Don't eat meat from supermarkets

[freakiness]

In case you wake up a muslim convert..... or stupid

Of all the comments I read this would have to be the stupid of the week.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/12032577/halal-meat-converting-aussies-mp/

A WA Liberal MP has claimed Australians are unknowingly being converted to Islam by eating Halal meat.

In a speech to Parliament yesterday, backbencher Luke Simpkins said most Australians did not know that most of the meat they ate came from animals killed in accordance with Muslim law.

“By having Australians unwittingly eating Halal food we are all one step down the path towards the conversion, and that is a step we should only make with full knowledge and one that should not be imposed upon us without us knowing,” Mr Simpkins told Parliament.

“What is happening is wrong. Too often the minorities in this country are looked after without regard to the majority.”

Mr Simpkins said he had carried out an unofficial survey in his northern-suburbs electorate of Cowan and had discovered that most meat at major chains such as Coles or Woolworths had been killed under Halal conditions, but had not been labelled as such.

He tabled a petition demanding that all Halal meat be clearly identified, complaining people could not buy meat for their “Aussie barbecue” without the influence of the “minority religion”.

[poddster]

It might explain a lot of strange goings on. Conversion by osmosis.

Never pick up a piece of off-cut optic fibre you may turn into an NBN nut 🙂

[freakiness]

Seriously? Who cares who blesses meat.

Who'd know who has or has not blessed the meat?

As if it makes it taste different, look different or have any other effect.

Keeping it in the fridge is probably more important.

[**meep**]

Seriously? Who cares who blesses meat.

Who'd know who has or has not blessed the meat?

As if it makes it taste different, look different or have any other effect.

Keeping it in the fridge is probably more important.

Seriously, some religious people actually do.  Are you saying their beliefs should

not be taken seriously? ?:|

[rosieglen]

Unless you are muslim why the heck would it matter?

I am not muslim

I am not catholic

But anyone can bless my meat thanks and I dont give a rat's clacker if it is halal either.

All tastes the same to me

Load of codswallop

[the_bob_delusion]

Seriously, some religious people actually do.  Are you saying their beliefs should

not be taken seriously? ?:|

Hmmm, do you think all beliefs should be taken seriously?

[freakiness]

Seriously, some religious people actually do.  Are you saying their beliefs should

not be taken seriously? ?:|

I don't think any meat needs blessing.

It would not bother me if all meat blessings were banned.

Nor would it bother me if the meat gets blessed by a dozen religious types to satisfy them all. As long as it is fresh is all that matters

[poddster]

Is the meat blessed under some protective coating?

I dont relish  it being spat on if the blesser gets carried away

[**meep**]

Nor would it bother me if the meat gets blessed by a dozen religious types to satisfy them all.

you might be onto something there lol

[the_bob_delusion]

THis is where religion makes people stupid. 

You can pray over mother goose for all I care. As long as the animal is killed humanely and the meat prepared right, I couldn't care less. 

I do care about people's lost of ability to rationalize because of an ancient book written by illiterate peasants. 

[**meep**]

Which book are you talking about Bob?