{"id":2608,"date":"2012-04-25T09:31:27","date_gmt":"2012-04-25T13:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/?p=2608"},"modified":"2012-04-25T09:31:27","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T13:31:27","slug":"mad-cow-disease-and-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2012\/04\/mad-cow-disease-and-the-bible.html","title":{"rendered":"Mad Cow Disease and the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>There is another case of Mad Cow disease found in the US. \u00a0The medical name for the disease is\u00a0bovine spongiform encephalopathy<\/strong>, or BSE. \u00a0As predicted, we have been told that the United States beef supply is more than safe and there is absolutely no danger to the public.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Yet, I understand from some folks from England that they were also assured that their meat was all right until the government officials could not longer ignore the people who were suffering with this maddening disease. The human form is known as variant\u00a0Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0The beginning stage is largely one of anxiety, depression and other psychiatric symptoms.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>You may be questioning what causes this dread cattle malady. \u00a0It has been proven that the disease is caused from feeding cattle meat and body waste. \u00a0Some years ago, it was found that chicken by-products and manure could be added to cattle feed and the cow would eat it. \u00a0It also seemed to be good for them because they were able to gain more weight faster. \u00a0Then the dreaded disease began to appear in the herds. \u00a0In an article no longer available on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website, this excerpt was published as \u201cInformation for Consumers Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine entitled,\u00a0The Use of Chicken Manure\/Litter in Animal Feed.\u201d \u00a0<\/em>The sub-title of the article states \u201cThe following consumer information is provided by Daryl Fleming, Communications Staff, FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine.\u201d \u00a0This is a small excerpt\u00a0from the article. \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Recycled animal waste, such as processed chicken manure and litter, has been used as a feed ingredient for almost 40 years. This animal waste contains large amounts of protein, fiber, and minerals, and has been deliberately mixed into animal feed for these nutrients. Generally, animal waste is used within the State where it is produced because the bulk and weight of the product makes interstate shipment uneconomical. Normally, this animal waste is used by small farmers and owners of beef and dairy herds as a winter supplement for mother cows and weaned calves.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We have been assured that this deadly practice has been eliminated but how much oversight is given over the production of this cattle feed? \u00a0The FDA in the paper\u00a0\u201cFramework for the FDA Animal Feed Safety System\u201d<\/a>\u00a0admits, \u201cAnimal feed ingredients and mixed feeds produced and used in the US have a good safety record.\u00a0 However, because oversight of this industry is limited and focused on a few known safety issues, potential human and animal health problems remain hidden. \u201c<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>There are often concerns regarding the foods we eat. \u00a0It is a fact that cows fed only grain will never have contract Mad Cow Disease. The Bible prescribed for us clean and unclean foods. \u00a0In simple words, scavenger animals, birds and sea foods should not be eaten. \u00a0Fruit and vegetables are all right. \u00a0However, the animal kingdom is divided clearly in the Old Testament. \u00a0Clean animals do not eat animal flesh or other by products, including manure.<\/p>\n

I understand as Christians, we no longer live under the law of Moses. \u00a0Yet, the Old Testament prescribes stern warning regarding the foods we eat. \u00a0Of course, there is the vision given to Peter regarding the sheet that came from heaven. \u00a0God clearly said to him that everything that He had made was clean. \u00a0Christians have taken this as a proclamation to allow us to eat those unclean foods. \u00a0Never the less, there are reasons for God\u2019s prohibition. \u00a0The Lord\u2019s reasons weren\u2019t arbitrary or even legalistic. We are finding that these laws contain clear concerns for our health.<\/p>\n

After studying and reconsidering the foods we eat, you may want to begin to consider the foods you are eating out of concern for your own health. \u00a0Do you feel that the dietary laws make sense? \u00a0Have you ever considered what unclean scavenger foods might be doing to you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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