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Think of this...here is my first post!
The other day I was paging through an old God’s World News from last July and I spotted an interesting article entitled “The Last Cluck”. And I quote....
“The memorial service truly was a sad occasion. But it was not sad because of the dearly departed.
It was sad because humans were actually participating. The Solemn ceremony in a Tokyo hotel was sponsored by Japan’s Agriculture Ministry and the nation’s poultry industry. It was a Buddhist-inspired funeral for chickens.
Yes, about 300,000 Japanese chickens had to be destroyed because of last winter’s avian flu. “We wanted to express our regret to chickens for having to kill them,” said Hideyuki Shimada, a director of the Japan Poultry Association. He said the service was also to thank chickens for providing food.
More than 200 mourners bowed their heads to pray for what they claimed were the souls of the dear departed. Then they bowed to an altar arranged with a stack of eggs.
“A memorial service is extremely important,” said one Poultry Association official. Just as important, that is, as the memorial services commonly held in Japan for things like dead computers, television sets, shoes, and kitchen knives.”
My first reaction after I had read the above was to laugh at the ridiculousness of the whole thing, but, after pondering it for a moment I realized that it was truly a very serious situation. The bible clearly states in the 10 Commandments that we are not to make idols, but to worship God alone.
Everything, in the end goes back to God, the creator. Yes, the chicken does provide food. But where and how did the chicken come about and who enabled it to provide food? And the same question applies to computers, television sets, shoes and even kitchen knives. Because, God made man and he enabled man to function with his mind and body. He also provided him with brains to think, build and create.
God fully deserves all glory and praise for what he created and provides.
Lydia
Think of this...here is my first post!
The other day I was paging through an old God’s World News from last July and I spotted an interesting article entitled “The Last Cluck”. And I quote....
“The memorial service truly was a sad occasion. But it was not sad because of the dearly departed.
It was sad because humans were actually participating. The Solemn ceremony in a Tokyo hotel was sponsored by Japan’s Agriculture Ministry and the nation’s poultry industry. It was a Buddhist-inspired funeral for chickens.
Yes, about 300,000 Japanese chickens had to be destroyed because of last winter’s avian flu. “We wanted to express our regret to chickens for having to kill them,” said Hideyuki Shimada, a director of the Japan Poultry Association. He said the service was also to thank chickens for providing food.
More than 200 mourners bowed their heads to pray for what they claimed were the souls of the dear departed. Then they bowed to an altar arranged with a stack of eggs.
“A memorial service is extremely important,” said one Poultry Association official. Just as important, that is, as the memorial services commonly held in Japan for things like dead computers, television sets, shoes, and kitchen knives.”
My first reaction after I had read the above was to laugh at the ridiculousness of the whole thing, but, after pondering it for a moment I realized that it was truly a very serious situation. The bible clearly states in the 10 Commandments that we are not to make idols, but to worship God alone.
Everything, in the end goes back to God, the creator. Yes, the chicken does provide food. But where and how did the chicken come about and who enabled it to provide food? And the same question applies to computers, television sets, shoes and even kitchen knives. Because, God made man and he enabled man to function with his mind and body. He also provided him with brains to think, build and create.
God fully deserves all glory and praise for what he created and provides.
Lydia
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Amen. God rocks.
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