God Hates…. Shrimp?!?
In one of my classes we’ve been examining what the Bible says about various hot button topics including homosexuality, abortion, capital punishment, and the environment. Despite what many people on both sides of these debates say, the Bible doesn’t necessarily speak to many of these issues. Various interpretations and translations over the years have skewed or taken these topics completely out of context. Personally, I take issue with a literal or fundamental view of the Bible – particularly when those adhering to such worldviews attempt to take away freedoms or oppress people based on these ancient writings. That doesn’t mean that I can’t find value in Scripture, but it does mean that I don’t believe that laws should be based solely on Biblical interpretations. We must be careful in how we give relevancy to the Bible.
In response to some of these groups (WBC comes to mind), parody sites have turned the table, so to speak. One such site points out that you can’t pick and choose what is an abomination in order to satisfy some social agenda. It’s either all, or nothing. The God Hates Shrimp parody site provides a tongue-in-cheek look at two Biblical passages that suggest that God forbids the consumption of all shellfish, thus we are Divinely mandated to boycott any restaurant that is serving up these abominations. Remove the bib, put down the claw cracker, and repent your sins. And while you’re at it, wipe that butter off your chin…
M. xo
Images provided by: God Hates Shrimp