12-20-2009, 03:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-20-2009, 03:54 PM by Director Michael.)
As Gentiles, you don't need to make any effort to eat kosher, since that involves commandments for the Jews. The exception would be if you have a concern that the meat was probably not obtained properly according to the Noahide dietary commandment, which prohibits eating meat that was severed from a mammal or bird before it died. In that case, you can just avoid eating the meat, or you can eat kosher meat or halal meat. So the Chinese vegetarian food itself is OK for you to eat.
If there are idols, etc. displayed nearby, you can just ignore them, but take care not to show them any apparent signs of respect (such as bending down in front of an idol, which would look like bowing). The problem would be going into a building (e.g. a temple) that is dedicated for services of idol worship, or if the food had been used as an offering to an idol before it was served to you.
If there are idols, etc. displayed nearby, you can just ignore them, but take care not to show them any apparent signs of respect (such as bending down in front of an idol, which would look like bowing). The problem would be going into a building (e.g. a temple) that is dedicated for services of idol worship, or if the food had been used as an offering to an idol before it was served to you.