[Ezekiel Bathfire]

When I read that news item, the first thing that sprang to mind was

M't:15:1: Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
M't:15:2: Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
M't:15:3: But he answered and said unto them,
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M't:15:8: This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
M't:15:9: But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
M't:15:10: And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
M't:15:11: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
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M't:15:17: Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
M't:15:18: But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

And so it is with the heathen. Their vainglorious worship of idols is an abomination unto the Lord and He has taken this opportunity to coruscate their bowels, such that "casting out in the draught" applies to every orifice of their vile bodies.

Yet, I hear you say, "Why then, Pastor Bathfire, did the generality of Jesus's wise and acute observations not apply?"

But when you say such things, you simply display the evidence of inattention:

M'r:16:16: He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
M'r:16:17: And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
M'r:16:18: They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

It is clear that the rice was probably made from water from the local river which serves as a general sewer, it was only lightly cooked and left for a few days somewhere warm during which time the odd 'roach and rat would have urinated, defecated, and vomited upon it.

Now, I've never heard of a True Christian™ who has been affected by such things but these idolators are fair game.

I'll bet you those who come round will have all accepted Jesus.