Consumption of Human Blood in the Bible.

[china_lizard]

In my Internet wanderings, I've come across an interesting site regarding folks who consider themselves 'real vampires'.

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[malvino]

I think they're just idiots. You can analyse these things, and say they're disjointed/desperate to fit into some society somewhere/desperate for attention due to insecurity of the modern world/lack of affection as kids/pressures of expectation but sometimes the simplest answer is the right one.

Then again, although I don't see it's particularly Christian behaviour, and there may be a good chunk of hating the Church that goes along with it because they made you comb your hair and put on uncomfortable clothes once a week as a kid (factor this into the psychoanalysis if you like) but as long as they're not hurting anyone else, they can do as they like, it's not inherently any worse a hobby than collecting stamps, modifying cars, or sitting in your room smoking pot.

[rogueblack]

Except you can't get HIV licking the backs of stamps.

Otherwise, I agree with you.

[malvino]

You can get it form sex too, which seems to be the most common hobby around here (unless standing on street corners trying to look menacing counts).

[rogueblack]

This is true... but can you really use a rubber for blood-sucking?

The Blood of Jesus

[susannah]

I don't mean to sound negative, Liz, but this sounds either (a) psychological, if there's some compulsive 'need to feed' because it's unlikely to be a dietary need that couldn't be met by other products; or (b) a kind of religious or spiritual impulse, in which case I'd just say, it isn't for me

Re: The Blood of Jesus

[china_lizard]

Thanks for your input. :)

I agree that it might have a lot to do with psychology, though I haven't run into any studies yet. And the ones who drink human blood don't go around attacking people; they actually urge people to be very selective of their donors..

Re: The Blood of Jesus

[susannah]

Thanks Liz - I wasn't trying to demean other people's sincere beliefs, nor was I suggesting that someone's beliefs (because they're different to my own) means they go around attacking people. They're probably exploring and searching for Godde, same as all of us. My concern would be for people who are already unstable and latch onto something like this (just as some unstable people latch onto mainstream christianity).

But I admit I have absolutely no inclination towards drinking people's blood myself, except for Christ's.

Re: The Blood of Jesus

[china_lizard]

Heh heh. When you consider the symbolism of Christianity is a bit vampiric in and of itself...

[policraticus]

1. I am pretty sure the instance of consuming human blood does not come up in the Bible. Considering the abhorrance the OT held for human sacrifice and the seriousness with which it viewed the shedding of human blood, I can't imagine it would be condoned. Under OT law, consuming animal blood was forbidden under any circumstances. There is a lot about this especially in Leviticus 17, and even today kosher meats are butchered, processed and cooked to remove the blood. No rare steak for those keeping kosher. Christians do not consider this ritual of purity to apply under Christ's New Covenant, per Acts 10, so steak tartar, etc is a delicious perk to those accepting the risen Savior

[susannah]

What about black pudding which is a favourite in Scotland, made out of meal and a lot of congealed blood?

I suspect the rules about blood were probably stated because of the connections that rival religions had with drinking blood or human sacrifice?

But blood itself is just blood so I can see no objective rationale for banning the drinking of it, except... EW!!!

[china_lizard]

Yeah, I was trying to think of other foods that have been cooked with blood...

[mlfoley]

Barnabas Collins would eat these wannabes for breakfast.

This sort of kookiness is not directly addressed in the Bible, but it is pretty clear according to passages like "the blood is the life" and similar passages about eating/drinking/shedding blood that from a Biblical POV, it's not a good idea.

I think it's the result of kids who watch too many horror movies (yes, I know that's actually not possible to watch "too many," but work with me here) and decide to be "spooky." It's no different from furries who get off on cartoon porn, same level of obsession and sad.

That said.

Christopher Lee? The one true vampire.

[policraticus]

Christopher Lee? The one true vampire.

Surely Max Schreck would disagree.

[mlfoley]

Well, true. And one can't forget Bela, obviously. I was referencing a convo we had in her journal, though.

[china_lizard]

Vampire furries..?

Now -there's- a scary image. :3

[sola__gratia]

I'd label this some perverted form of a cry for help, but that would give it too much credit.

[china_lizard]

What if they didn't tell anyone about it, though? It can't be a cry for help if no one knows, right?

[sola__gratia]

Yeah, then it's just sad and lame.

wondering.

[china_lizard]

Why would you consider it 'sad' and 'lame'?