Just say 'no' to swine's flesh

On March 15, 2000 I posted a news item saying that "CLONED pigs could provide organs for transplants into humans on the NHS within six years, it emerged yesterday..."

I commented: "If pigs were an abomination in the ancient Jewish temple, how much more will they be an abomination being made a part of God's New Covenant temple -- our bodies! Six years away? For this and many other reasons, I suspect God will pull down the curtain before then and say, 'No more.'"

Combining swine flesh with human flesh will not just be a spiritual abomination, there are also extreme concerns physically, no doubt why God did not allow eating of swine.  I used to think that God had this restriction about pigs only to protect those poor, primitive Israelites from the deadly trichinella worms found in swine.   But we modern, sophisticated humans are so smart that we do not have this problem.   Yeah, right!  

Not true, according to Dr. Gordon S. Tessler, in his excellent book, "The Genesis Diet."  He says:

"Obviously, the indiscriminate eating patters of omnivores like pigs make them disease carriers. Pigs are known to carry up to 200 diseases and 18 different parasites and worms, including the deadly worm called trichinella spiralis. This worm is commonly called trichinosis and there is no known cure for these spiral worms. The trichinae worms are so small and transparent that only trained inspectors using high-powered microscopes can detect their existence. Trichinosis can cripple or even kill anyone that eats as little as a forkful of contaminated food! Trichinosis can mimic other diseases such arthritis, rheumatism, or typhoid fever.  (NOTE: On his video, Dr. Tessler says that even cooking does not kill the trichinae worm!)

"Pigs have more incidences of arthritis than any other known animals in the world. Arthritis may be a virus or a parasite that is transmitted from pigs to humans as a direct result of eating the flesh and blood of hogs and pigs. Perhaps many other diseases are misdiagnosed and their real cause is roundworms, gullet worms, hookworms, thorn-headed worms, trichina worms, stomach worms, nodular worms, tapeworms, as well as many other parasites found in the flesh of the unclean swine. A person may be committing slow suicide when they eat bacon, ham, sausage, or pork chops.

"Even hog farmers who insist that corn fed hogs are safe won't give you a guarantee that their indoor hogs haven't eaten any rats, mice, fecal waste, or maggots within the past few days. The metal doorknobs in pig nurseries become corroded after a year or so due to the gases produced by the pigs urine and feces. The same gases and pig dander that eat away metal doorknobs are harming the respiratory tracts of hog farmers. Their unusually high incidences of respiratory ailments, from coughing and sniffles to lung scarring and pneumonia can no longer be attributed to weather and allergies alone. The hog waste spills from hog farms are contaminating our land, our rivers, and our water supply. Pork should be considered a homotoxin (human poison) and the probable cause of many common sicknesses and degenerative diseases.

"The Great Physician, the Creator of all life, admonishes us to separate the clean animals from the unclean for physical health and well being. Many faithful church people who would never defile God's temple with cigarettes, even though smoking is not mentioned int he Bible, continue to ingest bacon, ham and pork chops which are disease-carrying, parasite-infested unclean foods which God commands His children not to eat! It would be futile and absurd to ask God to bless the smoking of cigarettes, yet we pray that He bless a pork chop on our dinner plate! Can we expect our Creator to disregard His word to us so we can indulge our appetites?"

Dr. Tessler's book, "The Genesis Diet," and his video, "Eating God's Way," are highly recommended and can be obtained by calling 919-870-9080..