Tuesday, November 1, 2022

SDA Issues - Get U Some Pork on Sabbath

Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath
Nehemiah 13:18

Pig on the Pond” is an annual festival that takes place at Waterfront
Park in Clermont, Florida. According to the City of Clermont, the Pig on the Pond celebration brings “fun” and “delicious barbecue” to the community.
Adult admission to this event is $5, while child admission is $3.
The three-day pig festival took place on Friday, October 14, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Saturday, October 15, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; and Sunday, October 16, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
AdventHealth and the City of Clermont served as the festival’s primary corporate sponsors. 
This is an event to celebrate pork and runs all day on Saturday, during Sabbath hours. The official schedule noted that there would be carnival rides, games, live rock, jazz, and country music, as well as a lot of pork BBQ on the menu, which are all clear violations of God’s Sabbath and dietary laws. Therefore, not only did AdventHealth sponsor a carnival where people could eat pork on the Sabbath, but all the visitors had to pay to do so.
Q: So, how does breaking the Sabbath and eating pork fit into the Seventh-day Adventist church’s mission and message? 
A: They don’t."
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