Pigeons and rats both keep themselves pretty clean, as wild animals go. Go pick on pigs or foxes or something.Coriolis wrote:But...pigeons are little more than rats with wings. Why would God want such an unclean creature??
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IIRC it was the Romans who stopped it, by leveling the temple and most of Jerusalem as well.Darth Raptor wrote:It's because Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice, making old-fashioned animal cruelty obsolete.Coriolis wrote:Don't forget, the Old Testament had animal sacrifice. I wonder why they stopped animal sacrifices in the New Testament.
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I'd like to point out that pigs are much cleaner than people think. They roll around in mud only to cool down. If given the choice, they prefer fresh water.Starglider wrote:Pigeons and rats both keep themselves pretty clean, as wild animals go. Go pick on pigs or foxes or something.
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This isn't exactly a new solution to pigeons (though the first time I've seen it used on a church cross). I've seen several building in my time that have their windowsills lined with spikes for precisely the same reason.
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