How do religious people justify raising and slaughtering animals for food?

[Shell B]

I don't see why it makes a difference to you, whether someone is religiois or not in this case. If you think raising/eating animals is immoral, it should be immoral for everyone. I don't see why you think religious people need to justify an action and atheist people don't have to justify that same action.

I think the point isn't that religious people have to justify it and non-religious people do not. I think the point is that your moral compass is inherently different, as it has to factor in god, biblical teachings, etc. It's not a question without merit. How do you justify killing and eating animals as opposed to how atheists do it? Is it different? Does god care? It's a fair question. He did say he can't justify it, so it's clear he's attempted to and come up short.