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Halal and Kosher hit by Dutch ban
BBC ^ | November 6th 2011 | Anna Holligan

Posted on 11/06/2011 8:55:04 AM PST by Cardhu

Next month the Dutch parliament is expected to approve a ban on halal and kosher methods of slaughtering animals for food.

Those who proposed the ban say it is simply an issue of animal welfare, but it received strong support from the right-wing Freedom Party.

Many see it as a violation of their religious freedom, and among the Jewish community it is a worrying echo of a similar ban brought in by Hitler.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: animalrights; antisemitism; foodnazis; foodpolice; halal; holland; kosher; netherlands

1 posted on 11/06/2011 8:55:06 AM PST by Cardhu
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To: Cardhu
When it comes to slaughtering humans the Dutch medical establishment has no particular standards.

Given that it is clear none of this is about "humane slaughter" but rather politics and religion.

2 posted on 11/06/2011 9:13:35 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: Cardhu

The true face of the EU.


3 posted on 11/06/2011 9:25:36 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: muawiyah

We're gonna stomp 'em with our bitchin' shoes instead!


4 posted on 11/06/2011 9:27:44 AM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: billorites

Love those shoes.


5 posted on 11/06/2011 10:03:46 AM PST by Cardhu
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To: muawiyah

“When it comes to slaughtering humans the Dutch medical establishment has no particular standards.”

Good point!


6 posted on 11/06/2011 10:11:39 AM PST by jocon307
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To: Cardhu

not enough coffee. i read the headline and my first thought was “why are they banning that new Christmas “comedy?”


7 posted on 11/06/2011 10:38:48 AM PST by bravo whiskey (If the little things really bother you, maybe it's because the big things are going well.)
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To: Cardhu

Daniel refused the food that have been put as a sacrifice. Halal food is not simply the ‘pure’ clean issue (clear from pig, etc.). Islam requires some prayers before they slaughter the animals. So, at the end, it’s not much different from those served to Daniel.


8 posted on 11/06/2011 2:38:26 PM PST by paudio (0bama is like a bad mechanic who couldn't fix your car; he just makes it worse. Get somebody else!)
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To: paudio

It does appear they the two religions will have to import the religiously prepared food.


9 posted on 11/06/2011 3:10:57 PM PST by Cardhu
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To: paudio

Well, except that the prayer is to a god other than the Judeo-Christian God...


10 posted on 11/07/2011 12:51:02 AM PST by Don W (You can forget what you do for a living when your knees are in the breeze.)
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To: paudio
Daniel's food wasn't consecrated to a moon god and pedophile prophet and it wasn't camel meat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Islamic_and_Jewish_dietary_laws

It is unfortunate that religious Jews will suffer because one mustn't actual target a law aimed at Muslims to include only Muslims.

11 posted on 11/07/2011 1:45:50 AM PST by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
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::Sigh:: They banned Halal too? Looks like the "enlightenment" isn't dead yet . . . unfortunately.

I also just learned all I ever needed to know about the " right wing Freedom Party."

12 posted on 11/07/2011 6:34:51 AM PST by Zionist Conspirator (Ki-hagoy vehamamlakhah 'asher lo'-ya`avdukh yove'du; vehagoyim charov yecheravu.)
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To: Cardhu
::Sigh:: They banned Halal too? Looks like the "enlightenment" isn't dead yet . . . unfortunately.

I also just learned all I ever needed to know about the "right wing Freedom Party."

13 posted on 11/07/2011 6:35:27 AM PST by Zionist Conspirator (Ki-hagoy vehamamlakhah 'asher lo'-ya`avdukh yove'du; vehagoyim charov yecheravu.)
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To: rmlew
Daniel's food wasn't consecrated to a moon god and pedophile prophet and it wasn't camel meat.

Ha ha ha. The gods of the Middle East that Daniel knew were way, WAY worse than anything little Mohammed came up with or was raised around.
14 posted on 11/07/2011 6:41:22 PM PST by aruanan
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