When fasting for religious reasons, is anything allowed to be eaten?
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depends what type of fast.  to fast is to deprive the flesh of something it wants in order to better hear God's voice.  a way of putting the body under.  i fast from TV, and eat three meals a day. still a fast.\nfasting is on a personal level.  nowhere are we commanded to fast, and anyuone who tells you that you must is wrong in doing so. (suggesting it is another story)  \nand dont make a big deal about being hungry if you decide to go that way.\n\nmake sure you drink water, too.  you dont want to go without that unless you hear from God specifically to go without it.  (this is very rare, and i would pray very hard just on this subject if you feel so led)
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My Pastor says you should pray before every meal, especially when you go out to eat 'cause you have no idea what the people who prepared the food did or are like. Besides, it's Biblical. Here's what the Apostle Paul said about eating different foods.\n\n"Because every creature of God is good, and not one is to be rejected, being received with thanksgiving, for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.  1 Timothy 4:4-5
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Fast Sunday......We eat dinner on Saturday......we do not eat Sunday breakfast or lunch and then end the fast with dinner on Sunday.  So it is almost 24 hours.  Many saints then give the money that would have been used on breakfast and lunch to the church to help feed the less fortunate.
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I've never much understood the point of fasting. It doesn't save starving African children. God wants us to eat. And juice is the same as food.
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Fasting is the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food and in some cases drink, for a period of time. Depending on the tradition, fasting practices may forbid sexual intercourse, (or any sexual desire), masturbation, as well as refraining from eating certain types or groups of food (e.g. meat).\n\nFasting for religious and spiritual reasons has been a part of human custom since pre-history. It is mentioned in the Qur'an, in the Mahabharata, in the Upanishads, and in the Bible, in both the Old and New Testament.\n\nIslam\n==========\n\nIn Islam, fasting starts from fajr (dawn), until maghrib (sunset) is observed during the month of Ramadan. Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the Pillars of Islam, and thus one of the most important acts of Islamic worship. By fasting, whether during Ramadan or other times a Muslim draws closer to his Lord by abandoning the things he/she enjoys, such as food and drink. This makes the sincerity of his/her faith and his/her devotion to Allah (God) all the more evident. The believer knows that Allah will love him/her when he/she is ready to abandon worldly comforts for Allah's sake.\n\nAllah informs Muslims in the Qur'an that fasting was prescribed for those before them (i.e., the Jews and Christians) and that by fasting Muslim gains 'taqwa', which can be described as the care taken by a person to do everything Allah has commanded and to keep away from everything that He has forbidden. Fasting helps prevent many sins and is a shield with which the Muslim protects him/herself from jahannam (hell).\n\nMuslims believe that fasting is more than abstaining from food and drink. It also means to abstain from any falsehood in speech and action, from any ignorant and indecent speech, and from arguing and fighting. Therefore, fasting helps to develop good behavior.\n\nFasting also inculcates a sense of brotherhood and solidarity, as a Muslim feels and experiences what his needy and hungry brothers and sisters feel. However, even the poor, needy, and hungry participate in the fast. Moreover, Ramadan is a month of giving charity and sharing meals to break the fast together.\n\nWhile fasting in the month of Ramadan is considered fard (obligatory), Islam also proscribed certain days for non-obligatory fasting, such as on each Monday and Thursday of a week, or six days in the month of Shawal of the Islamic calendar (the month following Ramadan).\n\nEastern Orthodox Church\n========================\n\nFor Orthodox Christians, there are five fasting seasons, which include Nativity, Meatfast, Great Lent & Holy Week, Apostles' Fast and Dormition. Fasting during these times refers to abstention from animal products, olive oil (or all oils, according to some Orthodox traditions), wine and spirits -- see Eastern Orthodoxy (Fasting). Fasting can take up a significant portion of the calendar year. The idea is not to suffer, but to use the experience to come closer to God, to realize one's excesses and for alms giving. Fasting without prayer and almsgiving (donating the money saved to a local charity, or directly to the poor, depending on circumstances) is considered useless or even spiritually harmful by many Orthodox Christians.\n\nJudaism\n========\n\nJudaism views three essential potential purposes of fasting, and a combination of some or all of these could apply to any given fast. One purpose in fasting is the achievement of atonement for sins and omissions in Divine service. Fasting is not considered the primary means of acquiring atonement; rather, sincere regret for and rectification of wrongdoing is key (see Isaiah, 58:1-13).\n\nNevertheless, fasting is conducive to atonement, for it tends to precipitate contrition in the one who fasts (see Joel, 2:12-18). This is why the Bible requires fasting (lit. self affliction) on Yom Kippur (see Leviticus, 23:27,29,32; Numbers, 29:7; Tractate Yoma, 8:1; ibid. (Babylonian Talmud), 81a). Because, according to the Hebrew Bible, hards
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It is one of G-d's commandments to the Jewish people only. People have found practical (health) reasons to show this is beneficial. But actually, this is not the reason. The reason is that G-d wanted to take eating and food into the realm of holiness - to elevate this basic appetite (physical) and make it holy in the real world. Many of G-d's laws have this purpose - to take basic needs and appetites, and transform them, elevate them, in order to have spiritual holiness in our lives.
