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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy ignorant muslim, immigrant, african american hating brother emailed me this.
He is so ignorant....Halal meat is prepared like Kosher Meat...He is sending emails of fear out....I checked snopes and found this.i]I have ate Kosher and Halal meat....both very good. I try to get Kosher or Halal chicken if I can....
I checked snopes to see if there was a check on this email....yes there is and the fear is mostly false.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/halal.asp
His hateful email:
HIS IS COMING AND LOOK OUT FOR THIS INTRUSION IN U.S. and CANADIAN MARKETS... Halalmeat... are you aware of this? Take a look and forward to your friends and family. Do Not buy this meat!
"Costco stocking their meat counters with "Halal" meat."
I shopped for groceries at my local Wal-Mart. As usual, I bought a bag of frozen chicken breasts, but this time I checked to make sure the meat was not labeled "Halal." Here's why:
Halal is the Islamic term that basically means the meat is lawful to eat for a devout Muslim. What makes it lawful or acceptable is that the meat has been processed in a very specific way. Unlike kosher food, where the physical processing of the meat is the focus, for Islam it is the spiritual component that makes the meat lawful.
For lawful (halal) meat in Islam, the animal must be killed while the butcher faces Mecca , and either the butcher cries "Allah Akbar" or a tape plays the words over a loud speaker.
Ann Barnhardt is a cattle commodities broker, has more about "Halal."
NEVER buy meat that is marked as "Halal."
I am in the cattle business, and believe me when I tell you that Halal kill plants are CONSTANTLY being cited and shut down by the USDA for horrific infractions. Most of these plants are in Michigan and upstate New York ..
One of the things that halal kill plants are notorious for is putting already-dead animals in the human consumption line. They will go pick up a dead cow off of a farm or ranch and instead of putting it in their rendering tank where the resulting "tankage" is worth pennies on the dollar as pet food or industrial products, they will shackle the dead animal on the normal kill line and process it as human food which is the highest-dollar product.
Since Islam teaches dishonesty (taqiyyah) and no regard for one's neighbor, this kind of sickening behavior is standard.
Halal plants are also notorious for general citations for filth and uncleanliness. I have toured normal cattle slaughter plants, and guys, you could eat off of the floor. Everything is white and men walk around with water hoses and steam guns constantly keeping everything in a state of spotlessness.
Halal plants are filthy. A lot of Halal meat is also labeled as "organic."
Again, don't be fooled into thinking that "halal" means "better." It isn't. I would never, ever knowingly eat halal meat purely from a food safety perspective.
THIS IS COMING AND LOOK OUT FOR THIS INTRUSION IN U.S. and CANADIAN MARKETS... Halal meat... are you aware of this? Take a look and forward to your friends and family. Do Not buy this meat!
Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)the method of slaughter is the same as kosher...you want as much of the blood out of the animal prior to processing as possible. I have NEVER seen or understood a requirement that the slaughter be with respect to Mecca...that is reserved for prayer.
This is just typical "us" against "them" scare tactics. Unfortunately this has been the case whether the Chinese, etc. People who are not secure in themselves and accept the concept of integration and accommodation are fearful. They are like the Pharisees in the Bible.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)With a Blessed be your feast card enclosed??
why would this be an intrusion? seems more like an inclusion...
riverbendviewgal
(4,253 posts)He does not believe in inclusion.
We are so opposite. It is sad but it happens in families.
I truly get upset at his absolute hatred of Obama, his wishing that someone would kill Obama...I know he would not do it but he would jump for joy if someone else did.
abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)And how horrified she was that there were people who actually cheered that day. My mother grew up a liberal and loved JFK. Sadly, today she would join your brother in celebrating an attempt on our current president. Such is the power of FOX news.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)do something like that!!! creepy
Then do not send the basket !
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slampoet
(5,032 posts)Barack_America
(28,876 posts)...when you could eat pink slime scraped off of slaughterhouse floors?!
The ignorance. It burns.