Fireblossom wrote:
Eh, I've eaten shrimp in my life so I'm going to hell anyway if it exists and follows bible rules, so no harm in taking the vaccine when/if the chance comes. I mean, people do argue that it doesn't count and that eating shrimp is fine because that part is in the old parts of the bible, but personally I think that that's just people picking up whatever quotes they like from the book and saying that the other stuff doesn't matter. Which is ridiculous; if only some parts of the book matter, they should remove the ones that don't.
Anyway, I'll be sure to inform you if I get any spiritual experiences after taking one.
Actually there are some Christian sects that believe that eating shrimp is wrong, they are just in a minority. In fact, I am in one of them (I am Messianic).
However, even thought its wrong, that doesn't mean you go to hell for it, because you can repent of it. By the same token, lying and stealing is wrong, but you won't go to hell for that either. What makes taking the mark of the beast worse is that it stays on your body so you can't "undo" it.