Having recently finished the election cycle, I’m hopeful that the influx of different people sends the right kind of message to the people who are still there. In the swirling mix of news items crying for desperate attention an article in a recent Christian publication reminds us of the importance of… food.
Yes, dear Christian reader, make sure that in your ongoing worship of God you pay close attention to the source and ‘fairness’ of the food you consume, the basic content of the article.
While the author offers important caveats and qualifications for her opinions, I can’t help but wonder if this is really the most important focus of Christianity’s global agenda? It seems to me that this is a political agenda which wants to wear the mantle of divine sanction, in this case from a left-leaning animal rights/distributive justice agenda. The political right does not remain immune to this kind of criticism. It looks like everyone wants to receive the divine unction and wear the robe of ‘Christianity:’ when wearing that suit suits the agenda.
The mantle of Christianity belongs to Christ alone. We would do better to wear it as his followers and interact with our culture intelligently. Perhaps the most important aspect of our lives as Christians is not what we eat, but a distinctively restored relationship to Him, to our families and to our communities. Instead of worrying about the content of the meal, we should share a meal with someone around us.
Talk about your faith…
and pass the sausage…
So out of curiosity, what is food "fairness"? Is it that I equally have a pork chop, hamburger and grilled chicken salad each week, and spread the death across the meat spectrum? I hope it is more than that.
ReplyDeleteIt has to do with how fairly the farmers are treated by the (evil) international corporations which purchase their goods. The author's point is that we should consume foods that are produced and purchased from the farmer at 'fair' prices. The fairness of those prices are not set by market forces, but by some other standard. It's a veiled socialist/communist ideal.
ReplyDeleteYour carnivorous eating habits are also exploitative. It takes a lot of grain to feed pigs, cows and chickens. If everyone were vegetarians, we could use that grain to feed the world's hungry. An idea which does not necessarily consider why the hungry people of the world are hungry. Is it truly due to a lack of resources or does political unrest contribute to world hunger? If political unrest is the problem, I propose world domination...
Sorry, ranting...
Good point about world hunger. How much of it really is about lack of food? I agree that more likely it is political unrest or totalitarian governments around the world. It would be interesting to see some stats by some of the hunger relief groups showing which country's governments are begging for food and are not receiving it. I just find that hard to believe. Perhaps the image at the beginning of "Black Hawk Down" is too ingrained in my psyche. I am sure you remember it: the food truck is delivering food and then it is overrun (violently) by the local militia. Although, I am sure that there are many tribal groups (i.e. PNG) that are truly hungry. I wonder how much food gets handed out to them? Probably not a lot because of the expense.
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