tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post4869399275588256274..comments2023-10-07T04:07:56.527-04:00Comments on The End Time: God's word goes out and does not return void: Faroe IslandsElizabeth Pratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-38833733599970349082016-06-09T12:59:21.034-04:002016-06-09T12:59:21.034-04:00"These poor creatures of GOD do not deserve t...<b>"These poor creatures of GOD do not deserve the fate that is dealt them. I don't understand why you put people first"</b><br /><br />I understand why you do not understand. You don't understand the God of the Bible and likely have no saving relationship with Him. If you did, you would understand that He created man in His image and we are NOT not equal to animals, who have no soul. We have dominion over animals, in other words, have Godly authority to rule over them, use them and eat them. (Genesis 9:2-3). <br /><br />I did google the issue as you suggested (you're welcome) but now since you don't like my conclusion, you demean my process and cast aspersions on the site from which I took the information. (Not Faroe-related website BTW). I did say that I'm glad they have protocols in place now that protect the animals and humanely kill them. <br /><br />I had wished that the information I shared regarding the advances the Faroese had made would mollify your heat a bit. I guess I was wrong. Our conversations is done since I do not believe a valid and open minded exchange of information with you can occur at this time, and the conversation is off topic anyway. Best wishes to you Diane.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-91232698727599343572016-06-09T12:47:35.968-04:002016-06-09T12:47:35.968-04:00Elizabeth you are one cold hearted woman. I don&#...Elizabeth you are one cold hearted woman. I don't know how anyone can watch that slaughter and not at least shed one tear. I cry like a baby. And if you believe those whales are used for food you must have read some propaganda they (the Faroes) put on their web site. These poor creatures of GOD do not deserve the fate that is dealt them. I don't understand why you put people first. We along with all of God's creatons are EQUAL that it why I am a vegan I do not believe in killing any thing. You say it is a 1000 year old tradition, well slavery was one of our traditions should we bring that back...does it make something OK because we have done it for years. That is so much BS. Why can't you preach to the Faroe people about how this "tradition" is no longer needed or tolerated. My husband sends you people money for some unknown reason and I am surely going to put a stop to that because of your cold hearted feelings towards other beings. From now on our money will be given to Seashepherd Society who at least try and protect the pilot whales while you rake in millions of dollars to line your pockets. God Bless DianeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02329633295121299612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-55973027715655323482016-06-08T20:04:10.252-04:002016-06-08T20:04:10.252-04:00Hello Diane,
Thanks for your input. No "we p...Hello Diane,<br /><br />Thanks for your input. No "we people" are not crazy. No, I have not heard of The Grind. I did look it up and I discovered what I thought I'd find. The Faroes are isolated, with little to no ability to grow crops due to shallow soil and harsh weather that lasts a loooong time. During the winter months, the people rely on fish, salted fish, and other meager items for sustenance. The pilot whale hunt has been a tradition in the Faroes for 1000 years, since the Norse settled there.<br /><br />They are not slaughtered for entertainment, Diane. Granted, it is a horrific thing to us in modern times to see such brutality. Others who feel the same as you have brought pressure to bear and made the killing of the animals more humane, with the hunters having to pass a licensing process that includes education on how to humanely kill the animal. There are other regulations now too.<br /><br />When I googled it as you suggested, I discovered, "Whale meat and blubber are Faroese delicacies. Well into the 20th century, meat and blubber from the pilot whale was used to feed people for long periods of time. Everybody got a share, as is the custom to this day." It isn't a bloodthirsty entertainment for them, but a thousand year hunting tradition that helps the people who live there to survive. If you are concerned over free-wheeling, unregulated anarchy, vent about Burning Man rather than The Grind.<br /><br />It is not good to generalize, neither to generalize "the grindadráp" the Faroese perform, nor the assumption that every single person who takes part in it are Christians. Nor is it good to assume that Christianity and animal hunting are mutually exclusive. In today's sanitized, cellophane meat wrapped grocery store world, we forget that there are places that must hunt animals to survive, and it isn't pretty. Also, in Genesis, God gave us dominion over the animals for food. <br /><br />I'm glad that there are regulations now concerning protections for both the human hunters and the animals. That's good. Otherwise, I do think it is not good to go on the internet and call people blood thirsty bastards. It isn't ladylike, it isn't appropriate, and if it happens again I will not post your comment. Thanks.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-73856706700211609652016-06-08T18:14:55.898-04:002016-06-08T18:14:55.898-04:00Are you people CRAZY, have you ever heard of the &...Are you people CRAZY, have you ever heard of the "Grind", it is a ritual held every summer where as the people of the Faroe Islands round up hundreds of pilot whales they are the smallest of the whale family in case you do not know. The whales are trapped near the shore and whole families use spears and hack them to death for no apparent reason other than they are blood thirst bastards. I am very surprised Grace has not heard of this sick practice. The babies scream for their dying mothers and the youngest of the Faroe children stab the calves until they are dead. The whole lagoon and shore are blood red and the bodies of the whales are left to rot. And you call this sick people christians? May be you should preach to these people about slaughtering God's creatures for entertainment. Look it up on Google it is called the Grind. Amazing you have not heard of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02329633295121299612noreply@blogger.com