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What would be an appropriate punishment for my cat for falling asleep on my Bible? Should I feed her only once tomorrow instead of twice, or not let her sleep in my bed with me tonight, or... what? I love my cat Johnny, but I consider sleeping on the Bible to be blasphemous.
 

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What would be an appropriate punishment for my cat for falling asleep on my Bible? Should I feed her only once tomorrow instead of twice, or not let her sleep in my bed with me tonight, or... what? I love my cat Johnny, but I consider sleeping on the Bible to be blasphemous.

how about idk...put your bible in a place where the can't cant sleep on it? like a shelf or drawer or something??
 
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how about idk...put your bible in a place where the can't cant sleep on it? like a shelf or drawer or something??
Yes, this. Is it really the cat's fault that YOU left your bible where the cat may sleep on it? My cat sleeps everywhere-on my clean laundry, on my laptop (nice and warm), on my feet when I sleep. If I don't want the cat to sleep somewhere (say on the clean laundry), I move the laundry. My responsibility, not the cat's.
 
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What would be an appropriate punishment for my cat for falling asleep on my Bible? Should I feed her only once tomorrow instead of twice, or not let her sleep in my bed with me tonight, or... what? I love my cat Johnny, but I consider sleeping on the Bible to be blasphemous.

Give him a bath and go to the vet for a regular check up. That should show him he can't sleep on a bible. ^_^
 
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A cat doing cat things is not sinful. There is no sin nature in animals. They will do what it is they do and it is your responsibility to keep things out of their way if you don't want animals getting into them, or on them.
 
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1) Why do you think the cat would know why she is being punished?

2) Why do you think you could make the cat care enough to stop the behavior?

3) If a person reads the Bible before bed, and closes it and accidentally falls asleep on it due to being tired, that's not a sign of blasphemy. That's a sign of devotion, if anything. If a person who has a will and a sin nature cannot rightly be chastised for that, how then could that person chastise an animal for not knowing any better?
 
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What would be an appropriate punishment for my cat for falling asleep on my Bible? Should I feed her only once tomorrow instead of twice, or not let her sleep in my bed with me tonight, or... what? I love my cat Johnny, but I consider sleeping on the Bible to be blasphemous.
Consider it a good sign.
My cat will sleep on the news paper because that us where I am usually at in the evenings and she wants to be near me.
You must be spending a good amount of time reading scripture, and your cat wants some of that time.

ps.(It is only blasphemous if you are an idolater)
 
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I'm allergic to cats and don't want one, but you ought not to have one of you think it needs to be punished.

So, did you post this to make people laugh?
 
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What would be an appropriate punishment for my cat for falling asleep on my Bible? Should I feed her only once tomorrow instead of twice, or not let her sleep in my bed with me tonight, or... what? I love my cat Johnny, but I consider sleeping on the Bible to be blasphemous.

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Oh common guys, it's obviously not meant to be a serious issue. Chill with the "you should've kept your bible somewhere else"

@Christian Girl Forever Not punishment but training is the key. Don't reinforce bad behavior. Every time Johnny goes for bible bed just lift him off the bible and place him on the ground then give him a gentle bob on the nose. If it fails there is a tried and true water spray method. Animals don't have free will (not created in the image of God) therefore can't willing sin. Calling the act blasphemous might be stretching it a tad.
 
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Thank you for making me laugh. I needed it. :)

And if you were serious, God's Word stands forever and will never fail nor be gone, whether a cat or any other animal sleeps on it. God is greater than this, of getting angry of an animal who sleeps on the bible without anything bad in mind.
 
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What would be an appropriate punishment for my cat for falling asleep on my Bible? Should I feed her only once tomorrow instead of twice, or not let her sleep in my bed with me tonight, or... what? I love my cat Johnny, but I consider sleeping on the Bible to be blasphemous.

Who left or is leaving the bible where the cat could/can sleep on it? ;o)

Love your cat ... no punishment.
 
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What would be an appropriate punishment for my cat for falling asleep on my Bible? Should I feed her only once tomorrow instead of twice, or not let her sleep in my bed with me tonight, or... what? I love my cat Johnny, but I consider sleeping on the Bible to be blasphemous.

There is no way you will have dust on your Bible if your cat sleeps on it. You should reward your cat for that as according to the old gospel song you should "...get the dust off your Bible and redeem your soul."
 
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What would be an appropriate punishment for my cat for falling asleep on my Bible? Should I feed her only once tomorrow instead of twice, or not let her sleep in my bed with me tonight, or... what? I love my cat Johnny, but I consider sleeping on the Bible to be blasphemous.
MAYBE THE CAT IS ONE of God's Beloved ? (I have not checked nor ruled out cats)

"God GIVES HIS Beloved sleep"...

If God Did This, the cat is blessed.
 
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