a vegetarian is offended by seeing a believer eat meat, that meat eater must not consume meat in front of them. To disregard their conscience would violate scripture, in that situation.

 

[hawkman]

No, but if a vegetarian is offended by seeing a believer eat meat, that meat eater must not consume meat in front of them. To disregard their conscience would violate scripture, in that situation.

What is the scripture you are seeing violated ?

 

[Indentured Servant]

It is a general principle in scripture to not offend the conscience of another, especially one of weaker faith. I merely applied a specific event to remind us to consider the other person above ourselves. There are a variety of ways this is worded and numerous writings in the scripture that present this in different situations.