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I am a Mormon, and I am not a vegetarian.\n\nAs far as if it is ALLOWED... I think that some Mormons DO choose to be vegetarians.  There really isn't anything in Mormon doctrine that says anything AGAINST being a vegetarian.  \n\nHowever, I believe that part of the reason animals were put here on this Earth, is to be food for us.  If they die, and they weren't sick, then I think it's a good thing to eat the animals, so the meat isn't needlessly wasted.
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During this month all Muslims are to fast from sunrise to sunset, they cannot to eat or drink. One must maintain a clean mind and body by purifying oneself.  This is to atone one self and feel what it is like to do without. If one can not fast for a day they must feed the needy.\n\nAt the end of the month Muslims are to sacrifice a lamb or other animal and it is given to the poor. Many in today’s world have a hard time with fasting because of temptation.
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Leviticus 11:7 - And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. \n\nThis chapter talks about what you can eat.
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What you need to look up is the Kosher Laws on dietary requirement.\n\nDo not mix milk and meat (from thou shalt not cook the child in the mothers milk)\nParve (vegetable in origin this includes wheat etc) can be eaten with either milk or meat.\nYou must wait several hours between eating meat or milk before consuming the opposite product typically 6 hour in Arabic countries 4 in hours in European.\nYou may only eat of animals with a cloven hoof,\nCrustaceans cannot be eaten.\nBirds that sit on a wire with 2 toes either side may not be eaten (birds of prey)\nOnly one type of locust can be eaten though I don't know which one.\nYou may not eat of leaven products during passover (yeast products)
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Fasting has more purpose to it than starving. Usually fasting is associated with cleansing the body, for a necessary medical test or procedure or for spiritual/religous reasons, wheras starving is a bit masochistic, and negative.
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Definitely!  It is a way to draw closer to God.  Many times God calls for the fast himself.  One night I was seeking God throughout the night.  I finally fell asleep, spent.\n\nWhen I woke up I had knowledge that I was to fast.  So I asked God, "How long?"  "Three days." I heard.  "What if I get sick?" I asked (I have hypoglycemia).  He said "Eat fruit."\n\nThis was a fast called for by God.  I ate only fruit for three days.  It was a wonderful experience, and I drew very close to my God.\n\nBe careful, fasting is not a physical thing but a spiritual one.  Ask God if he will accept your fast before you go on it.
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WELL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SURE YOU CAN EAT THEM ................BUT ONLY IF YOU WANT TO HAVE AN INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION SOON AND WANT TO BE OPERATED UPON.
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Until a child reaches the age of Bar Mitzvah (boys, 13) or Bat Mitzvah (girls, 12), they are not required to fast.  Anyone who is sick, elderly, pregnant, or nursing may also be exempt.  Someone whose life would be in danger is not *allowed* to fast, even if they want to.\n\nYoung children usually have a token fast of some kind.  They may get only meals and no desserts or snacks, or them may skip breakfast, for instance.  As they approach the age of Bar or Bat Mitzvah, they are allowed to fast (some kids *want* to because it makes them feel "big").  As long as they are not endangering themselves, they are allowed to do so.
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I would share in a heart beat.  It is the right thing to do.  It has nothing to do with religion or jesus or any of that, I just would like to have the food if I was the second person.
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No Pork, No Shellfish, And Only Fish That Have  Scales! Only Kosher Meat, Most Anything Else Is OK, Good Luck!
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Only fruit from the forbidden tree in Eden could not be eaten.\n\nToday's apples don't come from the forbidden tree.   Therefore, there's no problem with eating them.\n\nIn fact, Christianity encourages people to take care of their health, as our bodies are "temples of the Spirit."   Since apples are healthy food, eating them is actually something Christianity would encourage.\n\n.